Борнмутский университет искусств, Foundation, Diploma in Art and Design - Foundation Studies

Stage One – Exploratory Stage

Drawing

• Experimental drawing
• Life drawing
• Location drawing
• Sequential drawing
• Exploration of “formal elements” 

Art

• Conceptual and lateral thinking
• Printmaking workshop
• Drawing-centred
• Personal, open-ended enquiry

Design

• Problem-solving
• Responding to a brief
• Design for good, ethical practice
• Understanding context
• Appropriate skills development

Media

• Time based enquiry
• Using sound
• Photoshop
• Video editing
• Deconstructing images

Stage Two – Pathways

Fine Art

• Student-led briefs
• Theory and critical thinking
• Painting technology workshops
• 3D workshops/casting/mould-making
• Exhibition context explored
• Time-based media workshops

Graphics

• Design for good
• Information graphics
• Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
• Zine production
• One day workshops

3D (Art, Craft and Design)

• Workshop use
• Technical workshops
• Google SketchUp
• Casting/mould-making
• 3D contexts explored
• Laser cutter use

Illustration

• Life drawing
• Printmaking
• Book and authorial illustration
• Genre study
• Experimental drawing workshops
• Digital practice/Illustrator

Fashion, Costume and Textiles

• Fashion illustration
• Garment making
• Mannequin use
• Photoshop/print processes
• Paper making
• Machine knit/embroidery workshops

Photography

• Critical theory
• Advanced Photoshop
• Studio photography
• Location lighting
• Medium format camera use
• Documentary workshops
• Book design

Film and Animation

• Storyboarding
• Sound & editing workshops
• Premiere/After Effects
• Green screen workshop
• Working with actors
• Script development
• Life drawing / drawing for animation
• Group work
• Experimental & documentary work