Design Crafts: Glass, Ceramics and Jewellery - BA (Hons)
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Alexandra Road, Swansea

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Alexandra Road, Swansea

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Our Design Crafts course at Swansea College of Art, UWTSD, lets you explore your creativity and develop design and creative 3D-making skills. You will learn to work professionally with glass, ceramics, and jewellery, finding your creative voice through a blend of traditional skills and contemporary technologies like laser cutting, waterjet cutting, and 3D printing. You will work with a diverse range of material and process practices, such as ceramics, cold and kiln-formed glass, wood, metal, ...Read more

Our Design Crafts course at Swansea College of Art, UWTSD, lets you explore your creativity and develop design and creative 3D-making skills. You will learn to work professionally with glass, ceramics, and jewellery, finding your creative voice through a blend of traditional skills and contemporary technologies like laser cutting, waterjet cutting, and 3D printing. You will work with a diverse range of material and process practices, such as ceramics, cold and kiln-formed glass, wood, metal, plastics, fiberglass, resins, and textiles. The programme also covers jewellery, mould making, CAD/CAM, and 3D scanning. Our course provides a programme of hands-on workshop-based education approach through specialist workshops, underpinned by contextual and historical studies, placements, internships and residencies. Throughout the course, you will gain comprehensive knowledge and practical skills, developing innovative approaches to sustainable craft practices. You will build critical awareness and resourcefulness, preparing you to contribute to the evolving field of design crafts. You will be taught by a team of established craft practitioners with international reputations and supported by an experienced technical team. Your learning will be further enriched by visiting lecturers and practitioners. Entrepreneurial skills are a key part of the course, ensuring you become an industry-ready professional. The course is perfect for aspiring craftspersons, jewellers, ceramicists, textile artists, designer-makers, and glass artists. You will have access to specialist facilities that support your creative practice and design and making journey.

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26/279
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49th
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111th
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Madison
28 Nov 24

Everyone is very friendly and welcoming however the workshops are often too small for a full group to get things done..Read more

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Jayne
21 Feb 24

The ability to work from your own initiative but having the staff there, for not just for lectures and tutoring for technical advice too. The facilities are amazing to create what..Read more

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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£15,600 per year

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Madison
28 Nov 24
Design Crafts: Glass, Ceramics and Jewellery - BA (Hons)
Everyone is very friendly and welcoming however the workshops are often too small for a full group to get things done...
Read more
J
Jayne
21 Feb 24
Design Crafts: Glass, Ceramics and Jewellery - BA (Hons)
The ability to work from your own initiative but having the staff there, for not just for lectures and tutoring for technical advice too. The facilities are amazing to create what...
Read more
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University of Wales Trinity Saint David
University of Wales Trinity Saint David , Carmarthen

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) offers innovative, career-focussed degrees across a range of study options, all...

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University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Alexandra Road Swansea SA1 5DU United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Swansea  0.1 miles away

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