3D DESIGN
MAKE YOUR MARK IN
3D DESIGN: CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY CERAMICS CRAFTS
If you have an ambition for making contemporary design led products, one of our 3D Design pathways could be perfect for you, whether your choice is Crafts, Ceramics or Contemporary Jewellery. At the very beginning of your journey as a first year you have a great opportunity to explore all three pathways because you share a common year. This really helps you to confidently decide which specialist area or pathway is best for you in your quest to become a designer/maker. One of the great advantages of our 3D Design course is that it encourages you to experience a breadth of materials and techniques including digital and traditional aspects of designing and making. Perhaps you see yourself as a craft jeweller, creating exquisite bespoke pieces in your own specialist workshop – or designing contemporary jewellery and accessories for mainstream high street chains. Then again, your passion could lie in ceramics, and you’d love to call on a wide range of skills to create everything from finely detailed artefacts and tableware to bold, contemporary designs. Angela Atkinson and Rajesh Gogna, Joint Award Leaders
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Or maybe crafts, in general, is more your thing, and you’d simply adore experimenting with different materials and techniques to make unique, stylish, limited edition objects. Studying 3D Design at Staffordshire University will develop your free-thinking, conceptual and art skills, whilst also training you in hands-on practical designing and manufacturing techniques. Hone your talents with us and not only will you have access to our specialist workshops and facilities, you’ll learn from genuine experts in jewellery, ceramics and crafts design. If that wasn’t enough, you’ll also be based in the ideal location for learning all about 3D Design. That’s because the Stoke-on-Trent area has been at the forefront of ceramics design and manufacture for centuries. All in all, whether you choose Ceramics, Crafts or Contemporary Jewellery and Fashion Accessories, you’ll find we’ve got the expertise, equipment, studios and industry contacts to help you succeed as a designer-maker. Over the following pages, you can read all about our 3D Design degrees. To find out more, please visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/design
WHICH 3D DESIGN DEGREE IS RIGHT FOR YOU? The 3D Design degree you choose really will depend on your career goals, interests and objectives. You can read about each course later in this guide. But first, let our pointers help you to decide…
BA (Hons) 3D DESIGN: CRAFTS
Choosing this course will allow you to develop your skills as a designermaker within the contemporary crafts arena. Experimenting with different materials, such as wood, metal, plastics and ceramics, you’ll create exciting and innovative contemporary craft objects, as well as contextualize your craft practice within a global arena. This course is also a particularly good choice if you wish to explore the potential of mixing and combining different materials together.
BA (Hons) 3D DESIGN: CERAMICS
Choosing Ceramics will give you the opportunity to discover both the richness and diversity of ceramic design practice. Developing an understanding of ceramic materials and techniques, you’ll explore a wide range of approaches in making contemporary ceramics. Thanks to our strong links with the ceramics industry you’ll have many great opportunities to work in a professional context through external projects.
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BA (Hons) 3D DESIGN: CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY AND FASHION ACCESSORIES
Choose this award if you’d like to develop your skills and creative potential as a specialist jeweller, metalworker or silversmith. Encouraging you to adopt an experimental approach, our aim is to provide you with an in-depth understanding of materials, new technologies and specialist technical skills, all to help you realise your creative ideas as innovative finished objects or wearable pieces.
BA (Hons) 3D DESIGN: CRAFTS UCAS code: W700
BA (Hons) 3D DESIGN: CERAMICS UCAS code: W273
BA (Hons) 3D DESIGN: CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY AND FASHION ACCESSORIES UCAS code: W790
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Introduction Key Facts Why Staffs? Our Brilliant People A Better Campus Choose More Open Days Application Process
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HERE ARE JUST A FEW REASONS WHY WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD STUDY WITH US. TO REALLY FIND OUT IF WE’RE RIGHT FOR YOU, PLEASE COME ALONG TO ONE OF OUR OPEN DAYS. WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU.
KEY FACTS WORK-READY WORLD-READY
Study with us and we’ll equip you to become ‘The Staffordshire Graduate’ – a world-ready professional, with the knowledge, attributes and expertise that employers look for.
WEDGWOOD... WILL YOU?
We want you to make your mark in the real world. That’s why we’ll make sure you get to work on live briefs and enter national competitions. Through exciting challenges from famous names such as Wedgwood, Dudsons, Moorland Pottery, we’ll give you a solid taste of the 3D Design industry.
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HANDS-ON LEARNING
As a 3D Design student, you’ll have access to our first-class workshops. Here you’ll gain extensive knowledge of working with wood, metal, plastic, ceramics and other materials – from initial design concept to the production of finished objects.
LET YOUR INDIVIDUALITY SHOW
Great design is all about expressing your individuality. That’s why, instead of creating clones, we’ll encourage you to develop as an individual, learning the skills and techniques that will allow you to turn your ideas into truly unique and inspiring pieces.
