Welcome Guide 2015Diploma in Art & Design - Foundation Studies

Anna Nichols-Pike, Foundation Studies,

UCA Canterbury

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WELCOME

Congratulations on your successful application onto the Diploma in Art & Design – Foundation Studies course at Canterbury.

Please read through this Information carefully; there is a summer project to work on, and several

payments to be made and paperwork to be completed and returned before you start in September.

This year, week commencing 8th November 2015, we will be running a residential one-week field trip to Amsterdam, or a week of activity in the UK (including trips to London), for those not able to take up the

Amsterdam option.

These trips are part of your course, and you are therefore required to attend one of these options. More details may be found later in this guide.

We look forward to welcoming you to UCA in September.

Best Wishes,Andrew MaloneCourse Leader – Further Education

STUDENT PROFILE

“It has allowed me to use new and interesting media that I wasn’t available to me during my A levels. I also found that it was the perfect step between school and degree because we are gradually given more independence.”

Isabelle AustinDiploma in Art & Design – Foundation Studies, Rochester, current student

Polly Cornthwaite, Foundation Studies, UCA Canterbury

If you have any queries please contact either:

Andrew MaloneCourse Leader01227 817329amalone@ucreative.ac.uk

Amanda TheodorakisCourse Administrator (general course enquiries)01227 817328atheodorakis@ucreative.ac.uk

An answer phone service is available on all of the above lines for any out of hours enquiries.

PRE-ARRIVAL In this section you will find a list of activities that we ask you to complete before you arrive to start your course in September.

Rosie Sayer, Foundation Studies,

UCA Canterbury

DfE RISE IN THE PARTICIPATION AGE (RPA) - LEAVING SCHOOL

In England, your leaving age depends on when you were born. You can leave school on the last Friday in June as long as you’ll be 16 by the end of that year’s summer holidays.You must stay in some form of education or training until your 18th birthday if you were born on or after 1 September 1997.

Your options are:-full-time education - eg at a school or college-an apprenticeship or traineeship-part-time education or training - as well as being employed, self-employed or volunteering for 20 hours or more a week

For more information visit:

www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school

GCSE MATHS & ENGLISH

Please note there have been changes to further education courses, including for some EU students, which are intended to support successful achievement of art & design courses and some of the entry requirements to higher education.Students unable to provide evidence of attainment in GCSE English language or mathematics at grade C or higher (or acceptable equivalent) will be required to enroll on Functional Skills or GCSE courses and continue to work towards achieving at least GCSE at grade C. The UCA enrolment process in September will require confirmation of GCSE attainment in English language and mathematics or acceptable international equivalent.

We will offer an initial assessment to determine the most suitable level for you to start studying and support you in achieving the required grades. In return we will expect you to be fully committed to your learning.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: Studio days - 10.00am – 4.00pmWednesday: Self-study research day

All absences have to be notified to the Further Education Administrator in the Campus Registry office before 10.00am on each day of absence on T: 01227 817328.

We ask that you arrange non-emergency doctors/dentist appointments or driving lessons etc. on Wednesday, which is designated a self-study day.

NB You may be required to be in college some Wednesdays, i.e. Open Days, Field Trip Week, Assessment Week etc but you will be notified of such dates in advance.

Please make a note of the term dates in your separate Campus Guide. We do not have half-term breaks. Please do not book holidays during term time. If you need to be away from university you will need to complete and have signed by your tutor a ‘Leave of Absence’ request form in advance.

ATTENDANCE

JoJo Montague, Foundation Studies, UCA Canterbury

Katie French, Foundation Studies, UCA Canterbury

COURSE COSTS There are some additonal costs related to studying the Access Diploma course that students will need to consider. These are listed below. For course tuition fees and funding advice, please view your specific campus Welcome Guide.

There will be a Further Education Material Charge of £125 for each student under the age of 19 to go towards materials. For students over 19, this charge is included in the course fee.

This is payable at:

www.payonline.ucreative.ac.uk

FURTHER EDUCATION MATERIALS CHARGE

Students under 19 will be liable to pay the annual Further Education Materials Charge in full during their online enrolment.

A late payment fee of £15 shall apply to those students who fail to pay their Further Education Materials Charge during the online enrolment period.

All students are required, as part of their studies, to participate in either Option 1 or Option 2.

OPTION ONE - £445

This includes:-Residential Field Trip to Amsterdam - please see next page-Local Day Trips contribution*-Personal Art Pack

Please purchase this package at:

http://store.ucreative.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=1&prodid=755

OPTION TWO - £210

This includes:-Local Day Trips contribution*-UK Trip week-Personal Art Pack

Please purchase this package at:

http://store.ucreative.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=1&prodid=756

Amsterdam places are not confirmed until payment and all relevant paperwork is received. Course costs payable should be made before the start of your course.

*A contribution to the cost of normally two educational visits to museums, galleries or site visits/drawing location. Course costs payable should be made before the start of your course.

Anna Hopkins, Foundation Studies, UCA Canterbury

FIELD TRIP WEEK - NOVEMBER 2015

As indicated on the Course Costs page, Option One includes a residential field trip to Amsterdam. This will take place during the week commencing 8th November 2015.

The trip to Amsterdam includes:

-Five nights bed and breakfast in the -Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Amsterdam-Coach travel from UCA to Amsterdam return-Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais return-Museum Card-Kroeller Mueller Day Trip, Museum & park entry

Trip places are not confirmed until either Option One or Option Two payment and all relevant paperwork is received.

