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Course Overview

To help get you up to speed, this one-year foundation course provides all the creative, technical and study skills needed for entry onto a degree-level art, design, or fashion course. Upon completion, you will be able to progress onto a range of art-, design- and fashion-related courses here at Solent.

The course begins with a five-week group project. This enables students to mix with like-minded peers and helps them to settle in quickly. This project also helps students to decide which area they might like to follow at a later stage. 

The following ten weeks are spent introducing students to the world of art, design, and fashion. This includes design history, vocabulary, methods, and academic foundation. This ten-week block will also give students the opportunity to learn and apply two-dimensional and three-dimensional visualisation techniques, giving them the tools required to conduct their final project. 

This final project takes place in the last fifteen weeks of the course and is based on the specific discipline that the student will go on to study. The project will be supported by tuition in visual presentation techniques, enabling students to communicate their concepts, development processes, and final proposals. Students will also receive instruction in verbal communication and presentation techniques, increasing their confidence in pitching design ideas.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

  • 48 UCAS tariff points from A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at PPP or BTEC Diploma at MP or equivalent.
  • This qualification is accepted on its own for the foundation year if achieved with a Pass. The University will accept this qualification on its own for the majority of Level 4 (year 1) entry. The grade required will depend on the specific entry requirements for the course. For courses that have a higher entry requirement than 280/112 tariff points, applicants will need to show evidence of additional Level 3 qualifications.

English Language Requirements:

Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are:

  • IELTS 5.5 overall with a minimum of 5.0 in each individual component
  • or equivalent.

Qualifications are checked before enrolment, and international students must bring their original certificates or certified copies when coming to study at the University.

The University also offers a pre-sessional English programme for international students who wish to improve their level of English before starting a degree course.

Fees

UK and EU full-time fees: £9250 per year

International full-time fees: £12000 per year


This information was accurate on : 23/03/2021
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