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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Applied Art

Wrexham University

(4.2)
276 reviews

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Applied Art course at Wrexham University.

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A level

C,C,C

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Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£9,535 per year
Scotland£9,535 per year
Wales£9,535 per year
Northern Ireland£9,535 per year
Channel Islands£11,750 per year
Republic of Ireland£9,535 per year
EU£11,750 per year
International£11,750 per year

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: W201

Here's what Wrexham University says about its Applied Art course.

Why Choose This Course: Unleash your creativity with our Applied Art degree where you will focus on the high-quality craft skills needed to launch your professional artistic career. We will help you develop your material and design expertise and versatility through ceramics, metal, jewellery and mixed media.

You will:

  • Learn the art of high-quality making, originality and how to create personal responses to materials and processes.

  • Not only take your creativity and innovation to the next level, but also develop entrepreneurial skills to ensure you are industry ready.

  • Be able to combine your conceptual and technical skills in applied arts with the professional skills needed to be a successful maker.

  • Develop interpersonal skills through collaborative projects and teamwork, further preparing you for your career after your degree.

Key Course Features: -Excellent gallery and commercial links, with the focus on craft skills to enable you to become exceptional makers. -In addition to developing your creative skills, you will learn business skills in areas such as pricing, publicity and marketing; we are consistently praised by external examiners for how well prepared our students are for professional life. -You will be taught by a team of research-active practitioners who exhibit their own work both nationally and internationally. -Work on live projects, exhibitions, competitions and commissions for public and private clients, giving you confidence to develop your portfolio and your future career. -Showcase your work in an end of year degree show exhibition - Take a look at the Quintesse Degree Show 2024

Course details

Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Department

School of the Creative Arts

Location

Wrexham (Main Campus) | Wrexham

Duration

3 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Crafts

Start date

September 22, 2025

Application deadline

January 29, 2025

The modules you will study

What you will study YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4) Year one introduces you to the breadth of materials and techniques within the Applied Arts, where you have the opportunity to work across all the material areas, experimenting with ceramics, metal and mixed media.

MODULES Contexts 1: Gain a contextual understanding of?your?subject area through an introduction to critical thinking, analysis and a structured process of inquiry. Visual Communication: Introduction to fundamental theories of visual communication. Material Introduction: Introduction to materials and principles fundamental to 3D makers; health and safety, documenting demonstrations, and recording processes and artist’s practice. Material Experimentation: Process driven method of creating work, through mould-making and casting in various materials, including ceramics and metal. Material Techniques: Focus is on a specific applied art technique, which advances making skills and builds a professional body of work. Introduction to Exhibiting: Getting out of the workshop - investigate principles of communicating your work through study trips and exhibition analysis. Culminating in participation of an end-of-year level 4 group show.

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5) Year two expands your making skills within your main material choice, developing a depth of knowledge and understanding about materials and craft skills and allowing you to advance your own creative style. The key professional skills of understanding market, publicity and costings are also developed through practical projects.

MODULES Contexts 2: Builds on and expands level 4’s Context 1 module to broaden your knowledge and foster critical thinking essential for interpreting the complexities of contemporary art contexts. Research and Inspiration: Take personal research through to design proposals, maquettes and material tests suitable for communicating with a client. Technical Development: Progress initial designs through to finished object at a professional standard. Identity: Develop artistic identity through personal projects in your specialist material area, informed by exploration of open calls for exhibition, design projects and commissions. Creative Futures - Making a Living: Develop awareness of career opportunities and professional lives of artists and designers. Explore subject-specific market and marketing methods, record communication with industry bodies and collate costings.

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6) Year three allows you to realise your ideas in the direction of your choice, with students developing their own individual themes to produce collections, demonstrating high-quality making skills and innovative design solutions.

MODULES Research Project: You will undertake a practice-based research project. This approach enables you to locate and establish a connection between your academic and reflective writing within your creative output as an applied artist. Professional Project: Design and create a substantial, self-initiated body of studio work to a professional standard for exhibition. The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.

How you will be assessed

Teaching & Assessment Assessment is predominantly through practical and design work such as maquettes, sketchbooks, samples, and finished objects. Work is presented to tutors, and verbal feedback is given instantly, followed by more expansive written feedback.

You'll be assessed for each module. Formative assessments are used to monitor progress and can take place at any time. These consist of a band grading, plus evaluative comments and a feedback tutorial if appropriate. Grading isn't finalised until the end of the year, when work is reviewed and moderated by an external examiner.

Contact time is 14 hours per week for Level 4, 12 hours per week for Level 5, and 10 hours per week for Level 6. The workshop facilities are open and staffed 5 days a week and students have constant access to the workshops.

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National Student Survey (NSS) scores

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

Here you can see ratings from Wrexham University students who took the Applied Art course - or another course in the same subject area.

Creative arts and design

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How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

88%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

80%

low

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

80%

low

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

78%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

84%

med

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

75%

low

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

56%

low

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

92%

high

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

67%

low

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

88%

med

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

92%

high

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

76%

med

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

83%

med

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

84%

med

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

64%

low

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

80%

low

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

76%

med

How well organised is your course?

60%

low

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

60%

low

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

68%

low

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

60%

low

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

56%

low

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

84%

med

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

79%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

80%

high

Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.

64%

low

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

83%

med

Student information

See who's studying at Wrexham University. These students are taking Applied Art or another course from the same subject area.

Crafts
Mode of study
Full-time87%Part-time13%
Gender ratio
Female74%Male21%Other5%
Where students come from
UK100%
Number of students40
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
Art and DesignA
TextilesB
English LiteratureB
Fine ArtA
PsychologyC
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

Facts and figures about Wrexham University graduates who took Applied Art - or another course in the same subject area.

Creative arts and design

Graduate statistics

15%

Say it fits with future plans

40%

Are utilising studies

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from Wrexham University graduates who took Applied Art - or another course in the same subject area.

Creative arts and design

Earnings

£13.9k

First year after graduation

£16.6k

Third year after graduation

£18.1k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Applied Art.

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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