The Artist Designer Maker: Glass and Ceramics BA (Hons) course embraces the possibilities of making for both art and design. Glass and Ceramics are a focus but students can work in other materials, for example, wood, metal and plastic - as well as digital media. Students will work in excellent individual student workspaces in studios in National Glass Centre and FabLab. The first year will introduce students to a range of traditional and contemporary craft skills, through staff led demonstrations and seminars as well as hands-on making. Students will learn making skills, ideas development and about key subject themes. Assessment methods include a range of studio practice, visual research – sketchbooks, technical notebooks, and contextual files, your professional development portfolio, written assignments and presentations to fellow students and staff. In the first year – the foundation year – students will study five modules; a module about the foundations of art, design, performance and media production, an essential study skills module, a foundation project module, practical numeracy skills, and an introduction to creative practice module. After completion of this foundation, students will then move onto the Artist Designer Maker: Glass and Ceramics honours degree course.