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This online creative arts degree offers an inspiring and flexible journey through a wide range of disciplines. You’ll explore themes such as time, place, identity and global perspectives while developing your creative voice and understanding its place in contemporary culture. By combining multiple subjects, you’ll refine your artistic language and build confidence in your ideas and practice. With regular tutor support, collaborative online activities and opportunities to showcase your work, the degree supports both personal and professional growth. It nurtures your creativity and offers a strong foundation for further study or a rewarding career in the creative and cultural sectors.
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This honours degree in creative arts has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.
Stage 1 (120 credits)
In Stage 1, you'll discover the concept of interdisciplinarity and how it applies to your studies. You'll explore subjects such as time, place, and global and cross-cultural perspectives while using research from various fields to enhance your practical work. Before selecting your creative path, you'll experiment with skills from diverse disciplines. At the end of this stage, you'll showcase your work online as part of a peer-reviewed presentation, which serves as a bridge to Stage 2.
Stage 2 (120 credits)
In Stage 2, you'll deepen your understanding through interdisciplinary thinking. We will nurture the development of your distinct creative voice by encouraging practical work across disciplines. You'll further research your perspective on the world and form relationships with subjects that interest you and are crucial to your development. You'll test your interdisciplinary creative language and be urged to take risks in preparation for Stage 3.
Stage 3 (120 credits)
Stage 3 equips you with a wide range of intellectual, practical and transferable skills needed for various roles in the creative arts. You'll have the opportunity to explore key questions that define the nature of your interdisciplinary practice while articulating your ideas, researching the theory and applying it to your creative work. This stage encourages you to advance your studies, collaborate online, and present your work. You'll also have the chance to establish external projects, allowing you to apply your interdisciplinary studies in professional or personal contexts.
There are no formal entry requirements to study this degree.
If you plan to study music on this degree course, you will need to have prior knowledge of music theory, specifically Grade 5 of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music or equivalent.
This online course is available through our college dedicated to the creative arts, the Open College of the Arts.
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This degree is delivered by The Open University's Open College of the Arts.
To explore this course in detail, including entry requirements, fees and funding options, and how to apply, visit the Open College of the Arts website.
This online course is available through our college dedicated to the creative arts, the Open College of the Arts.
The Open College of the Arts (OCA) logo
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