Field Study Trip documents Amsterdam: Valid Passport & EHIC copies

EHIC cards can be ordered online at:

www.nhs.uk/

VISAIf you are a foreign national please check whether you need a visa. Visa information can be obtained from:

www.netherlands-embassy.org.uk/passports

then follow links for visa information. We would advise you apply for a visa 3 months before your date of travel. Please remember we will be travelling through France and Belgium to reach the Netherlands. Please send a copy of your visa once you have received it. Our Specialist Adviser will be able to help with this:

Tanya Perkins01227 817307tperkins@ucreative.ac.uk

Option Two - UK week commencing 9th November 2015 includes;

-Two day trips to London-One local trip-Return coach travel-Exhibition entries

All students are required, as part of their studies, to participate in either the Amsterdam field trip (Option One) or the UK programme (Option Two). Your research from this week will be used to support subsequent projects and will be marked and graded in the appropriate assessment period.

SUMMER PROJECT

THE BRIEF

Foundation is all about your ideas, your opinions, your creativity, your expression, your originality and your hard work. We would like to find out about you... What do you like? What do you dislike? What are your opinions? What is your aesthetic?

Over the summer we would like you to reflect upon these questions by documenting, collecting and listing your research.

Task 1Generate 10 quick drawings or paintings or collagesor small 3D maquettes that could indicate who youare, where you come from, your traits, who or whatinspires you, what you love or hate. These can becreated through any media, processes and can beany size, just make sure its portable.

Task 2Take 10 photographs of things which are valuable and inspirational to you, these will need to be printed out.

Task 3Collect 10 images that inspire you from contemporary media i.e.; magazines, books, film stills, games, internet sites. To artists, designers and makers to galleries you visit. There are some contextual references overleaf to guide you.

Task 4Experience 10 activities that influence your creativity. Make a list of these. You are to present this in a sketchbook but this can be any size. We would like you to showcase your skills, abilities and interests.

From this research material we want you to makeone final outcome, reflect what you are interestedin/concerned about/emotions you want to expressabout your life and/or the world around you.How you create your final outcome should alsoreflect how you like to work at this stage in yourlife; so that what you create and bring onto yourfirst day of Foundation could be a painting, it could be sculptural, a photograph, drawings, prints, textiles samples or fashion designs etc etc. What you want to do is up to you. It can be made out of any media, any colour, any format. It could form part of a collection, a series of multiples or a single outcome.

The only requirement is it has to be portable, as you will have to bring it in to college on the first day. You really do have the freedom to be yourself as a creative individual. There is no wrong or right, be playful, express yourself and show what you can/want to do.

Why are we asking you to do this?To become an artist or designer you have to be aware of the world around you, the context in which art and design is made and your own view of the world. This will form the starting point of your work on the course. If you want to achieve a high standard of work, producing interesting and original ideas, thorough research is essential. This work will be assessed in the Autumn term. It is important that you complete the project to your highest standard.

Try to make this project extraordinary and enjoyyour summer.

Over the summer, take some time to research into the following:

-Richard Billingham-Martin Parr-Gregory Crewdson -Michael Landy-Shazia Sikander-Jan Francis-Louise Bourgeois-Cornelia Parker-Lucy Orta

-Christopher Raeborne-Martin Margiela-Jessica Ogden-Ernesto Neto-Mike Nelson-Le Courbusier-Doris Salcedo-Wayne Hemingway-Tracey Emin-Stuart Haygarth-Olivier Kugler-Hamish Fulton-Richard Serra

-Anthony Gormley-James Turrell-Jule Arkell,-Nigel Shafran-Boyle Family-Stuart Hilton-Tord Boonjte-Daniel Libeskind-Sarah Sze-Tom Friedman-Lucinda Rogers-Kiri-Jane Stritton-Keri Smith

-Paul Noble-Fred Tomaselli-Mark Bradford-Candy Jernigan-Larry Sultan-Joel Sternfeld-Robyn O’Neill-Johnathon Hodgson-Willie Doherty-Helio Oiticica-Sophie Calle-Henri Cartier-Bresson-Michael Clark

In this section you will find your enrolment and induction timetables. Please take careful note of the dates and times you will need to attend during your first week.

INDUCTION AND ENROLMENT TIMETABLES

If you are not able to make any of these dates, please let your campus registry contact know as soon as possible. You can find their contact details at the start of this Welcome Guide.

TIME LOCATION

MONDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

10:00am - 4:00pm

ACTIVITY AND DATE

Studio Day

- Bring in Summer Project Work

- Art Pack distribution

Enrolment Group A Surnames A-M

Enrolment Group B Surnames N-Z

Self-Study Research Day

TUESDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER

Cragg Lecture Theatre (C0.06)

10:00am

11:30am

WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER

10:00am - 4:00pm

Enrolment only - Please bring your ID and Qualification Certificates

including Maths and English

Studio Day

- Library, Student Services and IT Inductions

10:00am - 4:00pm Studio Day

- Library, Student Services and IT Inductions

MONDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER

10:00am - 4:00pm Studio Day

4:00pm Welcome to UCA Drinks. A chance for students and staff to mingle

TUESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER

10:00am - 4:00pm Studio Day

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INDUCTION AND ENROLMENT TIMETABLES

TIME LOCATION

TUESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER

10:00am - 4:00pm

ACTIVITY AND DATE

Studio Day

WEDNESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER

THURSDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER

10:00am - 4:00pm

Self-Study Research Day

Studio Day

10:00am - 4:00pm Studio Day

11:00am - 3:00pm Fresher’s Fair

4:00pm - 6:00pmInternational Welcome Event - (An event for new non-UK students

which includes a welcome from the leadership team, free food and

drink and an opportunity to meet other new students)

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