Modelmaking
University for the Creative Arts
UCAS Code: W630 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University for the Creative Arts
UCAS Code: W630 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
112 UCAS tariff points from A-Level qualifications. As this course requires a portfolio review, you are not required to have a Art and Design-related subject.
112 UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma. As this course requires a portfolio review, you are not required to have a Art and Design-related subject.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
In addition to 112 UCAS tariff points, you also required to achieve a minimum of 4 GCSES, grade 4/C or above, including English Language.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
27 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 15 IB points at Higher level. As this course requires a portfolio review, you are not required to have a Art and Design-related subject.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
112 UCAS tariff points from BTEC Extended Diploma qualification. As this course requires a portfolio review, you are not required to have a Art and Design-related subject.
112 UCAS tariff points from Scottish Higher qualifications. As this course requires a portfolio review, you are not required to have a Art and Design-related subject.
T Level
Pass (C and above)
Minimum Pass at C or above. As this course requires a portfolio review, you are not required to have a Art and Design-related subject.
UCAS Tariff
We consider the strength of our applicants’ portfolios as well as their grades and we therefore may make offers which are lower than our standard entry criteria of 112 tariff points. This may be to students who have faced difficulties that have affected their performance and who were expected to achieve higher results - in these cases, a strong portfolio is especially important. We regularly admit students with a tariff much higher than our standard 112 requirement, and applicants who show potential but aren’t quite at the stage to be able to succeed on the course are offered a 4 year degree with an integrated foundation year which has a standard entry requirement of 32 tariff points.
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About this course
Our BA (Hons) Modelmaking degree course for makers who are also storytellers – those who believe that detail matters. On it, you’ll master the craft of translating ideas into reality, making models to inspire and tell stories.
Welcomed into a design community at UCA Canterbury that has an 80-year history of modelmaking for architecture, visual effects, film, TV, and product design, you’ll collaborate with product, spatial, interior, and architectural designers as you study, developing a much broader set of skills than you’d gain from many similar courses.
Using our extensive design and making facilities to create your models, you’ll learn to embrace design as a process and be open to the exciting discoveries that can sometimes emerge from mistakes and failed experiments.
Of course, impressive outcomes are always welcome, but if you’re also interested in the development and making processes themselves, then this course may well be for you.
Once you’ve graduated, the world’s your oyster – you could choose a career path in set or props design for theatre or film, VFX, architectural, product, or automotive modelling.
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Extra funding
At UCA we have a number of scholarships and fee discounts available to assist you with the cost of your studies.
Further details can be found via our Scholarships page: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/scholarships/
and our Financial Support page: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/fees-finance/financial-support/
The Uni
Canterbury
School of Architecture and Design
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Architecture had a difficult time a few years back during the great recession, but those days are over and the degree is in demand as house building and infrastructure have increased in importance. Most working architects secure jobs in the architecture industry, more usually starting as assistants rather than full-blown architects or chartered technicians. Some, however, move into management, design or marketing roles, where they find their planning, design and project management skills are very welcome. Nearly half the architecture-related jobs last year were in London or the South-East, and this group are rather more likely than average to find their jobs through personal contacts, so polish your networking skills, or see if you can get work experience if you want to succeed as an architect.
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Not many people take this subject, but those that do tend to go into design or craft roles, particularly in the jewellery industry. Be aware that freelancing and self-employment is common in the arts, as are what is termed 'portfolio careers' — having several part-time jobs or commissions at once. As a result, graduates are based all over the country.
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