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This course offers an introduction to creative practice, providing key examples of projects, practices and practitioners. It provides an overview of both discipline-specific practices and also inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches to practice. It also provides the first foray in to group work and practical project preparation.

1 x 1hr Lecture (Monday 12:00) each week as scheduled on MyCampus;

1 x 1hr Seminar each week as scheduled on MyCampus;

8 x 1hr workshops and 2 x 1hr tutorials (Thursday 12:00) over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

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Essay (2000 words) - 50%

Group Project Pitch (10 minutes per group + 5mins Q+A) - 25% (group mark)

Critical Reflection (1000 words) - 25%

This course aims to:

■ introduce students to the diversity of creative practices, charting similarities across the arts, as well as medium-specific differences.

■ equip students with an understanding of the processes, outcomes and forms which creative practice can take.

■ enable an appreciation of the creative journey and process of bringing an idea into the world.

■ equip students with the skills to formulate a project proposal pitch (both real and imagined) for consideration by peers, staff and selected professionals.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ recognise key debates and theoretical approaches relevant to a critical understanding of different creative practices as they relate to the practitioner, medium, site, context and audience.

■ evaluate the relationship between theory and practice in the process of bringing an idea into the world.

■ work in a team to present and articulate a project proposal in a communicable, professional and persuasive manner.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.