Artist Designer: Maker - BA (Hons)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Cardiff Met - Llandaff

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Cardiff Met - Llandaff

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Makers are artists, designers, craftspeople, innovators, creatives, technologists and many other things besides. They work with intelligent hands and creative minds to create the objects that shape our world.The BA Artist Designer Maker degree at Cardiff Met is a course that has making at its heart. You will gain hands-on experience with materials from metals, glass and ceramics through to wood and textiles. You will learn to bridge the gap between age-old skills and the latest technology and ...Read more

Makers are artists, designers, craftspeople, innovators, creatives, technologists and many other things besides. They work with intelligent hands and creative minds to create the objects that shape our world.The BA Artist Designer Maker degree at Cardiff Met is a course that has making at its heart. You will gain hands-on experience with materials from metals, glass and ceramics through to wood and textiles. You will learn to bridge the gap between age-old skills and the latest technology and create new and original ways of making for our ever- changing world.You will develop your own unique style and consider where your work sits within creative practice. You will learn from professional practicing artists, designers and makers, sharing in their passion and acquiring their skills.By the time you graduate, you’ll be able to investigate and develop an idea all the way through to realisation - whether it’s a functioning product, decorative object, sculpture or installation. You’ll be a maker - and the future will be in your hands.Course Length:Three years full-time. Four years full-time if undertaking year-long sandwich placement.

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43/279
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26th
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66th
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Dylan
03 Mar 26

Best aspects would be the location and the looks of the campus as well as student life. One bad aspect would be the pricing at the cafeteria..Read more

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Roxanne
26 Nov 25

The location isn't the quickest to get to but it depends if you're coming from Central City Centre or from Cathays. The campus is average looking minus the gorgeous art and design..Read more

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£9,790 per year

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£16,000 per year

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