University College Falmouth UniTaster 2010 - Creative Futures!
Week One: Monday 5th July to Friday 9th July 2010
UniTaster Code SW05a
or Week Two: Monday 12th July to Friday 16th July 2010
UniTaster Code SW05b
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What subjects are you offering?
You will be getting stuck into various subjects across Art, Design, Media and Performance. Previous years have seen students tackling print-making, photography, filmmaking, TV and radio production, short animations, choreography and theatre games and making sculptures for a giant domino effect! Sessions and workshops will be led by University lecturers and technicians, giving you an insight into the work that students do! As well as the timetabled sessions, you will also have access to photography and video cameras all week to document your experience, make short films and generally have fun! Everyone will also be given their own sketch book to use in some of the sessions as well as just to doodle. Activities will take place both on-campus using our industry standard facilities and equipment, and off-campus at venues which exploit Cornwall’s natural beauty and affinity with the arts. As a specialist arts institution Falmouth has a high proportion of students with dyslexic tendencies, so we will be exploring alternative ways of thinking and learning. After the UniTaster, students will be given copies of the films, photos and animations to keep and remind them of their best week ever!
These image links will download short video clips of a few of the things that went on at the Falmouth UniTaster in 2007.
What social activities are planned?
Keeping with the Cornish students’ tradition, one of our main activities will be a surf lesson for everyone. We’ll head out to wherever the best waves are that day, could be St Ives, Praa Sands, Newquay or Porthtowan. Good weather allows for trips to the beach for BBQs and games. We’ll also spend an evening in a local art café, the cameras will be available for filmmaking and the “diary room”, and we’ll fit in just enough time to chill out and watch a DVD.
Where will I be staying?
You will be staying in our Halls of Residence (Henry Scott Tuke House), located a short walk from our Falmouth campus. Each flat accommodates 5 students, with a shared kitchen / living room and 5 separate bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms in blocks of 3 flats. We will have a common room area where will meet and chill out, as well as private outdoor space if the weather is nice!
Will I be able to meet any current students?
Not only will you be meeting them, you’ll be living with them! Each of the flats will house a current Falmouth student, who will be your mentor for the week. The mentors are chosen for their range of practical and social skills and come from a variety of backgrounds. They will be in charge of getting you up and breakfasted each morning and keeping you entertained in the evenings. They will be taking part in the activities in the daytime alongside you, giving everyone the chance to get to know each other well.
What about careers and student finance?
Talking and living with the student mentors will give you lots of insights into the life (and therefore finances) of an average student. Through the work that we do during the week there will be further information about future careers and vocations where creative and performance skills are of great importance and value. You will also receive the latest information about the cost of studying in HE and discuss what the issues can be and how to resolve them.
What is the University and local area like?
University College Falmouth was originally founded as an Art School in 1902. Falmouth is a leading specialist University College with an international reputation for excellence in Art, Design, Media and Performance at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and is split over two sites. The Woodlane Campus is situated in sub-tropical gardens on an 8-acre site, close to the beaches, town and port of Falmouth. The Tremough Campus occupies a country estate just outside the historic town of Penryn, about 15 minutes away from Falmouth. Tremough is the location for our cutting-edge facilities for Design and Media, both of which we’ll be using during the summer school. In April 2008, we merged with Dartington College of Arts and whilst we won’t be using the Dartington campus, some of their expert staff and students will be working on the summer school.
Any Questions?
For further information, please contact:
Sam Hudspith,
Education and Community Liaison Co-ordinator
University College Falmouth, Woodlane, Falmouth, TR11 4RH
Tel: 01326 213747
Email summerschool@falmouth.ac.uk
Website: www.falmouth.ac.uk
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