“By creating we think, by living we learn” Patrick Geddes
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| Academic School: | Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design |
| How to apply: | Apply through UCAS |
| Institution Code: | D65 |
Media Arts and Imaging is a research-led unit cutting across art and design, reflecting and leading significant changes in the way artists and designers use and interact with contemporary media as a means of cultural expression.
The convergence of communication and audio-visual technologies is shaping how we understand the world around us. It is this ethos of convergence that continues to focus the development and grouping of research, production and courses within the department.
The department offers degrees in Animation, Illustration, and Time Based Art & Digital Film. We aim to encourage innovation, visual creativity, experimentation, intellectual enquiry and the acquisition of professional production values and strive to maintain our position at the forefront of the field of Media Arts and Imaging. Within the staff and student body there is a lively debate on the future of technology, its relationship to society, and the opportunities to develop the new visual language of contemporary art.
With an eye to commercial avenues this course adopts a broad definition of illustration and provides a dynamic environment for the development of visual ideas. The course aims to address the demand for visual communicators with creativity, authorship and interpretative abilities. The curriculum is designed to offer a wide range of opportunities spanning across the languages of narrative, book arts, photography, printmaking and interactive media. Reflecting the diversity of contemporary illustration, the course embraces traditional and experimental processes underpinned by high-end digital imaging technologies and well resourced printmaking facilities.
Illustrators benefit from a unique experience working in an environment that offers opportunities to collaborate with animators, artists and film-makers and explore authorship, sequential arts and the interplay between text and image. The demand for illustrators has increased as the related commercial fields have expanded. Career opportunities exist in publishing, print media, animation, online media, sequential imagery, film and television.
New challenges and opportunities for creative artists, animators and illustrators exist in broadcasting, publishing, print media and advertising. There is a massive growth in areas such as communication design, multimedia, the web, computer games, 3D visualisation, virtual environments, digital film-making and visual effects. The creative industries are rapidly expanding providing relevant and exciting career opportunities for graduates, not only for now but for the foreseeable future. In addition many of the students continue their lifelong learning with the variety of higher degrees offered at the University.
The programme of study initially involves projects and workshops designed to help you, through experiential learning, to understand the fundamental discipline of your chosen subject. Many different approaches to teaching and learning are used including regular seminars, practical lectures, studio demonstrations, individual tutorials and group critiques.
Level 2 of the programme is structured to provide a broad foundation of knowledge and experience. You will be introduced to relevant equipment and varied media used in the production process for your choice of specialism. Projects and assignments help you develop the relevant learning, research and technical skills, exploring creativity and individual aptitude through each process.
Level 3 is designed to encourage experimentation, cross course projects, exploring ideas and making use of appropriate technical methods. All students prepare and present a programme of personal project work that reflects the research and development of ideas. During this year you will undertake a series of assignments designed to develop good professional practice necessary to succeed in your chosen career.
In the final year - Level 4 - you will organise and present a personal programme of study that will form the major part of your submission for the Honours degree examination. You will be encouraged to integrate all aspects of your research with a written thesis and the production of your final outcomes. You will produce a body of work that will demonstrate a mature visual understanding of materials, methods and processes required to transform ideas into reality.
Throughout the degree programme you will undertake a series of modules in contemporary media that engage and support your creative practice. Their purpose is to provide you with the necessary intellectual context in order to broaden your understanding of media issues. The intention is to develop your individual skills and competency towards time management, enabling self-reflective critique and practice, artistic expression and an individual philosophy that can be demonstrated through self-initiated and managed projects.
Your progress is monitored with structured formal reviews and assessments. At Level 4 a team of internal and external examiners conduct the final degree examination.
| Typical Degree Programme Example | ||
| BA Illustration Honours Degree | ||
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Level 2
Assignment-based Projects Introduction to Technical Processes Introduction to Digital Processes Contemporary Media Theory Studies Creative Research Methodology |
Level 3
Personal Programme of Study Strategic Experimentation Research and Development Contemporary Media Theory Studies Enterprise Management Cultural Experience - Study Visit |
Level 4
Personal Programme of Study Dissertation National Competitions Degree show exposition |
| Typical Entry Requirements | |
| Higher | 3 (minimum) |
| A-Level | 2 or equivalent (A-L and AS) |
| Essential Subjects | Art and Design, Craft and Design or Art-related technical subject (H, A-L or AS); English (H or GCSE) |
| Alternative Qualifications | |
| BTEC | Two year Art and Design course plus an acceptable qualification in English considered on an individual basis |
| SQA | HNC in relevant Art and/or Design discipline considered on an individual basis |
| ILC | CCC at Higher including Art and Design (or equivalent) and, normally, English |
| IB | At least 24 points including Art and Design (or equivalent) and, normally, English at Higher Level |
| Applicants with alternative overseas qualifications should visit the relevant country page on our International website. | |
| Advanced Entry | |
| Applicants who have successfully completed a recognised Foundation Course or equivalent may apply for advanced entry to second year (Level 2) of the programme. | |
All applicants must submit a comprehensive portfolio of art and design work. The qualifications listed above may be modified for an applicant presenting an exceptional portfolio. For visual examples of students' work visit our Student Gallery webpage.
Karen Simpson
Admissions & Student Recruitment
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Scotland
Telephone: 01382 384 028 (from the UK)
Telephone: +44 1382 384 028 (from outside the UK)
Email: ContactUs@dundee.ac.uk
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