Bachelor of Art (Hons) in Sustainable Festival Management

at Falmouth University - Penryn Campus United Kingdom

You'll explore the fundamentals of game development and the various roles and processes within the industry, while specialising in game animation.

Working in multi-skilled teams, you'll apply game theory to the creation of novel digital games, allowing you to develop your practice as an animator and experience the whole process of game development.

You will:

• Build your own games from day one and have the opportunity to establish your own company in your third year.
• Work in one of largest and best equipped dedicated game making spaces of any university in the UK.
• Change the games industry by making original games for new markets.
• Work in a department dedicated to gaming and be surrounded by people working in all aspects of the industry.
• Learn the fundamentals of animation and rigging in practical game-making.
• Develop a multi-disciplinary approach, using Unity and Unreal to touch upon all aspects of game creation.
• Be guided by specialists across game animation and game development, including industry veterans and internationally recognised researchers.

During this unique business degree you'll get the chance to collaborate with creatives from across the University, including students from our Launchpad business incubation programme, to proactively build your network.

You'll be able to immerse yourself in new ideas while learning theory and applying it to your own practice. You'll explore the social and environmental contexts of business, learn the art and science of building brands and collaborate with peers and professionals. You will be supported to take micro placements, engage with student-run businesses and potentially start your own enterprise.

You will:

• Be encouraged to hone your entrepreneurial skills in a live project environment
• Respond to business challenges informed by the 4th industrial revolution
• Build your business network through collaborative work with other students and external organisations

Combining the expertise of our School of Entrepreneurship with the visionary and pioneering Eden Project, this course offers a unique approach, with sustainability at its core. You’ll be at the heart of the action from day one; taking part in regular live projects, destination visits along with local and global placements.

You will:

• Study on one of the first courses in the world accredited by A Greener Festival.
• Have the chance to work on a live project at an international tourism destination, with your travel and accommodation expenses (up to a value of £400) funded as part of the course.
• Undertake multiple micro-placements at the Eden Project and various other locations.
• Develop a sustainable approach to management in the globally expanding tourism industry.
• Explore the moral and political pressures of tourism and how to manage them sustainably.
• Be industry-ready with a full degree in just two years.
• Be part of a course in the hospitality, event management and tourism sector where Falmouth holds a top ten ranking in the Guardian University Guide 2021.

This course is accredited by A Greener Festival.

Falmouth is one of only a few UK universities to offer a bespoke drawing degree and is the ideal location to grow your skills and critical and contextual understanding of this exciting field of practice.

You will:

• Work in our purpose-built, dedicated suite of studios with like-minded peers where you can engage in critical discussions and student-led debates
• Engage with Cornwall's unique landscape and heritage
• Study a variety of approaches and processes to the discipline, including life drawing, printmaking, etching, digital methods and the moving image
• Have the opportunity to take part in a range of informative study visits
• Have opportunities to go on a work placement in your second year and make industry connections while exploring the practical applications of drawing in professional contexts
• Have the chance to exhibit your work throughout your degree. Previous spaces have included Trelissick House, Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Gallery Tresco, R.K. Burt Paper Gallery and ShelterBox Truro

Guided by a team of industry professionals, expert academics and technical tutors, you'll learn about music composition, performance, recording, editing, mixing and mastering. You'll also hone skills in creating sound and music for a wide range of media, including game engines and interactive installations.

You will:

• Develop as an industry-ready artist with the creative, technical, academic and professional attributes needed to succeed
• Work in high-spec studio facilities with a range of digital and analogue hardware, software instruments and plug-ins and surround sound monitoring
• Access a wide range of industry-standard equipment including microphones, portable recorders, amps, synths, drum machines and controllers
• Collaborate with musicians, filmmakers, game designers, dancers, animators and designers on other Falmouth courses
• Work in a vibrant community of research-active lecturers with industry connections. Recent visitors include Ed O'Brien (Radiohead), James Young (Darkstar) and Professor Jonty Harrison (Electroacoustic composer)
• Grow in experience and skills through optional modules, industry placements, overseas study and/or starting your own company

Working at an industry level, you’ll research, experiment and innovate to build a unique creative portfolio in a collaborative environment. Underpinning your practice will be a grounding in the history, theory, professional contexts and working practices of photography.  

 You will:

• Learn actively through workshop-based teaching, with sessions in our open-plan Learning Hub, around the campus and beyond. 
• Access state-of-the-art facilities, including studios and dark rooms, with a range of digital and analogue cameras. 
• Exhibit your work and enter competitions with support from our staff. 
• Have the chance to undertake at least two weeks of work experience in your second year, with options for local, national and international placements. 
• Benefit from a range of opportunities for professional development, including publishing magazines, curating events and organising exhibitions. 

After establishing a firm foundation in developing software and hardware, you'll apply your skills to both individual projects and major collaborations. We'll provide you with exciting opportunities to bring your ideas to life by designing engaging human-robot interactions and working prototypes.

You will:

• Apply your skills to inspiring projects spanning creative and technical domains, on briefs set by industry partners
• Build robots that interact with people and environments in novel and interesting ways
• Develop an understanding of the environmental, societal and cultural context for robotics and the implications for the design, engineering, deployment and adoption of robotic technologies
• Implement robotic systems that leverage state-of-the-art artificial intelligence
• Obtain a mastery of programming and physical fabrication by working on practical problems in a bespoke social robotics lab

You'll grow and refine your skills through personally focused projects, based within a supportive and collaborative community. Through experimentation and risk taking, you'll push the boundaries to become a resilient and dynamic prosthetic effects practitioner.

You will:

• Learn from the experts by working with world-class partners Gorton Studio and Millennium FX 
• Develop a varied portfolio of creative work that will help launch your career 
• Have access to professional-standard studios and resources 
• Benefit from our visiting lecture series, with guest speakers from global industry 
• Be based within a vibrant international film school, within a creative arts university 

You'll benefit from the collaborative environment at AMATA, where you'll have the opportunity to work with students from multiple disciplines and gain access to world-class dance studios, as well as practice and performance spaces.

You will:

• Develop your physical and technical skills, as well as performance and choreographic capabilities, while engaging with dance histories, theories and contexts
• Build industry links through workshops, guest lectures and visits from celebrated international practitioners such as Company Chameleon, Ballet Lorent and Siobhan Davies
• Benefit from AMATA's year-round performance programme, which attracts top artists and performers from all over the world
• Learn to utilise our extensive range of technical sound, lighting and recording equipment, to enable and realise your production ideas and visions

Taught by a dedicated team of artists, you’ll expand your understanding of contemporary art and explore the full spectrum of practice, from painting, drawing, sculpture, textiles, casting and printmaking, right though to new media, performance and 3D printing.

You will:

• Work in a Fine Art studio space from day one
• Collaborate with industry partners like Newlyn Art Gallery and the Tate St Ives
• Evolve your practice through opportunities such as field recordings, voice laboratories, self-publishing projects, specialist workshops, guest lectures and performances
• Access excellent studios, as well as 3D printmaking and time-based media workshops
• Have the opportunity to study abroad and to exhibit your work in major cities around the world