IELTs 6.0 with minimum of 5.5 in each component
Created in close collaboration with the film and television industry, this course will prepare you for a successful career as a production designer, art director or other art department role. Learn a wide range of art department skills including set design, visualisation and drafting.
Key features
As a dedicated art and design school, our facilities promote collaboration and innovation. You’ll be working alongside artists, designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, and filmmakers.
We're ranked 12th best University for Art and Design in the UK. (The Complete University Guide 2021)
Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to one of our partner institutions, such as RMIT in Australia.
All first-year students within the School of Art and Design will work together on a joint project.
The School supports your course in developing a flexible approach that enables work experience / placement activity to occur within modules.
Industry experts and specialists are a regular feature of the course, either delivering guest lectures and workshops or working more closely with you on live projects. Recent industry experts include: Oscar-nominated production designer Maria Djurkovic (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Billy Elliot, The Imitation Game) and BAFTA award-winning production designer Charles Wood (Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange).
Recent study trips have included the Harry Potter film studios, London and the Luc Besson studios, Paris.
You’ll showcase your work at our Degree Show, with the opportunity to exhibit at a high-profile industry venue, such as Pinewood Studios.
We are proud to be in the top ten in England and Wales for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020).
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Year One
Design for Stage and Screen: Introduction
Contextual Studies: Introducing Research
Skills Passport
Year Two
Design for Stage and Screen: Exploration
Contextual Studies: Research and Impact
Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking
Optional module
You will also choose one 20-credit module from:
Model Making: Object and Narrative
3D Material and Exploration
Character Ideation
Storyboarding: Visualising the Story, Enhancing the Narrative
Final year
Design for Stage and Screen: Exposition
Contextual Studies: Research and Professional Practice
Graduates have gone on to work as production designers, art directors, and in a wide range of art department roles within film and television for companies including:
BBC
ITV
Channel 4
Mammoth
Tiger Aspect.
Some projects our graduates have been involved with include:
Star Wars
the Marvel franchise
The Fast and The Furious.
TV productions our graduates have been involved with include:
EastEnders
Emmerdale
Killing Eve
Victoria
Bad Education
Gentleman Jack .
You’ll have the opportunity to engage with industry through real-situation design projects and lectures from guest speakers. Industry professionals that have recently shared their knowledge and experience include:
Oscar-nominated production designer Maria Djurkovic (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Billy Elliot, The Imitation Game)
BAFTA award-winning production designer Charles Wood (Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange)
Donal Woods, production designer (Downton Abbey)
Tim Napper, concept artist (Star Wars, Dark Crystal)
lighting designer Mike LeFevre (The Andrew Marr Show, Globe Theatre, and the Royal Opera House).
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
