Course Content
Throughout the course, you will assess/evaluate your existing knowledge and skills (technical, conceptual, and contextual). Also, you will learn skills and references that can be applied to all areas of art &design, before honing in on any area of specific interest. You will encounter critical thinking and scholarly methods that will help you explore possible lines of research for your MA (and may feed into any study proposals that MA courses may require at the point of application. Specially designed activities will provide you with an opportunity to develop your own research proposals, while still working on developing your portfolio.
All the way through this intensive course, you will be focussing on the development of your own creative practice, through detailed research and development. The final outcome is a capstone project, which representsthe culmination of your experience at CSVPA, as well as the platform for continued creative enquiry on a Master's programme in the UK.
There are three pathways within our Pre-Master’s programme, which are designed to suit your disciplinary ambitions. You can choose between Art and Design (Fine Art, Product/Industrial Design, Spatial Design, Speculative Design), Fashion (Fashion Design, Fashion Branding, and Creative Communication), and Visual Communication (Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, Photography, Moving Image).
