Cardiff School of Art & Design Prospectus

Cardiff School of Art & Design

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Tomasz Zawistowski BA (hons) Graphic Communication 2010 What made you want to study at CSAD? I had heard about the school from some of my friends who used to study here. I went to see the summer show, and that helped to make up my mind. It might sound strange but as soon as I walked into the CSAD building I knew it was the right place for me.

What are you doing/planning to do, career wise?

At present I design interiors and furniture and help to promote a small company which specializes in an unusual design for households. I try not to make long distance plans for the future but I hope that I will always stay in the creative industry.

What attracted you to study in Cardiff?

Cardiff is an unusual city, it is big enough to have all the facilities you need as a student but also small enough to make you feel at home.

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What inspires your work?

I feel inspired by individual people, their personal lives, their personalities, behaviour and tiny incidents they come across in their daily struggles. It is the insignificant that is crucial, grasping that glimpse of a moment in order to create.

Many times it is the influence of other artists and their work.

The past is what you cannot ignore as a designer simply because your piece is the result of others’ pieces.

It is also your duty to build bridges between what has been said and what is there yet to be said.

How did the course at CSAD help you to progress?

It helped me because it didn’t stop me from progressing in my own way.

I never felt pressured to do anything I didn’t feel convinced about. It gave me the freedom to be myself but also guided me when needed.

Contents Cardiff School of Art & Design Vision Statement

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Welcome from the Dean

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Contents by Programme

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Cardiff School of Art & Design Open Days

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Contact Details

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Cardiff School of Art & Design will remain a significant force in the arts and creative industries, with a reputation for programmes, research and enterprise that befits a European capital city.

We believe in the innate creativity of the individual and seek to provide opportunities for students and staff to develop their best talents. CSAD graduates are distinguished as being makers and thinkers, capable of originality and inventiveness.

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welcome

Welcome from Dean At Cardiff School of Art & Design, we believe in being at the top of our game and that includes being able to deliver programmes that really make a difference. We give our students every opportunity to explore all kinds of creative and professional possibilities, in an environment that recognizes the importance of taking risks and seizing the initiative. We are interested in ideas and how these are examined through practice.

We are situated in the real world and recognize the roles that architects, artists, makers and designers can play, not least in the recovery from recession. We are especially committed to equipping all of our students with the courage and skills needed in a world where they will have much to offer. Because of this, our graduates are able to make a difference, wherever they are and in whatever field they find themselves in.

Being a CSAD graduate means a lot and employers know this. Our students work on real projects for real companies, or show their work in public arts venues, all before completing their studies. They know how to get on.

All of this happens in one of Europe’s most vibrant capital cities, where culture and the arts are extraordinarily lively and the mountains and sea close at hand.

It’s a city of architects, designers, makers and artists. It’s also a city of sport and entertainment, not to mention Dr Who, Merlin and Sherlock!

We look forward to meeting you and to welcoming you further to Cardiff School of Art & Design.

Professor Gaynor Kavanagh DPhil MPhil FMA Dean of Cardiff School of Art & Design

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“The city itself is lovely.

There are lots of arcades, old buildings and the parks. You forget you’re in the city for a while.

I’m definitely staying.

With companies like Tactile Bosch and Chapter based in Cardiff, I’ve made a lot of professional contacts.

There are a lot more opportunities here because the course and the industry are up-and-coming in this area.”

Adam Travers, BA (hons) Illustration 2010

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Cardiff Bay, Illustration by Chris Glynn Senior Lecturer, BA (hons) Illustration

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contents by programme

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Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design)

Undergraduate 10 12 14 18 22 24 28 30 32 34 36 38

Architectural Design & Technology (HND) Architectural Design & Technology (BSc) Ceramics (BA) Fine Art (BA) Graphic Communication (BA) Illustration (BA) Interior Architecture (BA) Media & Visual Culture (BA) Music Technology & Sonic Arts (BA) Music Technology & Design (BA) Product Design (BA/BSc) Textiles (BA)

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Masters Degrees Research Degrees

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Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design) Validated by WJEC

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Campus: Howard Gardens Course length: one year full-time, two years part-time

What do I need?

A good portfolio of practical art and/or design work, especially drawing from observation, and you should have one of the following: • Five passes at GCSE level at C grade or above (or equivalent) • Three passes at GCSE level at C grade or above and one A level or A/S level (or equivalent) • Other degree, diplomas, overseas equivalent qualifications or experience

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/artfoundation Who can I contact?

Programme Administrator: Debbie Alsop dalsop@uwic.ac.uk Can I go from this onto one of the undergraduate courses at CSAD? Absolutely….

Where will this take me?

Anywhere you want to go….

