Save the Art & Design Foundation Course at Bath Spa Uni
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Claire Earnshaw
1 hr ago
Daughter attended Bath Spa
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Isabel H
2 hr ago
Foundation 2022-2023. Foundation was so valuable to me, especially as an international student. It’s where I made my first friends in a new country and learnt how Uni and schooling operates in a different country. Foundation was the most important thing to help me dream big and have outrageous and fun ideas. I know this course meant a lot to me and a lot of other people. So many people on the course learned what they love. It would be a shame to not give future students the same experiences.
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georgia poots
3 hr ago
foundation group 2022-2023. this is an amazing programme and the uni would be losing a hugely useful course. I still use skills i gained in IFAD to this day
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Oliver Dutton
3 hr ago
The foundation course was fundamental to my success at Bath Spa, I gained more practical skills and opportunities during the foundation than I did throughout my Fine Art degree
I strongly believe the course is essential to students prior to their degree due to the inductions into workshops and exposure to other disciplines
As part of the 2023 class I strongly advised anyone considering attending BSU to do the foundation course prior to their degree
- Oliver Dutton
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Ciara Campbell
3 hr ago
IFAD was my fundamental year of figuring out who I was and what sort of artist I wanted to be. I met my best friend on this course and this was hands down the best year of BSU. (Class of 23)
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Charlotte Haworth
4 hr ago
To support the arts and my friends who’ve been part of this course
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Libby Bove
4 hr ago
Foundation courses are such a valuable way to build confidence in creativity and higher education learning. Giving students the opportunity to explore ways of working before committing to the degree that may lead into their lifelong career. To loose the foundation program at bath spa would be a significant loss
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Ruby Burns
6 hr ago
The foundation course changed me for me better, I met my best friends on it and felt more confident in my course
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Khushi Karia
9 hr ago
This foundation course is the sole reason I have found what I love to do
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Jessica Hardy
9 hr ago
As part of the IFAD Alumni, this course meant a lot to me and really made a difference to my uni experience. It was actually the reason I went to uni at all,as the option to do a foundation in Art & Design meant that I did not have to rush into a degree I did not want to do and it gave me the freedom and independence I needed to start my degree. So without this course, I would not have a degree, it's as simple as that and we can not prevent other students this oppurtunity to explore creatively
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Grace Pyatt
14 hr ago
Foundation taught me everything I needed to know to get a head start on my degree with confidence and pure enthusiasm. I wouldn’t hold the same values now as an artist if I had never been part of the foundation course. It is a vital part of BSU.
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Joe Byerley
17 hr ago
I am a graduate of the foundation course at BSU, I went on to get a 1st in my degree, and was the winner of the vice chancellor’s commission, none of which I could have done without the joy and creativity instilled in my during my time in foundation
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Charlie Niklass
22 hr ago
Foundation should be the ethos of the BSU!!!
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Simon Periton
1 day ago
It’s essential to the art eco system at BSU!
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G N
1 day ago
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Foundation is not only important to local students, but also valuable to international students. It allows an insight into and preparation for the grading system, standards, and expectations of higher education in a country that does things potentially completely differently.
That aside, when I did foundation, I formed bonds that were stronger than any other since. Most of my current friends I found while building my skills and connections through the Foundation course.
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Bella Powell
1 day ago
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It has such a crutial and unique philosophy around its teaching style you won’t find in any other art course, it holds so much richness and is a gate way into the art world for many students who can’t join a course like fine art without it
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Ava Berriman
2 days ago
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I went to a foundation course at a different uni but it was the reason I came to Bath Spa. It was a window into an art world of expression and acceptance and I wouldn't have felt smart enough for higher education if I didn't do my foundation. Without it students won't be grounded in the space, wont have the same confidence in themselves and their abilities, and feel even less agency in creating community and reaching out to others across BSU. Sending all my love to the Foundation team.
