The Program is a full-time, one-year, integrated course in which students participate in all areas of study. It comprises approximately twenty-four hours of tuition per week. Practical studies are structured into three-hour workshops in 2D Design, 3D Design, Drawing (General & Life), Printmaking, Painting & Illustration, Ceramics & Photography. There is also an integrated Art & Design History component, and tutorials in New Media and Art History.

This study aims to introduce students to a wide range of cultural practice including painting, sculpture, photography, industrial design, fashion, Wlm, new media, architecture, theatre, music and literature. The inter-relationship of these is presented within the historical and social context. Individual works are related to larger movements by analysing their subject and theoretical bases.

In this study area, ceramics is interpreted as functional and non- functional. Attention is given to theories of form, problem solving addressed through hand building, and the use of technologies—wheel- work, press moulds and casting of multiple units.

This study area draws on design theories and, in practice, emphasises technical skills and problem solving. Students are introduced to design terms and deWnitions through a series of practical exercises. They develop a discerning eye through the study of superior professional solutions and through the evaluation of work done within the group.

This study area introduces students to fundamental 3D concepts and terminology. It is arranged sequentially, whereby each project requires a greater understanding of 3D design, an increasing competence in the manipulation of media, an increased level of independent research and originality in solutions to design problems.

Life drawing introduces students to the practice of drawing from observation through recognition, understanding and analysis of the structural factors inherent in the subject. Conceptual, theoretical and practical conventions of drawing, which are fundamental to drawing exercises across the entire Program, are studied in General Drawing.

The Program has a computer suite equipped with Apple Macintosh computer hardware. The New Media study area provides students with tuition in the basics, including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Students also have the opportunity to utilise computers where appropriate in the other areas of study.

This study area encourages students to gain a familiarity with the formal elements of a range of visual communications, develop versatility and an experimental attitude toward materials and subject matter, come to a critical consciousness of their own positions as visual artists and foster an understanding of the expressive and intellectual elements in their own and others’ work.

This study aims to develop students’ technical skills in the areas of camera operation, lenses, subject movement, ambient light, and darkroom practice, and also health and safety issues. They are able to develop a visual awareness through an understanding of the image-making process and are encouraged to relate photography to other art forms. Students submit several theoretical papers and develop a folio of practical work.

This study area enables students to develop skills in a full range of printmaking techniques, suitable for both aspiring fine artists and designers. The curricula include collagraphy, etching, aquatint, dry point, chiné colle, lino- and woodblock-printing, as well as screen-printing using cut, resist and photographic stencils. Further topics which are covered include print documentation, presentation of the folio and health and safety issues.