Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Digital Art
- 3 years
- Duration
- 17,500 GBP/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Farnham / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
Our BA (Hons) Digital Art degree at UCA Farnham is an art program unlike any other. We are at the forefront of cutting-edge visual practice and are breaking new ground in our approach to dealing with moving image and hybrid digital outputs.
This course offers the chance to gain expertise in a wide variety of digital and moving image techniques, while also being exposed to a wide variety of worldwide current practices that can inspire students to think outside the box and create groundbreaking work.
There are thematically organized core sections that feature research-informed lectures, a variety of hands-on workshops, and basic critical and creative exercises. Throughout, you'll work with others in your class to solve problems, brainstorm, and advance your own creative interests and goals.
We'll help you figure out possible career paths and get ready for the real world by embedding an emphasis on employability throughout the curriculum.
Program structure
Year 1
- Launch
- The Real
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity
- Elective - Photography
- Elective - Printmaking
- Opportunity
- The Body
- Professional Identities
- Learning Enhancement
- ATOM Activities
- PLE Digital Outcomes
Year 2
- Launch
- Spatial Practices
- The Conscious Practitioner
- Conceptual Disciplinary Elective
- Opportunity
- Expanded Practices
- Professional Development
- Professional Experience
- ATOM Activities and PLE Digital Outcome
Year 3
- Launch
- Final Major Project – Development
- Critical Contexts
- Opportunity
- Final Major Project: Realisation
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 17,500 GBP for international students
We have offer a range of scholarships and fee discounts.
Requirements for applicants
If you do not have qualifications from the United Kingdom, we will accept equivalent qualifications from your native country for admittance into our programs.
In addition to academic credentials, some of our courses require a portfolio of previous work.
For our Bachelor's courses, we usually require that you have:
- High school leaving certificate or equivalent.
- A transcript showing successful completion of one year of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with CGPA 3.8.
English Language requirements for BA/BSc courses:
- IELTS UKVI or Academic - Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5, Total 6.0
- Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17, Total 80
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Listening 59, Reading 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59, Total 59
- Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency - Listening 162, Reading 162, Speaking 162, Writing 162, Total 169
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) - Listening Merit, Reading Merit, Speaking Merit, Writing Merit, Total ISE III
- LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - Listening 33, Reading 33, Speaking 33, Writing 33, Total B2 Communicator High Pass
Portfolio requirements
For these course, you must perform an individual piece as an audition. This piece can be up to two minutes long and can be one of the following: a brief modern text (play or screenplay); a short piece of Shakespeare; or an original work you have composed.
About the university
The UCA team firmly believes that creativity enhances the vitality, innovation, and humanity of global communities. That is why the university has been a fervent supporter of creative research and teaching for the past 160 years.
Architecture, crafts, fashion, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photography, film, media, the performing arts, and creative business are among areas of study offered by the university. Employers in the creative sector hold a high regard for this programs because of their excellent teaching standards.
We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others.
So we’ve designed our university to be an inclusive, dynamic environment. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent, our Institute for Creative Innovation in Xiamen, China, and our homes within partner organisations such as the Maidstone Television Studios all have one thing in common: they are places to forge inspiring partnerships, make work with purpose and build real solutions to human problems across the globe – whether that’s as part of our vibrant teaching and research community, or as a student on one of our courses.
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