LEARN FROM GUEST LECTURERS
To give you the broadest possible expertise, we’ll invite industry experts to share their techniques and artistic skills with you. Guest lecturers to-date have included a talisman diamond setter, as well as contemporary jewellers and experienced craftspeople.
ENTERPRISING SPIRIT
Want to freelance or start your own design consultancy when you graduate? We can help there too – by equipping you with valuable entrepreneurial skills and putting you in touch with manufacturing companies as well as individual makers, gallery curators and collectors.
GETTING YOU NOTICED
Business Bursary won and new tableware collection launched at the New Designers Exhibition 2012… work exhibited at The Great Northern 2013… ‘Potclays Prize’ won at the Degree Show 2013… every year our students achieve great things. Study with us and we’ll encourage you to exhibit and get noticed.
MAISON & OBJET PARIS
As part of our Live Briefs module, you’ll have the chance to visit the world-famous Maison & Objet Design Show in Paris, as well as other events. On the Paris trip you’ll also get to go to museums, galleries and leading design venues.
PRICELESS KNOWLEDGE
Whichever 3D degree you choose, you’ll be taught by experts with incredible expertise. Our Award Leader has earned global acclaim for his skills as a silversmith. We also have celebrated ceramics specialists and even an accomplished woodturner among our team. In short, you’re in safe – and extremely creative – hands.
MASTER YOUR CRAFT
Once you graduate, you could decide to progress onto our MA Ceramic Design. Internationally renowned for its high standards, the award has led to outstanding career opportunities for postgraduates.
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STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY’S 3D DESIGN: CERAMICS AWARD HAS PROVIDED ME WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE MY DESIGN CONCEPTS, ENABLING ME TO DEVELOP FULLY MY CREATIVE SKILLS WITH ACCESS TO AMAZING FACILITIES AND THE LATEST DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES. Alison Howell BA (Hons) 3D Design: Ceramics; winner of the ‘Pulse’ Award, New Designers 2012, London – and currently studying on our MA Ceramic Design course
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WHY STAFFS? Do you have a passion for making things and creating contemporary products? If so, one of our 3D Design specialist pathways will give you a unique opportunity to explore ideas through craft practice and design process. Each course has a strong focus on experimentation with materials and thinking through making objects. Each is structured to nurture and expand your creativity and each will allow you to experience both studio-making and industrial processes – all to provide you with an exciting creative platform and give you the confidence to thrive in contemporary design practice, as an independent maker or as a designer working in industry.
HIGHLY PRAISED TEACHING We believe that when it comes to 3D Design, we offer some of the best training around. Experts agree with us too. In 2010, external examiners said: “The quality of the teaching and learning methods are good. The team is extremely committed
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and responsive to students’ needs. They have a range and breadth of experience and skills, which they bring to the content and delivery of the curriculum.” Throughout your studies, you’ll gain practical knowledge and a repertoire of skills… a ‘designer toolkit’, if you like, of techniques and processes all to help you make your mark in the world of design.
A DEGREE OF CHOICE
WORLD OF WORK FACILITIES
Wedgwood, Dudson, Moorland Pottery… we’ve built strong relationships across the 3D Design industry, including Stoke-on-Trent’s globally-famous pottery companies. We also work closely with the Crafts Council, the professional body dedicated to making the UK the best place to make, see, collect and learn about contemporary craft. All of that means we can train you in the very latest knowledge and industry practice, as well as improving your graduate employability. We arrange guest lectures by leading experts in ceramics, crafts and jewellery, and we organise visits to cultural events such
We believe in giving you practical, hands-on training to prepare you for the world of work. That’s why our 3D workshops are superbly equipped. We’ve got everything you’d expect to see in a working studio: lathes, jigsaws, rapid prototyping machines, industry-standard design software, laser cutters, 3D printing, fine metalworking tools, mould preparation and casting equipment, and more. In short, we’ll make sure you’re properly trained in traditional hand-making, machine manufacture and modern digital technology.
We understand that not everyone can – or wants to – commit to fulltime study. That’s why, although our 3D Design degrees normally take three years to complete, you can always opt to study part-time, over as long as 4-6 years.
CLOSE TIES WITH INDUSTRY
as the Maison & Objet Design Show and the Goldsmiths’ Fair. No wonder then that our students have won national awards at national events including: The New Designers, the Debenhams Future of Design Competition, Goldsmiths’ Company Precious Metal Bursary and Pewter Live!
LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS Study 3D Design with us and you’ll learn from some of the leading specialists in the ceramics, crafts and jewellery fields. Rajesh Gogna, joint Award Leader, teaching on the Contemporary Jewellery and Fashion Accessories course, has been made a Freeman of the Goldsmiths’ Company in recognition of his work, as well as being given the Freedom of the City of London. Angela Atkinson, joint Award Leader, is an experienced ceramic designer/ maker, with many significant commercial successes in retail markets, both nationally and internationally. She is passionate about her role as a designer and as an educator believing in the importance and relevance of the engagement and dialogue between education and industry. Sarah Thirwell is a senior lecturer on the course. She is a contemporary craft/designer maker, successfully producing a range of handmade design led products for the bespoke and commercial markets.