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HND Architectural Design & Techology Accredited by Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists

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Campus: Llandaff

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/architecture

Course length: two years full-time

Who can I contact?

UCAS Code: 12KW

Admissions Tutor: Anthony Whyman twhyman@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6749

What do I need?

180 UCAS tariff points from at least one A Level, or equivalent.

Where can I take this at CSAD? On to the BSc (hons) Architectural Design & Technology‌and then on to postgraduate opportunities in Architectural Studies.

Where does this take me as an Architectural Technologist?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

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BSc (hons) Architectural Design & Technology Accredited by Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists

Jo Hopper BSc (hons) Architectural Design & Technology 2010

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Campus: Llandaff

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/architecture

Course length: three years full-time

Who can I contact?

UCAS Code: W290

Admissions Tutor: Anthony Whyman twhyman@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6749

What do I need?

At least 285 UCAS Points, but more than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile.

We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MDes or MA in Architectural Studies or an MSc in Ecological Building Practice‌and from there a PhD or a Professional Doctorate in Ecological Building Practices.

Where does this take me as an Architectural Technologist?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

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BA (hons) Ceramics

Nicola Farrington, BA (hons) Ceramics 2008

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Campus: Howard Gardens

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/baceramics

Course length: three years full-time

Who can I contact?

UCAS Code: W232

Admissions Tutor: Ingrid Murphy imurphy@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6343

What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a first rate portfolio of work, but more than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile.

We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Jacob Bodilly, BA (hons) Ceramics 2008

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Where can I take this at CSAD? Onto our MA Ceramics of course!

Where does this take me as a Ceramicist?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

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BA (hons) Fine Art

Tarik Kinani BA (hons) Fine Art 2010

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Campus: Howard Gardens

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/fineart

Course length: three years full-time

Who can I contact?

Where can I take this at CSAD?

Painting: Professor Rob Pepperell rpepperell@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6622

To an MDes, MFA or an MA in Fine Art‌and from there an MPhil or PhD

UCAS Code: W100 What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a first rate portfolio of work, but more than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile.

We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Printmaking: Professor David Ferry dferry@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6686 Sculpture: Cecile Johnson-Soliz cjohnson@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6602

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Where does this take me as a sculptor, painter or print-maker?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

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Ceri Edwards BA (hons) Fine Art 2010

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BA (hons) Graphic Communication

Liam Gorman BA (hons) Graphic Communication 2010

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Campus: Llandaff

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/graphics

Course length: three years full-time

Who can I contact?

UCAS Code: W210

Admissions Tutor: Ray Nicklin rnicklin@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6633

What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a first rate portfolio of work, but more than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile.

We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MDes, MFA or MA‌and from there an MPhil or PhD Where does this take me as a Graphic Designer?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

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BA (hons) Illustration

Ben Hillman BA (hons) Illustration

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Campus: Llandaff

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/illustration

Course length: three years full-time

Who can I contact?

UCAS Code: W220

Admissions Tutor: Theo Humphries thumphries@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 7085

What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a first rate portfolio of work, but more than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile.

We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MDes or MFA in Illustration‌ and from there an MPhil or PhD Where does this take me as an Illustrator?

Anywhere you want to go‌

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Sarah Evans, BA (hons) Illustration 2010

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BA (hons) Interior Architecture

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Campus: Howard Gardens Course length: three years full-time UCAS Code: W250 What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a first rate portfolio of work, but more than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile.

We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/ intarchitecture Who can I contact?

Programme Leader: Patrick Hannay phannay@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6642 Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MDes or MA in Architectural Studies or an MSc in Ecological Building Practice‌and from there a PhD/ or the Professional Doctorate in Ecological Building Practices.

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Where does this take me as an Interior Architect?

Anywhere you want to go‌

BA (hons) Media & Visual Culture

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Campus: Llandaff

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/mediastudies

Course length: three years full-time

Who can I contact?

UCAS Code: WP23

Admissions Tutor: Andrea Williams abwilliams@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 5840

What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a real passion. More than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

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Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MA (Art & Design) Communications‌and from there on to an MPhil or PhD. Where does this take me?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

BA (hons) Music Technology & Sonic Arts

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Campus: Llandaff Course length: three years full-time UCAS Code: J933

What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a real passion. More than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/music Who can I contact?

Admissions Tutor: Jon Pigott jpigott@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 5845 Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MFA in a subject such as sonic arts or an MDes in music technology‌ and from there on to an MPhil or PhD. Where will this take me?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

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BA (hons) Music Technology & Design

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Campus: Llandaff Course length: three years full-time UCAS Code: J930

What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a real passion. More than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/music Who can I contact?

