BA (Hons) Modelmaking with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year

Being an exceptional model maker is all about taking people on a narrative journey, be it for VFX and prop design, or architectural and product industries. On our BA (Hons) Model Making course you’ll learn the skills and specialist knowledge to do just that.

Based at UCA Canterbury, this course will help you become a confident and unique Model Making professional, distilling your creative imagination into sophisticated models and building specialist knowledge of sustainable and contemporary design. You’ll have full access to a range of design practices, all of which have “storytelling” at their core. You will have access to advanced forms of fabrication and testing, the latest 3D scanning and VR technology, and a suite of traditional craft-based workshops, photography studios, and print facilities, all of which will allow you to bring your design proposals to life. You will have the freedom to establish your own unique specialisms, such as advanced materials, or mechanised articulation, and you will develop your own highly individualised design identity and style.

Supported throughout the course by a wide range of industry professionals, you will have opportunities to collaborate with your peers in other design specialisms such as product and furniture design and interior architecture. Through exploring real briefs and contexts, you’ll have the chance to engage with and show your work to established practitioners and, on graduation, you will become part of the school’s expanded network of mentors and career advisors.

As part of the course, you'll benefit from interaction with industry through live project opportunities, masterclasses, and optionally - professional work experience placement, if you choose the Professional Practice Year pathway – building industry-relevant skills to ensure that you graduate ready for the workplace.

This course is new for 2023 entry and subject to validation.