Portfolio: a springboard to creativity

This highly flexible course is designed for students who want to expand their experience in Art & Design or Media, and to build a portfolio of work.

It can be studied as a one-term course for those wishing to experiment with a range of Art & Design media; or it can form a springboard to a Foundation or Design course.

It is run in parallel with our Foundation course and is taught by the same specialist staff.

Who is the Portfolio for?

• Students who are looking for a one term course in Art & Design.

• Students who want to progress to the Art & Design Foundation coud begin with the Portfolio and then either move onto Terms 2 and 3 of the Pre-Foundation or terms 2 and 3 of the Foundation course.

• Students who want to prepare for a degree course, and have not already completed a Foundation course, could begin with the Portfolio and then move onto the Foundation course for terms 2 and 3. 

Term 1

The first term of the course, which can be taken as a complete course in itself, will introduce you to all the disciplines of Art & Design, and two core subject areas: Visual Studies and Life Drawing.

Core subjects:
Life Drawing
Visual Studies

Additional subjects:
Fine Art – Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking
Film and Video
Photography
Applied Craft
Graphics and Illustration
Fashion and Textiles
Theatre Arts
3D - Interior and Product Design
3D - Architecture 

Term 2

During this term students select one discipline from the options above for intensive study, in order to build up a specialised portfolio for degree course entry.

Term 3

The focus of this term is the development and extension of your chosen specialist discipline. This work makes a considerable impact on the quality of your portfolio. During this term you will also write an extended project and prepare for the end of year Assessment Exhibition and Fashion Show.