Admissions Tutor: Jon Pigott jpigott@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 5845 Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MFA in a subject such as sonic arts or an MDes in music technology‌ and from there on to an MPhil or PhD. Where will this take me?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

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BA/BSc (hons) Product Design

Ben Mazur, BA (hons) Product Design 2010

Jac Towler, BA (hons) Product Design 2010

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Campus: Llandaff Course length: three years full-time UCAS Code: W240 What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a first rate portfolio of work. More than anything we simply want to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile.

We have an open mind to the qualifications you bring with you.

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/ productdesign Who can I contact?

Admissions Tutor: Gareth Loudon gloudon@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6661 Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MDes or the MSc Advanced Product Design‌and from there an MPhil or PhD. Where does this take me as a Product Designer?

Anywhere you want to go‌.

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BA (hons) Textiles

Work by Helen Lloyd, BA (hons) Textiles 2010

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Campus: Llandaff

Where do I find out more? www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/textiles

Course length: three years full-time

Who can I contact?

UCAS Code: W231

Admissions Tutor: Dr Keireine Canavan kcanavan@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6634

What do I need?

At least 285 Points and a first rate portfolio of work.

Where can I take this at CSAD? To an MDes, MFA or an MA (art and design) in Textiles‌and from there an MPhil or PhD. Where does this take me as a textile designer or as an artist?

Anywhere you want to go‌

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Catherine Lewis, BA (hons) Textiles 2010

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Foundation Degree in Contemporary Furniture Design Full-time and Part-time Contact: Huw Williams (Course Director) 01656 302370 hwilliams@bridgend.ac.uk BA (hons) Degree in Photographic Practice Full-time and Part-time Contact: David Lewis (Course Director) 01656 302370 dlewis@bridgend.ac.uk Website: www.bridgend.ac.uk www.csad.uwic.ac.uk

UWIC art & design programmes in Barry College Foundation Degree in Contemporary Textiles Practice Full-time and Part-time Foundation Degree in Graphic Communication Full-time and Part-time Foundation Degree in Ceramics Full-time and Part-time To Apply: Student Services: 01446 725000 www.barry.ac.uk/apply Website: www.barry.ac.uk 43

programmes elsewhere

UWIC art & design programmes in Bridgend College

We have a range of masters degrees from which you can choose the right route for you, based on your creative, professional and academic interests.

These can be undertaken within a time frame that will work for you - all are offered on both a full-time and part-time basis.

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masters degrees

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Postgraduate Certificate in Professional and Research Skills: Art & Design This award is the building block for our masters and research degrees.

It can be taken on its own, or as part of one of our research degrees. www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/ researchdegrees/cprs.htm Clive Cazeaux ccazeaux@uwic.ac.uk

Taught Masters These are programmes of standing, with very specific approaches to study through advanced critical practice at masters levels.

MA Ceramics www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/ maceramics Pete Castle pcastle@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6615 MSc Advanced Product Design www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/ mscapd Paul Wilgeroth pwilgeroth@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6902 MSc Ecological Building Practices www.csad.uwic.ac.uk John Littlewood jlittlewood@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6676 www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/architecture/ mscebpcontent.htm

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Professional Practice Routes We can offer a very flexible masters route that will allow you to study through your own professional practice, enabling you to develop your ideas in an academic context.

Whether your practice is textiles or design technology, architecture or print-making, or anything else within our academic remit, these awards might well be for you.

MFA www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/mfa Gareth Loudon gloudon@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6661 MDes www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/mdes Gareth Loudon gloudon@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6661

Academic Routes

Research Degrees

We have similarly flexible masters routes which explore critical practice from different academic viewpoints, demanding a rigorous engagement with theoretical positions through the exploration of practice. Current Masters awards within this groups are:

MPhil/PhD CSAD provides opportunities for the undertaking of supervised research that lead to the awards of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil). These can be studied on either a full-time or part-time basis.

MA (Art & Design) Fine Art www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/mdes Gareth Loudon gloudon@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6661

www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/ researchdegrees Debbie Savage csadresdegrees@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6636

MA (Art & Design) Communication www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/mdes Gareth Loudon gloudon@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6661

Professional Doctorate in Ecological Building Practices CSAD also offers a Professional Doctorate in Ecological Building Practices, which is delivered with the Centre for Alternative Technologies, Machynlleth.

John Littlewood jlittlewood@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6676 www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/ architecture/debpcontent.htm www.wirad.ac.uk/research-themes/ ecological-built-environment/ ebere-professional-doctorate www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/ researchdegrees Debbie Savage csadresdegrees@uwic.ac.uk 029 2041 6636

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Undergraduate courses at CSAD from 2012

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From its establishment in 1865, Cardiff School of Art & Design has never stopped changing.

