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Develop your skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. If you’re interested in taking on a new subject that you’ve not had the opportunity to study in depth before, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for specialist degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge in the domain you want to study. We’ll help nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities through five core modules. After your foundation year, you’ll have a deeper knowledge of your subject, a clear understanding of your strengths, a developed practical and technical skill set and the confidence to excel in your chosen degree subject when you join other students for the rest of your course.Become a rigorous and innovative critical thinker and practitioner. Study drawing as an expanded practice within contemporary art. By exploring processes and approaches including life drawing, printmaking, etching, digital methods and moving image, you’ll become a rigorous and critical thinker, identifying where your practice is taking you and creating ambitious work in specialist fields. You’ll be encouraged to take creative risks and challenge convention as you develop informed opinions, technical expertise and a portfolio emphasising the dynamic possibilities and relevance of contemporary drawing practice.You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism. Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments. Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects. Complete your chosen degree over a four-year period. Work in our purpose-built, dedicated suite of studios with like-minded peersStudy a variety of processes and approaches to the discipline, including life drawing, printmaking, etching, digital methods and the moving imageDevelop a portfolio that emphasises the dynamic possibilities and relevance of contemporary drawing practiceWork Â鶹ԭ´´ internationally recognised visiting artistsBenefit from placement opportunities in your second year, making industry connections while exploring the real-world applications of drawing across sectorsHave the chance to exhibit your work throughout your Drawing degree – previous spaces have included Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Gallery Tresco, the Robert Burt Gallery and ShelterBox Truro.

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