What will I learn?
Our Design Crafts course at Swansea College of Art, UWTSD, lets you explore your creativity and develop design and creative 3D-making skills. You will learn to work professionally with glass, ceramics, and jewellery, finding your creative voice through a blend of traditional skills and contemporary technologies like laser cutting, waterjet cutting, and 3D printing. You will work with a diverse range of material and process practices, such as ceramics, cold and kiln-formed glass, wood, metal, plastics, fiberglass, resins, and textiles. The programme also covers jewellery, mould making, CAD/CAM, and 3D scanning. Our course provides a programme of hands-on workshop-based education approach through specialist workshops, underpinned by contextual and historical studies, placements, internships and residencies. Throughout the course, you will gain comprehensive knowledge and practical skills, developing innovative approaches to sustainable craft practices. You will build critical awareness and resourcefulness, preparing you to contribute to the evolving field of design crafts. You will be taught by a team of established craft practitioners with international reputations and supported by an experienced technical team. Your learning will be further enriched by visiting lecturers and practitioners. Entrepreneurial skills are a key part of the course, ensuring you become an industry-ready professional. The course is perfect for aspiring craftspersons, jewellers, ceramicists, textile artists, designer-makers, and glass artists. You will have access to specialist facilities that support your creative practice and design and making journey.
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