Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Creative Arts Practice with Professional Placement Year Bath Spa University - Locksbrook Campus, UK

Explore, innovate and push boundaries with this stimulating contemporary arts degree.

• Develop a range of skills, including innovative and expansive approaches to making, alongside professionalism within the creative industries.
• Experiment in our inspiring studio spaces and well-equipped workshops, with access to exceptional facilities.
• Learn from practising artists and makers with outstanding national and international reputations.

You'll gain a practical grounding in a range of creative fields of study. Students are encouraged to explore and develop a range of making skills across these main disciplines: ceramics, print, textiles, wood, metal, plastics. You’ll also explore the critical, conceptual, ethical and environmental issues in contemporary craft through the role of making within social, cultural and historical contexts.

Throughout your studies you’ll learn a broad range of skills to help you flourish in the workplace, including social networking, photographing your work, creating digital portfolios, applying for competitions, marketing, creating a web presence, setting up a business, working on commissions, pricing your work, approaching galleries, exhibiting, and fundraising. As we’re an Adobe Creative Campus, you’ll also have free access to a suite of industry-standard creative apps.

You’ll graduate with the confidence and transferable skills to establish your own practice as a creative artist or maker, or go on to pursue a career within the creative industries.

Professional placement year
The Professional Placement Year (PPY) provides you with the opportunity to identify, apply for, and secure professional experience, normally comprising one to three placements over a minimum of nine months. Successful completion of this module will demonstrate your ability to secure and sustain graduate-level employment.