Why should it?

Creativity is never at a standstill; it’s always at the heart of cultural experience and the forefront of economic possibility.

We believe CSAD’s position as one of Europe’s noted arts schools can be ascribed to its ability to both be in touch with the times and ahead of trends.

We are in the process of introducing a new cutting-edge undergraduate curriculum, along with new degrees.

Our students will work in depth and with commitment in their chosen field, whilst working alongside students from other disciplines, sharing ideas and processes.

The boundaries erected between art, design and architectural disciplines are being taken down, whist preserving the very best of our individual subject expertise.

So, students on the ceramics, textiles and the new designer-making programmes will have opportunities to work together, as will our illustrators, painters and printmakers.

Our new programme in architecture will take inspiration from sculpture; our music technology, industrial design and graphics programmes will experiment with sound and space.

This development springs from our commitment to enabling our graduates to become flexible, innovative and businesslike, prepared for work environments where they are likely to need to work across disciplines, as well as in their own area. Increasingly graduates in the creative occupations are building-up ‘portfolio careers’, where they work on a number of projects not necessarily always in their discipline fields. This requires considerable self-reliance and initiative. Our new portfolio will aim to promote this.

Tomasz Zawistowski, a CSAD Graphic Communications graduate from 2010, whose image is on the front cover of this prospectus, is currently designing interiors and furniture, as well as working in graphics. He is not alone in making such departures; one of our Textile graduates was snapped-up by an independent film company at the Summer Show last year, for work as a set designer. There are heaps of examples of this and it’s not just about opportunities for graduates,

it’s also what’s happening in the sector. Creative industries and occupations are no longer (if they ever were) really specific to a narrow range of skills and ideas.

Take for example, the phenomenal work of Thomas Heatherwick. It’s impossible to define him as an architect, sculptor, industrial designer or poet. His studio employs people with degree backgrounds in architecture, urban infrastructure, product design, model-making, fabrication, landscape design, fine art and curation. Their teamwork produces work of extraordinary quality and breathtaking beauty.

From 2012 our undergraduate portfolio will be: HNC Architectural Design & Technology BSc (hons) Architectural Design & Technology BA (hons) Architecture BA (hons) Ceramics BA (hons) Designer Maker BA (hons) Fine Art BA (hons) Graphic Communication BA (hons) Illustration BA/BSc (hons) Industrial Design BA (hons) Media & Visual Culture BA (hons) Music Technology & Sonic Arts BSc (hons) Music Technology & Design BA (hons) Textiles This includes three new awards: BA (hons) Architecture* will provide the broad range of skills and architectural understanding to achieve RIBA part 1 for those aspiring to become architects.

We will be using the inspiration of an art school to bring a fresh approach to building form and design. This will be empowered by advanced understanding of the use and potential of sophisticated technologies, along with a real commitment to archiecture that is sustainable in all respects.

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We will be maintaining our interests in interior architecture in this degree.

BA (hons) Designer-maker* will enable engagement with areas such as jewellery, accessories, flatware, furniture and musical instruments. Although centered on the designer-maker being craft based, it will engage with issues of manufacture. Students will be able to work with a wide range of technologies and materials, including glass, textiles and metals.

BA (hons) Industrial Product Design will provide greater opportunities to work in the design of high-end manufactured products, goods and services that meet the need of a society in change, with deep issues of sustainability. Anything is possible in this degree, from boat design to the development of disability aids, from medical equipment to bike storage, from sports equipment to mobile technologies. * subject to validation

More information will be available in due course. Please keep an eye on our website.

Professor Gaynor Kavanagh MPhil DPhil FMA Dean Cardiff School of Art & Design

BA (hons) Designer-maker*: Although centered on the designermaker being craft based, it will engage with issues of manufacture.

Students will be able to work with a wide range of technologies and materials, including glass, textiles and metals. * subject to validation

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Interested in joining us for an Open Day? CSAD run a series of Open Days throughout the year.

To find out how to come along, and when the next date is due please visit:

uwic.ac.uk/opendays The information in this prospectus is also available on the CSAD website:

csad.uwic.ac.uk

where content can be viewed in your preferred format.

The information given in this prospectus is intended as a general guide to UWIC, its courses and facilities, and does not form part of a contract. UWIC reserves the right to modify or withdraw without notice any of the courses or facilities described in this prospectus.

All the information contained in this publication was correct at the time of writing.

Compiled by: CSAD Edited by: CSAD Designed by: Sarah Garwood, Creative Services, UWIC Cover image by: Tomasz Zawistowski, BA (hons) Graphic Communication

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