Study a Drawing for Textile Art, Design and Fashion Foundation course with OCA
This course is designed as an introduction to drawing for textiles and contemporary drawing practice more broadly.
You will be introduced to expressive, gestural methods alongside more traditional, representational approaches, in order to provide you with a broad visual vocabulary of techniques.
The course authors hope to encourage an experimental curiosity and an open-minded playfulness in your approach to drawing, grounded by a solid base of skills and theoretical knowledge.
Apply NowCourse Aims
The course aims to:
- Introduce a range of media, techniques and approaches relevant to drawing practice.
- Develop the required observational and motor skills used in drawing.
- Encourage an experimental approach in order to develop your own creative path.
- See your work in the broader context of contemporary practice.
Course Outcomes
Through the course, you will:
- Demonstrate a greater understanding of the possibilities of drawing, be able to demonstrate more mastery of drawing media and materials and show an improved ability in looking at and interpreting what you see.
- Gain an understanding of where drawing sits in the wider creative process, and display an awareness of contemporary approaches to drawing.
- Have more confidence in your potential as an artist, designer or maker by showing inventiveness and creativity.
- Be in a better position to decide on the nature and direction of your future studies.
Foundations
£915
Per course
Level 1 (HE4)
£4,080
For the level
Level 2 (HE5)
£4,080
For the level
Level 3 (HE6)
£4,080
For the level
Breakdown of costs...
Level 1 (HE4) |
£1,360 Per course unit (4o credits) |
All of the OCA’s Level 1 (HE4) course units are worth 40 credits each. If you’re studying towards an Open degree, you’ll need three Level 1 (HE4) course units to gain the necessary 120 credits to move on to Level 2 (HE5). Deposit is £430 followed by 7 monthly instalments of £140. |
Level 2 (HE5) |
£2,040 Per course unit (6o credits) |
All of the OCA’s Level 2 (HE5) course units are worth 60 credits each. If you’re studying towards an Open degree, you’ll need two Level 2 (HE5) course units to gain the necessarry 120 credits to move on to Level 3 (HE6). Deposit is £550 followed by 11 monthly instalments of £140. |
Level 3 (HE6) |
£4,080 For the level |
OCA’s Level 3 (HE6) course units hold differing amounts of credits depending upon the given Open degree pathway. Two 40 credit units are studied concurrently and the deposit for these two units is £860 followed by 7 monthly instalments of £280. |
Foundations
£1,052
Per course
Level 1 (HE4)
£4,680
For the level
Level 2 (HE5)
£4,680
For the level
Level 3 (HE6)
£4,680
For the level
Breakdown of costs...
Level 1 (HE4) |
£1,560 Per course unit (40 credits) |
All of the OCA’s Level 1 (HE4) course units are worth 40 credits each. If you’re studying towards a degree, you’ll need three Level 1 (HE4) course units to gain the necessary 120 credits to move on to Level 2 (HE5). Deposit is £560 followed by 7 monthly instalments of £150. |
Level 2 (HE5) |
£2,340 Per course unit (60 credits) |
All of the OCA’s Level 2 (HE5) course units are worth 60 credits each. If you’re studying towards a degree, you’ll need two Level 2 (HE5) course units to gain the necessary 120 credits to move on to Level 3 (HE6). Deposit is £740 followed by 11 monthly instalments of £150. |
Level 3 (HE6) |
£4,680 For the level |
OCA’s Level 3 (HE6) course units hold differing amounts of credits depending upon the given degree pathway, and therefore are varied in cost. For individual pricing, please see the individual course unit pages on this website. Two 40 credit units are studied concurrently and the deposit for these two units is £1,120 followed by 11 monthly instalments of £300. |
Fees, Funding and other costs
Foundation courses are ineligible for Student Finance funding, but we have deposit and instalment options available to help spread the costs.
There are also bursaries available for students on low incomes. See our fees and funding page for more info.
Other costs you may find on your degree include purchasing materials/books/texts to assist in your practice and research. These can be around £500–700 for a foundation course.
Fees, Funding and other costsCourse Sample
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Textiles Foundation
Seeking a more practical approach? Have a look at our Open Foundation in Textiles.
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