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When applying to many of our Arts, Design and Media courses, you will be asked to provide a digital portfolio. This is an opportunity to show us who you are, your artistic ability and your potential.
This page provides a detailed insight into how to prepare the best possible portfolio for your course.
You will be asked to submit a digital portfolio to us within 28 days of receiving your invitation to submit a portfolio review. We know that you may be applying to us relatively early in the academic year, while you are still building an updated portfolio, so please note that we are happy for you to submit the following: GCSE work (for undergraduate programmes); work from the previous year; work in progress, such as sketches of ideas; and photos of your work.
You will be asked to submit a digital portfolio if you are applying to the following courses:
Please note: If you are applying for a postgraduate course and you have an undergraduate degree from Birmingham City University in a closely related discipline, you may be exempt from providing a portfolio.
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The content of your digital portfolio and the skills it demonstrates should be the same as if you were creating a physical portfolio. The only difference is that you will need to submit your portfolio through your applicant portal rather than physically bring it in for us to see.
We recommend that you start by watching our video guidance on creating a digital portfolio, and then take a look at the course-specific guidance below.
This course is for students with a diverse range of interests, experiences and capabilities.
You might have previously studied art/design/media, but have not identified a pathway to industry yet or are excited about new possibilities in making wider creative connections, through incorporating music, maths, coding, digital technologies, new media, etc.
You might not have previously studied art/design/media, but are interested in science, maths or music, and the opportunity to explore design methodologies. Therefore, your portfolio may not be a typical art and design portfolio.
The aim of the portfolio is to make sure this is the right course for you.
Once we receive your portfolio, we will provide feedback at the earliest possible opportunity. Please note that we may recommend that you study an alternative course with us – for example, foundation year entry, based on the assessment of your portfolio submission.
This course is ideally suited for students who have previously or who are currently studying A-level Art subjects (Fine Art, Art and Design, Textiles, Photography, Media, etc.), students from BTEC Art and Design or Foundation Art and Design Diploma courses or for those who have developed an interest in art practice via an alternative route.
Alongside examples of completed works, we are also interested in quick experiments, sketches, ideas, notes and photographs that have been influenced by your environment, experiences, exhibitions you have seen, books you have read or research you have done to indicate ideas you have for work which you might not yet have had the resources to make.
We welcome applicants of all ages and from all backgrounds. Your application will be primarily assessed through your portfolio so even if you do not meet our typical offer criteria it can still be worth applying.
You have the option to attend an in person portfolio review or to submit your portfolio digitally for an online portfolio review.
This course is ideally suited to students that have previously studied art and design subjects or worked within the creative industry and include: Applied Art, Art and Design, Photography, Visual Communication, Product Design, Expanded Design Practice, Textiles, Media, Performance, Film, Jewellery Design, Printmaking, etc. It should evidence interdisciplinary methods of working as well as critical thinking and how that translates into practical and creative development.
The course is based on practice and process based making and ongoing research with high quality outputs. Therefore experimentation, prototyping, cross-disciplinary research are key parts of the learning approach. We are often interested in issues that explore technological, social and anthropological topics and consider a range of media to address them. The development is hands on and continuous, reliant on refinement and critical thinking. You will need to demonstrate a commitment to your creative interests whilst being able to work independently.
Once we receive your portfolio, we will provide feedback at the earliest possible opportunity. Please note that we may recommend that you study an alternative course with us based on the assessment of your portfolio submission.
This course is for students with a diverse range of interests, experiences and capabilities in creative fields and with an interest creative education.
You might have previously studied in the creative arts or have an interest in creative education, have experience in working in creative fields of education, and are excited about new possibilities in making wider creative connections, through incorporating social practice, projects, teaching, sculpture, print, coding, digital technologies, performance, painting and pedagogy.
You might not have previously studied art/design/media, but are interested in science, maths or music, and the opportunity to explore creative pedagogic methodologies. Therefore, your portfolio may not be a typical creative portfolio.
We recommend that you start by watching our video guidance on creating a digital portfolio, and then take a look at the course-specific guidance below. This course is ideally suited to students that have previously studied art and design subjects or worked within the creative industry and include: Fine Art, Art and Design, Photography, Visual Communication, Art History, Curating, Media, Performance, Film, Printmaking, etc. It should evidence an interest in the arts and culture of China as well as critical thinking and how that translates into practical and creative development.
This course is aimed at ambitious researchers and practitioners who want to pursue an international career in the arts and want to become research-led practitioners and professionals. Its focus on professional development makes it ideal for recent graduates, curators, artists, designers, art historians, writers and others. Experimentation, critical thinking, cross-disciplinary research are key parts of the learning approach. We are often interested in issues that explore social, cultural and anthropological topics and consider a range of media to address them. The development is hands on and continuous, reliant on refinement and critical thinking. You will need to demonstrate a commitment to your creative interests whilst being able to work independently.
Alongside examples of completed works, we are also interested in your ideas as expressed through material experiments, draft sketches, notation and photographs that have been influenced by your context, including your environment, experiences, exhibitions you have seen, books you have read, or research you have done.
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