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Art and Design Offer Holder Days

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Dates and booking

Available dates can be found below - just click the link for your preferred date to book your place. Only one date can be booked for each course you have applied to, and please be aware that places are limited.

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What is an Offer Holder Day?

An Offer Holder Day is more in-depth than an Open Day and gives you a more tailored experience. You'll find out more about your course and hear about the student experience through taster sessions and opportunities to meet academic staff and current students. You will also have an opportunity to view our accommodation and chat to our support services.

If you have already been to an Open Day, this is your chance to explore your course and subject area in more detail and if not, you'll get an in-depth introduction to studying here.

You are welcome to bring one guest with you to an Offer Holder Day – and we provide a special programme of activities for parents and carers (outlined in the schedule below). We know that parents and carers have lots of questions and concerns about what university life is like, so we have provided dedicated time for them to get the information they need.

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What to expect on the day

Here are some of the things you'll be able to see and do during your Offer Holder Day:

In-depth information

Get in-depth information about your chosen course.

Learn about student life

Hear about the student experience at BCU, and where your course will take you.

Explore the campus

See the facilities that you’ll have access to on your course.

Meet the experts

Talk to your future academic tutors.

Hear from our students

Our current students will tell you what it’s really like to study here.

Get all the info you need

Find out about finance, accommodation and student support.

Schedules

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Please note that this course schedule is only running on Saturday 28 February and Saturday 25 April.

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

10.30am

An introduction to BCU

11am

Course overview

Break into individual course groups for a course specific talk.

11.30am

Materials in Motion Challenge: Part 1

For this session, you will first be introduced to the course, the staff and current students. You will then collaboratively experiment with a range of materials and tools in response to the given challenge - Materials in Motion - while exploring our Thought Lab, Materials Lab and Digital Lab.

As an extra, you are welcome to bring a small range of your creative work from school or college, or personal work, to this session. Examples of what you could bring include:

  • A sketchbook
  • A digital portfolio on a tablet, laptop, or phone
  • A physical piece of school or college work – such as drawings, paintings, 3D work, etc.

You can bring a maximum of five items from the list above, or something similar with you to the Offer Holder Day.

If you are unable to bring something on the day, please don’t worry, but it is a nice opportunity for you to show us your work in person and have a one to one chat with a member of staff from the course.

12.15pm

Lunch

12.45pm

Materials in Motion Challenge: Part 2

For the second session of your taster day, you will continue to collaboratively experiment with the Materials in Motion challenge, while also being introduced to a range of creative technologies.

We will round up the day with a celebration of what has been created!

Parents/guardians: Q&A session

1.45pm

How we support you

3.30pm

Close

Please note that this course schedule is only running on Saturday 28 February and Saturday 25 April.

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

10.30am

An introduction to BCU

11am

Course overview

Break into individual course groups for a course specific talk.

11.30am

Media Exploration: Part 1

This day will provide you with a taste of all the things possible in our remarkable workshops at the School of Art. Prospecive students will be able to explore, experiment, and expand their technical knowledge in Printmaking, Textiles, Photography, Video/Sound, Painting, and Sculpture working with our academic and technical staff.

As an extra, you are welcome to bring a small range of your creative work from school or college, or personal work, to this session. Examples of what you could bring include:

  • A sketchbook
  • A digital portfolio on a tablet, laptop, or phone
  • A physical piece of school or college work – such as drawings, paintings, 3D work, etc.

You can bring a maximum of five items from the list above, or something similar with you to the Offer Holder Day.

If you are unable to bring something on the day, please do not worry, but it is a nice opportunity for you to show us your work in person and have a one to one chat with a member of staff from the course.

12.15pm

Lunch

12.45pm

Media Exploration: Part 2

For the second half of the day prospective students will rotate into different workshops, diving further into the wealth of approaches and new techniques you will learn on the BA (Hons) Fine Art course.

Parents/guardians: Q&A session

1.45pm

How we support you

3.30pm

Close

Please note that this course schedule is only running on Saturday 28 February and Saturday 25 April.

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

10.30am

An introduction to BCU

11am

Course overview

Break into individual course groups for a course specific talk.

11.30am

Worldbuilding: Part 1

Join us for Worldbuilding - a hands-on, two-part creative session where you’ll explore the art of imagining and constructing immersive environments. This is a fun active session intended to be an introduction into the studio and the way we work. Bring along a piece of your own artwork (any format welcome), which we’ll use as a launchpad to develop new ideas.

In session one, you’ll build your world from the ground up using the four principles of entertainment design — storytelling, space, figure, and audience. Through intuitive, collaborative brainstorming, you’ll shape a narrative-driven concept in response to your starting point.

12.15pm

Lunch

12.45pm

Worldbuilding: Part 2

In session two, you’ll bring that world to life. Whether through making, arranging, or transforming the studio space, this session is all about instinctive, playful experimentation with form, texture, and interaction. By the end of the session we will have developed your ideas from session one using a variety of tools and techniques. You'll get a taste of how we think, make and work - all while meeting the staff and exploring the studios.

Parents/guardians: Q&A session

1.45pm

How we support you

3.30pm

Close

Please note that this course schedule is only running on Saturday 25 April.

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

10.30am

An introduction to BCU

11am

Course overview

Break into individual course groups for a course specific talk.

11.30am

The Story of My Name

You are welcome to bring an object or piece of work to this session. This session will begin with an introduction to staff, the studio and the course. You will have the chance to experiment with a range of fun, creative approaches to help introduce the story of your name to the rest of the group. Our academics will work closely with you to think about different ways you could use creative practice to communicate other facts about yourself through drawing and animation.

12.15pm

Lunch

12.45pm

Identity & Environment

In the second activity you will continue to use the studio and a range of materials to experiment in the production of a mixed media collage, utilising techniques such as drawing, cutting and pasting newspapers and magazines on the theme of the identity or environment. This session is intended to be a fun taster into the nature of the Foundation course and introduction to likeminded people.

Parents/guardians: Q&A session

1.45pm

How we support you

3.30pm

Close

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