BA (HONS) DESIGN
BA (HONS) DESIGN
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PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION (ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/18)
This Programme Specification is designed for prospective students, current students, academic staff
and potential employers. It provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the
intended learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed
information on the teaching, learning and assessment methods, learning outcomes and content of each
unit can be found in the Unit Descriptors.
This is a sample programme subject to change with the validating body.
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Validating Body
University for the Creative Arts
Final Award Title and Type
BA (Hons) Design
Course Title
Course Location
Course Length
BA (Hons) Design
Online
3 Years
ACCREDITATION BY UCA
All BA and MA degrees are accredited by the University for the
Creative Arts. UCA is considered one of the “Top Creative Universities in the UK”. The University for the Creative Arts has around
160 years of history and is ranked in the Top 40 of all UK Universities and 11th in the table of Modern Universities out of 70 institutions. It has Oscar-winning filmmakers and animators and world
renowned fashion designers among their graduates. UCA has received awards and recognition such as “one of the highest ranking
specialist creative universities in the UK” by the Complete University Guide 2017 and “one of the top ten research communities in
art and design” by Research Exercise Framework (REF 2014).
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ENTRY CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS
Have completed secondary education (12 years of study) in the country of origin attested by a legally
issued certificate.
All applicants must present their portfolio, which should display:
• Drawing skills
• Interest in design and communication
• Commitment and motivation in relation to design
International qualification level of UK 3.
DISABLED STUDENTS
Applications from students with disabilities are considered in the same criteria and principles as all other
applicants. All students with a disability are encouraged to indicate this on their application form in order that advice can be offered on the facilities and services available.
Prospective students with a disability will be encouraged to visit and discuss their requirements with the
Study Support Manager.
MATURE APPLICANTS
Applications from mature students are welcomed. Mature students may apply on the strength of a portfolio and previous experience (or accredited prior learning).
MINIMUM ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
If your first language is not English a certificate is required as evidence that you have an average IELTS
score of 6.0 or equivalent. In the case of courses taught in Portuguese or Spanish, if your first language
is not the same of the course you wish to study, students are expected to demonstrate that have the
language skills necessary for undertaking the BA – An equivalent of IELTS 6.0.
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Overall Methods of
Assessment
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Overall Learning &
Teaching hours
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Stage 2
Stage 3
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Written Exams
Practical Exams
Coursework
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Scheduled
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Placement
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Mode of Study
Online Learning
Language of Study
English / Spanish / Portuguese
COURSE STRUCTURE
The structure of all of the University’s awards complies with the University’s Common Credit Framework.
All students are registered for a particular award. Exit awards are available to students in line with 6.7
of the Common Credit Framework.
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Term 1 (16 weeks)
Level 4
Visual Culture (10 credits) TDES4001
Observation Drawing (10 credits) TDES4003
Science applied to Design (10 credits)
- TDES4002
Design & Creative Theory (10 credits)
- TDES4004
Design Lab A (20 credits) - TDES4005
Design Lab A - TDES4005
Term 2 (16 weeks)
Level 4
Visual Design and Communication (10
credits) - TDES4006
Visual Language (10 credits) TDES4008
Entrepreneurship (10 credits) TDES4007
Digital Drawing (10 credits) TDES4009
Design Lab B (20 credits) - TDES4010
Design Lab B - TDES4010
Key
Assessment
Formative Feedback
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Term 1 (16 weeks)
Level 5
Product Design (10 credits) TDES5001
Ergonomics (10 credits) - TDES5003
Contemporary Design (10 credits) TDES5002
Spatial Design (10 credits) TDES5004
Design Lab C (20 credits) - TDES5005
Design Lab C - TDES5005
Term 2 (16 weeks)
Level 5
Industrial and Environmental Design
(10 credits) - TDES5006
Multimedia Methods (10 credits) TDES5008
Colour & Light Design (10 credits) TDES5007
Moving Image (10 credits) - TDES5009
Design Lab D (20 credits) - TDES5010
Design Lab D - TDES5010
Term 1 (16 weeks)
Level 6
Design Interactions (10 credits) TDES6001
3D Design (10 credits) - TDES6003
Innovation and Design (10 credits) TDES6002
2D Design (10 credits) - TDES6004
Design Management (40 credits) TDES6005
Design Management - TDES6005
Term 2 (16 weeks)
Level 6
Final Major Project (40 credits) TDES6006
Final Major Project - TDES6006
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Assessment
Formative Feedback
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COURSE OVERVIEW
This new and strategic BA Design degree has been designed for those students
wishing to acquire new skills and knowledge and to enhance learning to find
new solutions and develop new proposals to global issues within design.
This course has been outlined from the strategic decision of having a multidisciplinary attitude which we find advantageous in the current and future
global marketplaces. We’ve created and developed all our units with this goal
in mind, binding them in this objective while at the same time having retain
their specificities. Our graduates will thus benefit from this unique standpoint,
enticing them to be global all-round players.
Graduates from the BA Design will have the opportunity to work in visual
agencies (advertising, design) or product design companies in jobs as communication design, interactive design or product design.
Stage 1 aims to prepare professional for the various areas of design at large,
providing an advanced higher education, comprehensive, coordinated and
supported by the latest developments in the scientific and technological
fields.
• Have a contemporary and encompassing understanding of the concepts,
tools, history and methods of design at large and the links between the main
areas of activity (such as communication, interactive and product design);
• Develop a comprehensive vision of the themes associated with the mission
of design, their interaction with markets and their role in society.
In Stage 2 graduates are prepared for an evolving market environment. This
preparation aims to instil solid skills for project development and implementation, articulated around the main areas of communication design, interactive design and product design.
• Identify and analyse: analysing the environment in which problem-solving
takes place; thinking creatively; identifying the conditions and objectives
associated with the resolution of problems; identifying the resources and skills
required;
• Make choices: being able to make decisions; understanding the uncertainties
and associated risks; anticipating the future implications of decisions; developing the ability to argue the choices made;
• Integrate processes and diversity of interests while increasing flexibility and
innovation;
• Implement: planning and organizing; creating appropriate environments;
implementing and controlling; developing creative skills in the design and
project-implementation stages.
By stage 3 Graduates should be independent and entrepreneurial people who
can also bind with teams of designers, or interdisciplinary teams, on a casual
or permanent basis.
• Flexibility: being able to handle a variety of design projects and adapt to
changing circumstances as a multi-competent professional open to multidisciplinary teamwork;
• Empathy: being able to understand different points of view and argue them;
• Realism: making a valid assessment of their own capabilities and acting capacity at any given moment, while trusting their own competence and performance;
• Entrepreneurship: the ability to create, develop and sell an idea, visual
work, product or service.
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COURSE OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE
Demonstrate knowledge and critical
understanding of contemporary design
practice and its audiences and clients.
Reveal reflective ideas processes, combining
theoretical and practical skills to initiate
design processes.
UNDERSTANDING
Evaluate the role of designer within
differential creative environments.
Through communication of macro and
micro environmental issues as they
apply to design and creativity.
APPLICATION
Create a framework of solutions and
techniques of analysis and evaluation to
implement design and project management.
Work effectively in a professional context
individually and in group environments.
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London School of Design and Marketing
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London EC2M 4YF
United Kingdom
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BA (HONS) DESIGN
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