Program Overview

Foundation Year in Arts and Creative Industries

Course Overview

The Foundation Year in Arts and Creative Industries is a contemporary and inspirational multidisciplinary program that encourages students to explore different creative directions. This program aims to expand creative thinking, develop a strong base of essential and transferable skills and techniques, clarify industry careers for future focus, build confidence, and help students choose a suitable direction in the creative industries and clarify career opportunities.

Why Choose a Foundation Year in Arts and Creative Industries at Middlesex?

• Excellent teaching and support from a highly experienced and supportive team of industry-based tutors and technicians.
• Flexibility to discover passions and identify strengths within the creative industries and focus on a future pathway for study.
• Explore creative London through a diverse selection of field trips and industry visits.
• Access to world-class facilities and expert technical staff.
• Guaranteed BA progression at Middlesex University.

What You Will Gain

• A broad range of transferable skills taught through project-based workshops.
• A strong skills base and creative outlook in preparation for BA study.
• The opportunity to experience the value of making mistakes without the pressure of being numerically graded.
• A professional digital portfolio and the ability to display work for exhibition.

What You Will Learn

• During this foundation year, you will build a broad range of transferable skills taught through project-based workshops and explore world-class facilities, experimenting with different techniques and mediums.
• Through a series of specially designed creative projects, you will develop your creativity and help define your direction of study.
• Industry-inspired specialist projects will develop your creativity and help you define your direction of study.
• You will learn how to present your work produced throughout the year in a professional digital portfolio and display your work for exhibition.
• Explore creative London through a series of visits to galleries, exhibitions, museums, and studio sessions and reflect on your experiences, recording and capturing your journey in a visual diary.

Choosing a Foundation Program

The foundation is a flexible year. Apply by choosing the program direction of your choice with the freedom to change direction during the foundation year.

Entry Requirements

• 56-64 UCAS points.
• Overall pass: must include 45 credits at level 3, of which all 45 must be at Merit or higher.
• A combination of A-Level, BTEC, and other accepted qualifications that total 56-64 UCAS Tariff points.
• Entry onto this course requires a creative portfolio review.

Fees and Funding

• Foundation Year (FY): £5,760.
• Full-time: £9,535.
• Part-time: £79 per taught credit.
• International students: £16,600.

Scholarships and Bursaries

• MDX Excellence Scholarship offers grants of up to £2,000 per year for UK students.
• Regional or International Merit Awards which reward International students with up to £2,000 towards course fees.
• MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.

Facilities and Support

• The facilities, studios, and workshops at our £18 million purpose-built Arts and Creative Industries teaching spaces are recognized as amongst the best in the country.
• Foundation students have full access to all the facilities to help support and develop their ideas.
• We have one of London's biggest and best university campuses with everything you need in one place.
• Our specialist teams will support your mental health.
• We have free individual counseling sessions, workshops, support groups, and useful guides.
• Our Middlesex Unitemps branch will help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments.
• We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above.

Related Courses

• Professional Arts Practice BA Honours.
• Illustration BA Honours.
• Graphic Design BA Honours.
• Games Design and Development BSc Honours.