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Central Saint Martins College
Degree Study Abroad–Ceramic Design
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Contact Information:
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Study Abroad Co-ordinator
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Southampton Row
WC1B 4AP UK
| Phone: | +44 20 7514 7285 | | Fax: | +44 20 7514 7016 |
www.csm.arts.ac.uk
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| Program Description |
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BA (Honours) Ceramic Design looks towards redefining ceramics, inventing new uses and challenging traditions. It will enable students to question the way in which ceramic materials are used and explored in the future. The course places studio design within an historical and theoretical context. Students will be assisted with study skills, including research methods and the use of resource centres enabling them to develop analytical, critical and conceptual abilities crucial to an informed practice. The course will introduce students to a range of ceramic practices: Design for the vessel, Tableware, Hollowware and Giftware, Interior, Architectural, Environmental.
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| Academic Focus of Program |
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| BA (Honours) Ceramic Design looks towards redefining ceramics, inventing new uses and challenging traditions. It will enable students to question the way in which ceramic materials are used and explored in the future. The course places studio design within an historical and theoretical context. Students will be assisted with study skills, including research methods and the use of resource centres enabling them to develop analytical, critical and conceptual abilities crucial to an informed practice. The course will introduce students to a range of ceramic practices: Design for the vessel, Tableware, Hollowware and Giftware, Interior, Architectural, Environmental.
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Year 1 - Concepts & Components: Students will be introduced to and encouraged to experiment with the skills, techniques and approaches specific to ceramic design. As a part of this process, students will develop analytical skills acquiring a self-critical approach to design practice and knowledge of the history of design, including ceramics and its place in cultural development. Project work and practical experience of forming processes gives a broad and thorough experience of the craft. Students will learn how to research, develop and evaluate their ideas, exploring and exploiting the qualities of the medium and developing craft skills.
Year 2 - Ceramic Design in Context: Students' knowledge and understanding of materials, process, histories and methodologies of ceramic design acquired in the first year will be expanded and related to the professional practice of ceramic design. Students will examine a manufacturer, or manufacturing process, which may involve the re-designing of an existing product or developing a new product, but with close reference to the manufacturer's technical base. Students will identify and liaise with a manufacturer, as an integral part of the project, researching which production methods can be used on different materials. Students will also design for a chosen location, whether a particular place, a potential market or specific function.
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| Duration & Start Dates |
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Welcome Programme 5–7 October
| Fall Semester: | 10 October–16 December 2005 | | Spring Semester: | 16 January–24 March 2006 | | Summer Semester: | 24 April–30 June 2006 | | Academic Year: | – |
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| Admission Requirements |
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Welcome Programme 5–7 October
| Fall Semester: | 10 October–16 December 2005 | | Spring Semester: | 16 January–24 March 2006 | | Summer Semester: | 24 April–30 June 2006 | | Academic Year: | – |
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| Admission Requirements |
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| For entry to Year 1, students must be in good standing and have a portfolio demonstrating creativity and visual judgment, craft skills, and the manipulation of three dimensional forms completed over at least one year of a BFA degree. GPA 3.0 or higher.
For entry to Year 2, students must be in good standing and have a portfolio demonstrating creativity and visual judgment, craft skills, and the manipulation of three dimensional forms completed over at least two years of a BFA degree focusing on ceramic art or design. GPA 3.0 or higher.
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| Application Deadlines |
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| Fall Semester: | 16 May 2005 | | Spring Semester: | 17 October 2005 | | Summer Semester: | – | | Academic Year: | – |
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| Fees & Cost |
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Students will be asked to pay a non-refundable deposit of £350 on acceptance to secure their place. The balance of the fee will be due six weeks before the course starts. Payment can be made in cash, by cheque, credit card or bank transfer.
| Fall or Spring Semester: | £3,350 per term | | Summer Semester: | <-> | | Academic Year: | £10,050 per full year |
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CSM runs a three day welcome programme before the start of term to help you get to know London and the college. It is also an excellent way for you to meet other students starting Study Abroad programs across the university.
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| Student Life |
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CSM runs a three day welcome programme before the start of term to help you get to know London and the college. It is also an excellent way for you to meet other students starting Study Abroad programs across the university.
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| Location & Housing |
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| CSM runs a three day welcome programme before the start of term to help you get to know London and the college. It is also an excellent way for you to meet other students starting Study Abroad programs across the university.
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| Student Life |
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| Each course at Central Saint Martins has dedicated accommodation, facilities and technical support. There are more than fifty workshops, including ten computer suites using Windows or Macintosh systems, and a centralized computing facility for large group teaching and student open access and has a color printing bureau. There are workshops for wood, metal and plastics; for pre-press and print production; for printing using silkscreen, lithographic, etching, letterpress and photographic processes; for weave, knit and garment making; and for glass, ceramics and plaster. Teaching takes place on three main sites: Charing Cross Road and Back Hill are within 10 minutes walk of Southampton Row, with some courses based in other, smaller buildings.
The Central Saint Martins library is situated on two sites. The Charing Cross Road site provides collections in fine art and fashion and the Southampton Row site supports the other disciplines, and contains the Slide Library. The Library has 186 study spaces, open-access computer facilities, photocopying and video viewing areas. It is supported by a web-based search and research facility which you can use off-site. You will also have full access to all the other London Institute libraries: 10 in total, with one of the world’s best collections of material on arts, design and communication.
The Lethaby Gallery and Cochrane Theater provide well established venues for exhibition and presentation of work by students, staff and alumni. The gallery is used for national and international exhibitions as well as for student work.
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| Location & Housing |
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If students are offered a place at Central Saint Martins they can apply to live in one of the dorms or flats managed by University of the Arts London. While students can arrange accommodations through University of the Arts London from abroad, they cannot normally start looking for other accommodation until they arrive in London. Please note CSM College is not a campus university and if students are accepted into university accommodations they can expect to travel for up to 45 minutes to get to the teaching sites. For full information and advice please contact Housing Services (stating that you are a Study Abroad student at Central Saint Martins) on:
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7514 6204
Facsimile: +44 (0) 20 7514 6247
E-mail: accommodation@arts.ac.uk
Web: www.arts.ac.uk/housing
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