Graduate Diploma in Art and Design in CSVPA - Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts

• Duration: 1 year
• Start: September
• Age of pupils: 20+ years
• Entry requirements: Bachelor's degree with honors or equivalent (preferably related to art or design); IELTS 5.5 and above (all elements above 5.5); portfolio (10-15 works)

The Diploma in Art & Design program, accredited by Falmouth University, will prepare you well and efficiently for admission to the Master's program.

Who will benefit from this course:

• If you want to study art and design at the master's level, but do not have an appropriate bachelor's degree (change direction)
• If you have obtained a bachelor's degree in art and design outside the UK and want to enter the British Master's program in the same/similar discipline
• If you need to improve your English level
• If you need to adapt to the British education system, teaching styles
• If you need to develop and supplement your personal portfolio, you need help in developing/finding areas for research.

The course offers 3 directions that can be adapted to existing artistic experience:

1. Art & Design: Fine Arts, Product Design, Spatial Design
2. Fashion: fashion design, fashion branding, creative communications
3. Visual communication: graphic design, illustration, animation.

Professional tutor support is available (5 days a week), 7 days a week students have access to creative studios (10:00-20:00 from Monday to Friday and from 9:00 to 17:00 on weekends). In addition, creative, successful professionals are invited with lectures, master classes and seminars.

Success is measured through assignments and projects, personal and group, visual and written.

Dates:

1. Winter term: September 6-December 17 (October 23-31 holidays)
2. Christmas holidays: December 18-January 9
3. Spring term: January 10-April 1 (Holiday February 12-20)
4. Easter holidays: April 2-17
5. Summer term: April 18-June 17.