Programme Specification for Printmaking (Joint or Minor)
Campus: Docklands
Why Study Printmaking as part of a Combined Honours Degree?
Drawing is a fundamental communication tool which allied with Printmaking forms the basis of our mass media culture. Printmaking is probably the earliest form of multi-media and has traditionally attracted exponents that marry concept and craft.
In the field we are seeking to encourage students to value the relationship between traditional and new technologies situating their work appropriately within the context of contemporary practice.
Our goal is that all our students be able to produce, conceptually and practically, their own independent work and to fulfil production responsibilities relevant to their practice.
What will I study?
Investigating both the traditional and new technologies with an aim to better understand these relationships gaining knowledge of how to develop conceptual and practical possibilities of the publishing and edition of your own creative expression within the following areas:
- Drawing and mark-making
- Printmaking: Etching, Screen-printing, Lithography, Block-printing, Digital Printing
- Visual communication
- Media
- Comics
- Digital Media
- Publishing and editing
- Exhibiting
Which modules will I study?
You can view a full guide to the modules you have to study as part of your chosen pathway, along with a full range of option modules available by viewing the Single & Combined Honours Programmes Guide for Printmaking.
Can I study a Combined Honours Programme as a Part-time degree?
All our Combined Honours Programmes can be studied on a Part-time or Full-time basis. As a Part-time student, you will study the same degree programme, but at a slower pace. You will study up to 4 modules per year (instead of 6 as a full-time student).
What career opportunities are open to me if I study Printmaking?
Graduates are able to pursue careers in media and image-related industries: publishing, teaching, setting up your own studio, freelance self employment, collaborating with other artists, print related industries, digital print media & communication, TV/Film & stage design, comics, animation, archive/documentation, research, post graduate, artist or designer etc. to name but a few.
What can I combine with Printmaking?
Popular combinations include:
- Business Management and Printmaking (NW11)
- Animation and Printmaking (WW61)
- Media Studies and Printmaking (PW31)
- Illustration and Printmaking (WWF1)
We have over 5000 different combinations and you can choose from over 75 pathways. Please visit this page www.uel.ac.uk/combined/programmes for a full list.
Entry Requirements
240 ucas points (including two passes at A2, one of which should be in Art and Design) plus GCSE English grade C.
How do I apply?
If you wish to study with us full-time from September, you will need to make your application via UCAS (www.ucas.ac.uk).
If you wish to study with us part-time you can obtain an application form from our admissions department study@uel.ac.uk or apply on-line.
Other Printmaking programmes available
For further information on the range of Printmaking programmes available at UEL, please visit the School page
Contact Us
If you would like to speak to someone about a Combined Honours Programme, please contact the School of Combined Honours on 0208 223 2575 or email us at combined.honours@uel.ac.uk
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