Candidates for all MA courses are assessed on their existing qualities as demonstrated in their work and in their interview, as well as on their potential to benefit from the programme and to achieve MA standards overall. The assessment will consider: creativity, imagination and innovation evident in the work; ability to articulate the intentions of the work; intellectual engagement in relevant areas; appropriate technical skills; overall interview performance, including oral use of English.
MA entrance requirements for Ceramics & Glass are:
- a good undergraduate degree in ceramics
or glass, or equivalent professional experience
- applications are welcomed from candidates from
related backgrounds, for example, textiles, sculpture,
architecture and industrial design
- work experience, either before or after a first
degree, is a great advantage
- students are selected on the basis of their talent,
ambition and will to succeed, as well as for their
potential to contribute to the breadth and vitality of
the programme.
Entrance Examination Part 1
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All candidates are required to submit an online portfolio of work to be assessed by the programme’s senior staff team and student representatives.
- The portfolio should illustrate the whole range of your creative work and give an insight into both the way you think, develop and research ideas, and to what excites you visually.
- Please submit up to ten digital images of finished work or work in progress. Each main image can be accompanied by up to six supporting images of relevant visual research or preparatory work, such as drawings, sketchbook scans or contextual references that are relative to your creative thinking.
- Images must be in JPG or PNG (2MB max, and we prefer 1024 x 768 pixels or greater) format or videos in MOV, MP4 or M4V (80MB max) format.
Entrance Examination Part 2 (if invited for interview)
- As you made an online portfolio submission, you should bring a selection of your submission in its physical form, as well as your most recent work or work in progress.
- Please bring a minimum of four finished pieces of work.
- Please bring an image of another artist or designer’s work in ceramics or glass for discussion.