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Kirsty Davenport
2 days ago
BRO DONT TAKE IT AWAY FOUNDATION WAS THE BEST AND THE STAFF ARE SO HELPFUL INTO GETTING THE BALL ROLLING IF YOURE STUCK
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Vivien Meadows
2 days ago
An important road into practice as an artist
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Pollyanna Charnley
2 days ago
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Foundation year at Bath Spa University is SO important. Jonathan is an amazing tutor and his team are fabulous and supportive. Learning how to get ideas out of your head and onto the page, embracing the messy and imperfect as a starting point to build from. Unlearning the destructive tendencies to try and be perfect off the bat. Mashing things up to find the new and interesting. I’m so so grateful I got to do this course before starting CAP. I feel like other people r missing out!
Daughter attended Bath Spa
Foundation 2022-2023. Foundation was so valuable to me, especially as an international student. It’s where I made my first friends in a new country and learnt how Uni and schooling operates in a different country. Foundation was the most important thing to help me dream big and have outrageous and fun ideas. I know this course meant a lot to me and a lot of other people. So many people on the course learned what they love. It would be a shame to not give future students the same experiences.
foundation group 2022-2023. this is an amazing programme and the uni would be losing a hugely useful course. I still use skills i gained in IFAD to this day
The foundation course was fundamental to my success at Bath Spa, I gained more practical skills and opportunities during the foundation than I did throughout my Fine Art degree I strongly believe the course is essential to students prior to their degree due to the inductions into workshops and exposure to other disciplines As part of the 2023 class I strongly advised anyone considering attending BSU to do the foundation course prior to their degree - Oliver Dutton
IFAD was my fundamental year of figuring out who I was and what sort of artist I wanted to be. I met my best friend on this course and this was hands down the best year of BSU. (Class of 23)
To support the arts and my friends who’ve been part of this course
Foundation courses are such a valuable way to build confidence in creativity and higher education learning. Giving students the opportunity to explore ways of working before committing to the degree that may lead into their lifelong career. To loose the foundation program at bath spa would be a significant loss
The foundation course changed me for me better, I met my best friends on it and felt more confident in my course
This foundation course is the sole reason I have found what I love to do
As part of the IFAD Alumni, this course meant a lot to me and really made a difference to my uni experience. It was actually the reason I went to uni at all,as the option to do a foundation in Art & Design meant that I did not have to rush into a degree I did not want to do and it gave me the freedom and independence I needed to start my degree. So without this course, I would not have a degree, it's as simple as that and we can not prevent other students this oppurtunity to explore creatively
Foundation taught me everything I needed to know to get a head start on my degree with confidence and pure enthusiasm. I wouldn’t hold the same values now as an artist if I had never been part of the foundation course. It is a vital part of BSU.
I am a graduate of the foundation course at BSU, I went on to get a 1st in my degree, and was the winner of the vice chancellor’s commission, none of which I could have done without the joy and creativity instilled in my during my time in foundation
Foundation should be the ethos of the BSU!!!
It’s essential to the art eco system at BSU!
Foundation is not only important to local students, but also valuable to international students. It allows an insight into and preparation for the grading system, standards, and expectations of higher education in a country that does things potentially completely differently. That aside, when I did foundation, I formed bonds that were stronger than any other since. Most of my current friends I found while building my skills and connections through the Foundation course.
It has such a crutial and unique philosophy around its teaching style you won’t find in any other art course, it holds so much richness and is a gate way into the art world for many students who can’t join a course like fine art without it
I went to a foundation course at a different uni but it was the reason I came to Bath Spa. It was a window into an art world of expression and acceptance and I wouldn't have felt smart enough for higher education if I didn't do my foundation. Without it students won't be grounded in the space, wont have the same confidence in themselves and their abilities, and feel even less agency in creating community and reaching out to others across BSU. Sending all my love to the Foundation team.
BRO DONT TAKE IT AWAY FOUNDATION WAS THE BEST AND THE STAFF ARE SO HELPFUL INTO GETTING THE BALL ROLLING IF YOURE STUCK
An important road into practice as an artist
Foundation year at Bath Spa University is SO important. Jonathan is an amazing tutor and his team are fabulous and supportive. Learning how to get ideas out of your head and onto the page, embracing the messy and imperfect as a starting point to build from. Unlearning the destructive tendencies to try and be perfect off the bat. Mashing things up to find the new and interesting. I’m so so grateful I got to do this course before starting CAP. I feel like other people r missing out!