INSPIRED TEACHING Whichever course you choose, you’ll spend your first year exploring ceramics, metal, wood and plastics through short projects. This allows you to broaden your creative experience and decide which of our 3D Design areas you’d like to specialise in. During your second year you’ll look at all sorts of different approaches to designing and making 3D pieces. Then, in the third year, you’ll take on a large individual project in your chosen subject. You’ll learn through a variety of projects, competitions, lectures, seminars, workshops and e-learning. You’ll also have a Personal Tutor who’ll be on hand to assist with both your academic and personal development.
CAREER CHOICES Our 3D Design graduates go on to achieve great things, thanks in no small part to our course structure, which encourages you to specialise in one area of 3D Design, whilst developing valuable transferable skills for the job market. Lots of our graduates have set up their own businesses as designer-makers. In Ceramics, several graduates have secured careers in the illustrious local ceramics industry or joined postgraduate courses, whilst some craft graduates have found jobs with organisations such as the Crafts Council and the V&A Museum.
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OUR BRILLIANT PEOPLE “I chose to study 3D Design at Staffordshire University because I felt it offered me the opportunity to develop and explore my creative skills as a maker. I came to the University as a mature student, having both studied and worked in the jewellery industry. Whilst on the course, I was able to integrate my knowledge and experience. The tutors are experienced professionals who specialise in a range of creative disciplines and are always available to provide hands-on support. The technical team also do a fantastic job in helping students in all areas of their study. 3D Design does require dedication and persistence. At times it can also be quite challenging. However, if you are passionate about handcrafting, it definitely has all the attributes to enrich your skills as a designermaker, equipping you with the knowledge, guidance and support to develop into a creative professional. I found 3D Design to be very rewarding, both on a personal and a professional level. Since leaving the University, I have set up my own business selling luxury limited edition and bespoke pieces of jewellery. I feel my degree was a platform to help me move forward within a creative field that I am passionate about. I recommend this course to anyone who is serious about working as a handcrafting designer-maker.� Charlotte Tamar BA(Hons) 3D Design: Contemporary Jewellery and Fashion Accessories (First Class), graduated July 2013
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“I chose Staffordshire University after going to an Open Day and realising that the workshop facilities weren’t simply great, but were bigger than those at other universities I’d visited! I also really liked the friendly feel of the place. The fact that the campus is close to a mainline train station was another major advantage. Throughout my studies, the support I received from the lecturers and technicians was excellent. They were always available to help us learn new techniques and skills. Also, the tutorials were very useful and really helped my designs to develop.
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I was fortunate enough to be able to work for a jeweller and wood turner both during and after graduation. This provided a tremendous insight into running a business as a designer-maker. I now run my own jewellery & silversmithing workshop and shop in the Manchester Craft and Design Centre and also create work for galleries and exhibitions.” Selina Campbell BA(Hons) 3D Design: Crafts (First Class), graduated in 2007
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A BETTER CAMPUS
AT STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY, WE’RE COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE – LITERALLY. OVER A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS, WE’RE SPENDING MILLIONS OF POUNDS ON OUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES, SO WHEN YOU JOIN US, YOU’LL BE COMING TO A PLACE WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START OPENING DOORS AND BREAKING BOUNDARIES.
In recent years, our Stoke-on-Trent campus has undergone a massive transformation, with the students at the heart of our plans. From the amazing Science Centre to environmental improvements, we’re focused on building the best campus for our students. But whilst it’s all well and good a university saying they care what students think, we’re putting our money where our mouth is. This all stems from a decision to make Stoke-on-Trent the main campus of Staffordshire University. In 2016 the majority of students from our Stafford Computing and Technology courses will be
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moving to the Stoke-on-Trent campus. So we’re making sure that when you arrive, you enter a university that is fit for purpose. One with a great mix of study and social spaces. One that feels safe and thrives on the friendly reputation we’ve built. What we found was that a modern edge-of-city campus is ideal. Close enough to the city for the social life, but far enough away to focus on studying. Great transport links around the city, but also great spaces around the campus. The best of both worlds. So, starting in Summer 2015, we’ll be working on the College Road and Leek Road sites of our Stoke Campus. We’ll be creating great social spaces and easy access between the Students’ Union, venues and teaching rooms. Bringing the best teaching facilities together with fantastic student areas – making it feel safe and easy to jump between your lectures and your life outside University. As well as that, we’re also investing £12m in a new Computing and Games facility. This project, called Digital Kiln, will merge beautiful learning space with state-of-theart technology to support all sorts of courses from Cyber Security to Games Design.
