BA (Hons) Comic and Concept Art

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

Knowledge

• Apply good knowledge of English to communicate relevant international, cultural, contemporary knowledge and historical, theoretical and professional contexts.

Application to the industry

• Apply autonomy to deliver primary and secondary research involving the identification and use of relevant resources.
• Demonstrate understanding through the application of knowledge, creative design processes, and practice to meet the client outcomes defined in the brief.
• Apply knowledge of narrative theories and concepts using academic research, demonstrating analytical skills appropriate for the subject area.
• Provide evidence of applying equality, diversity, and inclusion approaches and principles to one’s own creative practice.

Skills

• Demonstrate professional skills through project management presentation and communication of ideas.
• Demonstrate the application of technical and professional skills, working effectively as an individual or in a team towards creating and presenting work to a specific brief. This should evidence professional responsibility and effective time management.
• Develop an in-depth technical skillset to demonstrate their broad level of authorship and agency in their creative practice.
• Evaluate forms of ‘othering and belonging’ in relation to normative attitudes within creative practice. Develop an awareness of the impact of EDI on game design, considering diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Create a body of work that demonstrates a consistent, refined, and considered application of appropriate advanced art, design, or development techniques. This should be within the context of your chosen genre or format related to entertainment design.