English Plus Art, Design and Media

Age

Suitable for aspiring artists aged 15-18.

Experience or qualifications required

There are no formal academic entry requirements or qualifications needed to study this course. We only ask that you come with a passion for the creative arts and plenty of enthusiasm!

English language

This course will be taught in English. We don't require you hold an English language qualification, however you'll need to have modest to pre-intermediate English language skills.

All students will be individually assessed at the start of the course to ensure English skills are delivered at the appropriate level.

If you'd like to discuss your English language skills, to ensure this course is suitable for you, get in touch with us: summercourses@aub.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1202 363222.

All course materials and equipment/resources are included in the course fee.

Optional extras

You can choose to add the following optional extras to your course fee:

• Residential and full-board catering
• Private taxi transfer to/from any London airport

See below for further details about our residential package.

Deposit

You can secure your place on the course today with just a 25% deposit of your total fee. Choose this option when you book your place. Refer to the table below for prices.

• English language (verbal and written).
• Language expression, diction and delivery.
• Visual language and communication.
• Drawing and illustration.
• Digital art.
• Graphics and fonts.
• Narrative and stories.
• Still and moving image.
• 3D design and architectural modelmaking.
• Developing ideas and concepts.
• Design development and consolidation.
• Cultural and historical excursions.
• Portfolio workshops and reviews.
• Exhibition of work.
• A full itinerary of extra-curricular evening and weekend activities, including a weekend cultural excursion at no additional cost.

• Improve your spoken and written English language skills under the guidance of our experienced tutors.
• Engage you in a series of immersive practical creative arts workshops to explore your artistic identity.
• Introduce you to new techniques from different artistic disciplines to explore your creative potential.
• Develop your observational skills and aesthetic awareness in relation to design.
• Enable you to develop your individual creative potential.
• Enable you to explore a variety of resources, mediums, and techniques in a safe environment, developing your confidence and understanding of appropriate use of equipment and best practice.
• Enhance your understanding of creative techniques; how to communicate visually and respond creatively to a brief.
• Enhance your understanding of important historical, social and cultural issues related to creative arts.
• Encourage your reflective skills through the critique of your own and others’ work.
• Foster self-confidence and creative identity.
• Allow you to develop a varied portfolio of your personal work for future development.

• All students will be individually assessed on commencement of the course to ensure English skills are delivered at the appropriate level.
• Your course tutors will offer guidance and support you with your English language development, as well as feedback on your creative work and offer advice for your future studies.
• Work produced during the course will be collated into a digital journal for you to add to your portfolio or for future development.
• Your course tutors will offer guidance and support you with your creative applications, as well as feedback on your work and offer advice for your future creative studies.
• All students with 100% course attendance will be issued with an official AUB Summer Course certificate detailing course contents and study hours.

Please note, this summer course is not credit bearing and is solely designed to support developing and advancing your current English language skills.