Cardiff School of Art and Design's BA (Hons) Ceramics is a vital, exciting and challenging programme, encouraging a wide, innovative and imaginative approach to clay based art practice. Central to the philosophy of our programme is the emphasis we place upon fostering students' creativity, through the evolution of visual and practical skills and technical understandings, thus enabling them to explore, develop and express their ideas through the medium of ceramics.
Students are taught by a team of highly experienced academic and technical staff, dedicated to ceramics. Their input is complimented by lectures and workshops, delivered by eminent visiting artists, makers and theorists from across the UK, Europe and other key centres in the world.
Throughout the three years of the programme, two principal approaches to teaching and learning are adopted. The first take the form of short courses or projects, with the subject/s or theme set for the whole year group, where there is opportunity and encouragement for significant individual interpretation by each student. Practical demonstrations normally precede these short courses or projects, or are interspersed at stages throughout. The second approach takes the form of self-directed study where students take increasingly responsibility for the focus of their studies, under close tutorial guidance. This latter approached is progressively introduced, as students move through the programme.
Graduate opportunities
The main aim of the programme is to develop artists and makers who are well informed have the capacity to express their ideas through the medium of ceramics with clarity, imagination and confidence. Graduates of the programme follow a wide range of careers related to art practice, including for example, establishing their own studios, working in community arts, art therapy and modelling for animation. A significant number go on to undertake a masters programme before practising, or secure a PGCE, enabling them to teach as a career.
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"Challenging, modern, professional and friendly. I have many reasons to recommend the BA (Hons) Ceramics at UWIC. The teachers on my course are genuinely engaged and enthusiastic and there is plenty of time available for one on the tutorials. I am also very fond of the good workshops and my well-suited personal studio space. I find the overall atmosphere at the department very creative and I feel that I have the possibility to really work from my own individual platform. Coming from another country and with a somewhat different educational background has not been a problem at all."
Johan Wingestad - Sweden, Level 3 Ceramics |
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