Courses
Art in Combined Awards / Creative Arts
This programme is ideal for adventurous students who do not wish to be restricted within the boundaries of a single art discipline.
The programme is concerned with contemporary creativity. It combines the opportunity for original and practical work with the challenges of critical thought and reflection across six major subjects (of which you choose two):
- Art
- Creative Studies in English
- Dance
- Drama Studies
- Music
- Textile Design Studies
As creative artists you will develop and explore in two of these disciplines, under the guidance of successful practising visual artists, poets, composers, and novelists. You will be working with tutors who have strong professional profiles as exhibiting artists and designers, published authors and playwrights, and composers with a good record of performances, recordings and broadcasts.
The degree aims to develop and enhance your practical and academic skills and understanding within each subject area, while providing opportunities for cross-disciplinary study, individual and collaborative project activity and vocational updating and experience.
You will develop the creative and critical skills needed to articulate your work as an individual artist. In addition you will learn to function as part of a creative community, alongside artists in other media.
An important emphasis in Creative Arts is on the support of practice by theory. We assume that you are primarily artists who are driven by the desire to create in a variety of media, and much of your time will be taken up with making things; theoretical or critical elements in the programme are aimed at supporting and enabling your personal practice. You will need energy and commitment in day-to-day working, and versatility in moving between different media and teaching styles.
For further information about this course, please visit the prospectus pages for this course within the main Bath Spa University website. To return press the back button.