Category:Fashion Design
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to develop greater understanding of techniques and a more individual approach to visual ideas and design; explore in greater depth the historical and ethnographic context of textiles. Course Overview This course extends the work done in Textiles...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
Textiles 1: A Creative Approach The course aims to help students develop visual ideas through drawing; explore and apply design ideas using different textile media and techniques; develop an individual approach to designing and creating images; acquire a basic...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
This course builds on the foundations laid in - Carving a figure in wood - An abstract stone carving - Life drawing - Modelling a life figure in clay - Modelling...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to develop understanding of the techniques and skills of sculpture; introduce use of construction techniques involving a variety of media and tools; develop basic skills in drawing and the use of drawing to develop ideas; develop the ability to...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
Printmaking 1: Introduction to Printmaking The course aims to help students see in a selective way, develop visual ideas and ways of expressing them and explore and use different techniques and media; develop awareness of the history of printmaking and the work...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to continue developing the quality of practical work and the use of a personal visual language; help students plan and complete a major programme of practical work; deepen understanding of twentieth century painting. This course builds on the...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to improve the quality of practical work; further develop use of a personal visual language; help students to plan and complete a major programme of practical work and become independent as artists. This course will help you make the transition...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to deepen understanding of painting techniques; introduce different subjects and attitudes to painting; help students understand how their work relates to that of other artists; strengthen self-reliance and the ability to express attitudes to...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
Painting 2: Finding Your Way The course aims to further develop skills in drawing and painting; explore new painting subjects and approaches; study the human figure in greater depth; strengthen self-reliance and the ability to express attitudes to the visual world...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
Painting 1: Watercolour The course aims to introduce the medium of watercolour and develop skill and confidence in using it; develop visual awareness and the ability to translate observations and ideas into paint; and increase knowledge of the history of watercolour...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to develop skills in using drawing for investigation and for generating and recording ideas; develop skill and confidence in using a range of media; introduce important artists and movements in the twentieth century. This course will develop your...
Category:Art
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to provide a structured introduction to the skills of drawing; introduce a wide range of media and methods; help students see in a selective way and become more aware visually and artistically. Seeing and being able to reproduce what you can see...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:Distance
By the end of this course you will have developed and extended your creative strategies. Through looking critically at your work and at your own creative processes, you will become more aware of these processes and more disciplined. You will also be building...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to support you in designing and implementing your own learning strategies and in creating, developing, editing and finishing an extended piece of writing; deepen your understanding of your chosen genre; develop appropriate critical models of your...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:Distance
Writing 2: Storylines The course aims to explore the structure, form, historical context, limitations and strengths of story writing; support students in drafting and editing stories; develop discrimination in terms of form and technique; encourage wide and critical...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to increase awareness of the formal aspects of poetry; create opportunities to practise independent, creative poetry writing which shows diversity of structure and form; develop informed, critical models of your own and others’ poetry; develop...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:Distance
Writing 2: Making ‘Magic’ Happen The course aims to explore the difference between story telling and story writing; develop a psychological foundation for your writing; discuss the problems and dangers of writing for children; develop understanding of the relationship...
Category:Nonfiction Writing
Study mode:Distance
If you have a story to tell – it might be an adventure, a journey, an autobiography, a triumph or a defeat – but are aware that even non-fiction needs excellent writing skills, then this is the course for you. You will increase your awareness of the formal conventions...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:Distance
This course stimulates awareness of contemporary poetry and will help you produce a strong and varied portfolio of work. It contains an introduction to the history, art and techniques of poetry and it presents and discusses many poems to help you deepen your...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:Distance
The course aims to give students practice in writing from direct sensory experience and detailed observation; explore language and style in different literary forms; develop discrimination and choice in drafting, evaluating and editing texts. A fundamental look...