This investment is continuing the work we’ve already started to create great social spaces and easy access between the Students’ Union, halls of residence, and other facilities. We’ve committed to doubling the investment that’s already started to create enhanced facilities. Come 2016, it’s going to have the buzz and the feel of the edge-of-city campus that students want. Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Gunn Healthcare Centres of Excellence This redevelopment work isn’t just happening in Stoke-on-Trent though. Healthcare and Midwifery students won’t miss out with significant further investment in our Centres of Excellence in Stafford and Shrewsbury – adding new student spaces and learning resources to make these campuses totally self-contained and right up to date. So, with all this to come, maybe it’s time you joined us at Staffordshire University?
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KEY FACTS WORK STARTS: SUMMER 2015 ADDITIONAL £40M INVESTMENT IN STOKE-ON-TRENT CAMPUS MULTI-MILLION POUND INVESTMENT IN STAFFORD CENTRE OF HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE AND SHREWSBURY CENTRE OF HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE COMPLETION DATE: AUTUMN 2016.
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CHOOSE
MORE AT STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN EDGE OVER THE COMPETITION. WE WANT YOU TO TAKE AWAY SOMETHING EXTRA. SO WE MAKE SURE YOU’LL GET SOMETHING EXTRA WHEN YOU’RE HERE. A LOT EXTRA ACTUALLY. To help you open doors as well as your mind, we’re spending millions of pounds on our edge-of-city campus. When you’re here, you’ll be able to work with brilliant academics and access a whole load of cutting edge facilities; from animation studios to photography darkrooms to surface decoration workshops. Past students have gone on to exhibit at prestigious galleries, museums and festivals across the world.
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You can also get more back with grants, loans and bursaries to help fund your study whilst enjoying a cost of living ranked the third lowest in the UK.
MAKE MORE OF YOUR TIME HERE • Improve your skills with online training platform Lynda.com and access over 3,000 online tutorial videos • Want to get fit while you study? Take advantage of our special student rate gym memberships • Don’t just learn while you’re with us, earn. Take a job at the Students’ Union, become a paid Student Ambassador with Unitemps or turn working while you study upside down with a seasonal role at Alton Towers Resort • Then spend. We’re a hop, skip and a short walk from shops, boutiques, restaurants, bars and clubs • Catch the latest musicals, opera, drama at the Regent Theatre and Stafford Gatehouse
MORE WAYS TO STUDY YOUR WAY • Grants, loans and bursaries to help fund your study • More hands-on, real world learning, fewer lectures • Hit the books whenever you want - access to our 24- hour library • Get all the software you need including access to the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite and download Microsoft Office 365 on up to five devices for free • Professional guest lecturers - previous presentations included Microsoft, Marvel Comics and Epic Games
At Staffordshire University, you’re in the best place to do more, with City Centre shops, boutiques, restaurants, theatres, bars and clubs all just a short stroll away. Plus, with student rate gym memberships and over 100 sports, clubs and societies to join – including skydiving, snow sports and our very own Beard Society – you can experience more too. So, if you’re looking for a place that gives you exactly what you need to succeed (and more), then open the door and your mind to Staffordshire University.
A CAMPUS WITH MORE TO OFFER • We’ve spent and continue to spend millions of pounds on our edge-of-city campus • We’re a place literally in the middle of things with easy access to Manchester, Birmingham, London • Get your film fix at our on-campus Film Theatre • Take advantage of our brilliant and friendly Student Support team • Stay fit and well with our NHS Healthcare centre with two doctors • Enjoy a cost of living ranked third lowest in the UK
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There’s only one real way to experience Staffordshire University, and that’s to come and see it for yourself.
University is where you’re due to spend the next few years of your life, so before you decide on somewhere, it makes sense to have a good look around. That’s where an Open Day comes in. This is your opportunity to get to know the place. Test it out. Immerse yourself in every aspect of Staffordshire University and see if it’s right for you. We’ll give you the chance to see everything, from the Students’ Union and the library to the IT suites and our impressive sports facilities. We’ll also show you the halls of residence, so you can start planning exactly where to put your TV and laptop. You’ll then meet our expert lecturers, see live demonstrations of lab and studio sessions, and delve deeper into your chosen subject with an informative talk. Advice is available on managing your student finances and ways to fund your study, as well as tips on writing a strong personal statement to include in your application.
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Best of all, you’ll have time to speak with current students about their experiences of Staffordshire University – which means you can hear exactly what it’s like to be at the heart of things in the centre of the country. It’s the best way to get a real feel for life here. Our Open Days give you an idea of everything Staffordshire University has to offer, so you’ll be ready to make one of the most important – and most exciting – decisions of your life.
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For more detailed information on courses or studying at Staffordshire University, visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate
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