This new course has been designed and written in conjunction with academics
and employers in the visual arts. It blends and develops emerging artists and
designers’ own practice to equip them with the skills necessary to work
professionally in the visual arts in a wide range of careers. Through a
combination of theoretical development, continuing professional practice and
valuable vocational experiences, it will deliver innovative, distinctive and
exciting projects in businesses and places of work individualised to the learner
that prepares emerging professionals to confidently meet the demands of the
visual art market.
Foundation Degree in Creative Professional Business Practice
Course overview
Course information
The programme employs a range of teaching and learning methods that are strategically deployed to provide students with a rich and varied range of learning experiences. It promotes both independent and collaborative work, with an emphasis on engaging directly with a range of workplaces to give learners broad experiences, which naturally narrow as they begin to specialise in fewer industries.
The programme includes the following modules:
- An analysis of client requirements in the visual arts industries
- Ethics and sustainability
- Professional health and safety
- Communication methodologies
- Marketing professional practice
- Business management
- Continuous and individualised professional practice
- Analysis / market research of future visual art industries
- The creation of your own working space
- Professional relationships / communication skills
- Time management
- Event management
Start date
15-09-2025