Costume Design with Foundation Year - BA (Hons)
University of Salford
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Peel Park Campus

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SEP-26

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Peel Park Campus

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-26

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4 Years

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The world of arts and media is changing at a phenomenal rate, and there has never been a better time to explore your creativity and the ways in which you can apply it to the world around you.This Foundation Year provides the perfect opportunity for you to explore the key principles of art, design and media. The course is designed to help you develop your creative skills, it gives you a chance to build a larger portfolio, and provides a good transition period to familiarise yourself with the ...Read more

The world of arts and media is changing at a phenomenal rate, and there has never been a better time to explore your creativity and the ways in which you can apply it to the world around you.This Foundation Year provides the perfect opportunity for you to explore the key principles of art, design and media. The course is designed to help you develop your creative skills, it gives you a chance to build a larger portfolio, and provides a good transition period to familiarise yourself with the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology and life as a student at Salford. You will then be in a strong position to progress onto your chosen degree pathway.This is a shared Foundation Year across Art, Design and Media disciplines, and will give you a collaborative environment to explore ideas, take creative risks and become confident independent learners. You will be joining a thriving and creative community.The Foundation Year of this four-year programme aims to provide you with an understanding of the subject to allow you to progress on to the BA (Hons) Costume Design course.You will:- develop your creative skills and academic confidence- familiarise yourself with student life- prepare to study on one of our degree programmesThis course is not open to international students.

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93/279
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79th
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Maddie
11 Feb 25

The lectures are so helpful and the support I have received from diffeent student support systems has been really good..Read more

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emma
11 Feb 25

Costume resources and funding is limited. Not enough sewing machines and equipment and space is extremely limited. Also, opportunities within the course are limited e.g. no year..Read more

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Costume Design - BA (Hons)
The lectures are so helpful and the support I have received from diffeent student support systems has been really good...
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emma
11 Feb 25
Costume Design - BA (Hons)
Costume resources and funding is limited. Not enough sewing machines and equipment and space is extremely limited. Also, opportunities within the course are limited e.g. no year...
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University of Salford
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