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Learning outcomes & discipline specific guidance

Creative Arts guidance


New BA (Hons) Creative Arts units:
  1. Creative Arts 1.1: Experience Creative Arts (CA4ECA)
  2. Creative Arts 1.2: Creative Arts Skills (CA4CAS)
  3. Creative Arts 1.3: Creative Arts Dimensions (CA4CAD)
  4. Creative Arts 2.1: Creative Arts Relations (CA5CAR)
  5. Creative Arts 2.2: Creative Arts Perspectives (CA5CAP)
  6. Creative Arts 2.3: Creative Arts Language (CA5CAL)
  7. Creative Arts 3.1: Practice and Research (CA6PAR)
  8. Creative Arts 3.2: External Projects (CA6EXP)
  9. Creative Arts 3.3: Major Project (CA6MPT)

Teach Out BA (Hons) Creative Arts units:

  1. Writing 1: Writing Skills (CW4WGS) - See Creative Writing guidance
  2. Writing 1: Art of Poetry (CW4AOP) - See Creative Writing guidance
  3. Writing 1: Scriptwriting (CW4SCW) - See Creative Writing guidance
  4. Drawing 1: Drawing Skills (DR4DRS) - See Drawing guidance
  5. Graphic Design 1: Core Concepts (VC4GDC) - See Graphic Design guidance
  6. Illustration 1: Key Steps in Illustration (VC4KSI) - See Illustration guidance
  7. Moving Image 1: Setting the Scene (MI4STS) - See Moving Image guidance
  8. Music 1: Composing Music (MU4CPM) - Music guidance
  9. Painting 1: The Practice of Painting (PT4POP) - See Painting guidance
  10. Photography 1: Expressing Your Vision (PH4EYV) - See Photography guidance
  11. Printmaking 1: Introduction to Printmaking (PM4PMI)  - See Printmaking guidance
  12. Sculpture 1: Starting out in 3D (SC4SCL) - See Sculpture guidance
  13. Textiles 1: A Textiles Vocabulary (TX4ATV) - See Textiles guidance
  14. Visual Studies 1: Creative Arts Today (CA4CAT) - See Visual Studies guidance
  15. Writing 2: Writing for Children (CW5WFC) - See Creative Writing guidance
  16. Writing 2: Writing Short Fiction (CW5WSF) - See Creative Writing guidance
  17. Writing 2: Poetry – Form and Experience (CW5PFE) - See Creative Writing guidance
  18. Writing 2: Life Writing (CW5LFW) - See Creative Writing guidance
  19. Writing 2: Moving on with Scriptwriting (CW5SCW) - See Creative Writing guidance
  20. Drawing 2: Investigating Drawing (DR5DRA) - See Drawing guidance
  21. Graphic Design 2: Working with a Client  (VC5GRD) - See Graphic Design guidance
  22. Illustration 2: Responding to a brief (VC5ILL) - See Illustration guidance
  23. Moving Image 2: Moving Image (MI5MIM) - See Moving Image guidance
  24. Music 2: Moving on with Composition (MU5MWC) - See Music guidance
  25. Painting 2: Studio Practice (PT5STP) - See Painting guidance
  26. Photography 2: Landscape, Place and Environment (PH5LPE) - See Photography guidance
  27. Photography 2: Documentary- Fact and Fiction (PH5DFF) - See Photography guidance
  28. Photography 2: Digital Image and Culture (PH5DIC) - See Photography guidance
  29. Photography 2: Self and the Other (PH5STO) - See Photography guidance
  30. Printmaking 2: Developing your Style (PM5PMD) - See Printmaking guidance
  31. Sculpture 2: Studio Practice (SC5STP) - See Sculpture guidance
  32. Textiles 2: Contemporary Practice (TX5CTP) - See Textiles guidance
  33. Visual Studies 2: Understanding Visual Culture (AH5UVC) - See Visual Studies guidance
  34. Creative Arts 3: Body of Work (CA6BOW) 
  35. Creative Arts 3: Research (CA6RES) 
  36. Creative Arts 3: Sustaining Your Practice (CA6SYP)
Assessment requirements for new course units:
When considering the learning outcomes for your course unit, it is important to know what you are being asked to submit. These are known as your assessment requirements. In summary, these will include:
  1. A selection of entries from your learning log. These should evidence the connections between your coursework and the learning outcomes. 
  2. A selection of creative work. This should be a portfolio or other presentation of your final or strongest pieces. 
  3. Your critical review. For Creative Arts submissions this must include your first draft, tutor annotations (where your tutor has done this) and your redrafted final version (where you have done this) based on the annotations and your received feedback.
  4. A reflective presentation or evaluation. This will be an opportunity to reflect on your learning experiences as a whole. It can take the form of a presentation, short video, or a written piece, and should be no longer than 6 minutes or 750 words. As a Creative Arts student, you will be studying across different disciplines. Use your reflection to consider the relationship of these disciplines alongside an evaluation of your creative and learning journey so far.
Assessment requirements for teach out course units:
When considering the learning outcomes for your course unit, it is important to know what you are being asked to submit. These are known as your assessment requirements. In summary, these will include:
  1. A selection of entries from your learning log. These should evidence the connections between your coursework and the learning outcomes. 
  2. A selection of creative work. This should be a portfolio or other presentation of your final or strongest pieces. 
  3. Any written elements such as critical reviews. This should include any required essay, review or report elements. For Creative Arts submissions this must include your first draft, tutor annotations (where your tutor has done this) and your redrafted final essays (where you have done this) based on the annotations and your received feedback. 
  4. A reflective presentation or evaluation. This will be an opportunity to reflect on your learning experiences as a whole. It can take the form of a presentation, short video, or a written piece, and should be no longer than 6 minutes or 750 words. As a Creative Arts student, you will be studying across different disciplines. Use your reflection to consider the relationship of these disciplines alongside an evaluation of your creative and learning journey so far.