The course is aimed at graduates and professionals with a background in any area of two or three dimensional design, whose interests are in developing digital visualisation skills at all stages of the design process. It is anticipated that the applicant’s previous experience will be diverse and subject areas could be as wide ranging as architecture, engineering, automotive design, interior design, product design, furniture design, motion graphics, theatre design, illustration, fine art and visual communication.

From designing complex animations, brand identity, 3D products, studying how light interacts with an interior space, to evaluating designs for concept approval, 'Design and Visualisation' plays a key role at nearly every stage of the development process, including concepts to final presentation. The course aims to equip you with transferable skills that will ensure good employability prospects.

Further Studies

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Employment Opportunities

Graduates from this course can use their acquired knowledge and skills in a variety of jobs including: design practice: in-house and consultancy; design entrepreneurship – self-employment; 3D design visualisation in interior design, architecture, product design, 3D virtual environments for games; education – as teachers/lecturers of design-related topics.

Course Structure

This is a 45-week course divided into three 15-week trimesters. Each trimester is divided into a ten week structured programme followed by five weeks of independent learning and reflection. Trimester 1 will enable you to study modules in Design Process, Design Evolution, Digital Visualisation and Analogue Design Visualisation, some of which you will share with interior and product design Master’s students.

Trimester 1 offers a choice of modules in Realism or Design Systems and Design Visualisation which is an exciting series of fast-paced short projects during which you will experience and complete a comprehensive series of digital visualisation techniques and the exploration of the potential of processes that are not totally dependent on digital technologies: including evolutionary mock-ups, scenario enactment, physical modelling, two- and three-dimensional collage and other animation techniques.

Trimester 2 offers a choice of modules such as Conceptualism or Design Futures and considers research methodologies which can then be incorporated into the planning of your personal project research. Two modules will be shared with product design and interior design Master’s students, depending on your chosen subject area. The personal project will demonstrate your strengths in a chosen range of visualisation techniques, and the potential of those techniques for enhancing the effectiveness of an appropriate design process.

The taught elements in Trimester 1 and 2 combine to inform and provide new analytical ideals to incorporate within the personal project undertaken at the Master’s stage. The course encourages and includes industrial collaboration and live projects. The personal project will be appropriate to your first degree experience and career ambitions, chosen for its suitability to showcase your visualisation skills.

Assessments will take place during individual/ group presentations at interim stages and at the end of each module. Immediate verbal feedback is given to students during the interim stages and written feedback is given at the end of each module.

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Entry Requirements

• A good degree in a relevant subject or equivalent qualifications and experience.
• For international students an IELTS score of 6.0 or more with no less that 5.5 in the IELTS sub categories is required. Other English language qualifications are acceptable.

Application Details

Please apply direct to BIAD Admissions office. For more information, or an application form, please contact us. Tel: 0121 331 5150. Email: biad.admissions@bcu.ac.uk

Fees Notes

For information on fees please contact BIAD Admissions. Tel: +44 (0)121 331 5150 Email: biad.admissions@bcu.ac.uk

Enquiries

Prospective students from the UK or EU may enquire online by using the Course Enquiry Form or call +44 (0)121 331 5595.

Prospective students from non-EU countries may enquire via the International Enquiry Form or call +44 (0)121 331 6714.