​The focus of the BA Artist, Designer: Maker degree is not only to develop you as a student and critical thinker, but to inspire your growth into a skilled and intellectual maker. These attributes, which are dependent on one another, combined with practical experience and an understanding of the making industry, will form the beginning of your career, and stand you in the strongest possible position to carry it forward. The Artist, Designer: Maker programme is taught by a dedicated team of both academics and professional artists; staff interests and research areas range from sculpture, ceramics and textile art to sonic art, electronics, and installation and site-specific work. This course has making at its heart, enabling you to engage with practices drawn from a broad spectrum of creative disciplines including art, design and craft. Bridging the gap between traditional skills and new technologies, the course will enable you to work in a myriad of ways, including producing work for batch production, bespoke one-off pieces or manufacture.

Whilst your learning is designed to develop you into a rounded and capable artist/designer and intellectual, your curriculum is similarly structured with your potential in mind. As such, the emphasis that will have been placed upon your work ethic, both creatively and academically, is matched with significant focus on real world experience; from building contacts and undertaking placements to live briefs and, should you choose so, support in forming your own business.Throughout your time at CSAD, you will be meeting and hearing from professionals within your industry, honing your skills and ideas for commercial and professional advantage. Cross-disciplinary projects will prepare you for teamwork later on, whilst live briefs will prepare you for deadlines and the demands of tight specifications.