Program Overview

International Foundation Year in Arts and Media

Our International Foundation Year in Arts and Media is designed to equip you with the essential creative and English language skills needed to excel in an undergraduate degree related to creative arts or media at Teesside University.

Why study Arts and Media at Teesside University?

Benefits include:

• Practical creative skills. Gain hands-on experience in drawing, digital art, and media production, alongside essential academic English skills.
• Dynamic learning environment. Foster your creativity in a collaborative, artistic setting with opportunities to engage in cultural and artistic activities.
• Industry connections. Learn from professionals featured in world-renowned institutions like the Tate and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, while joining a vibrant, inclusive community.
• Exclusive access to Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA). Enhance your creativity with access to MIMA, our on-campus art gallery, preparing you to graduate as industry-ready talent.
• The MIMA Great Create. Showcase your talents in this competition by submitting original art or media for a chance to be featured in a pop-up exhibition at MIMA and win exciting prizes.
• State-of-the-art facilities. Upon progressing to Teesside University, access cutting-edge film and audio studios, broadcast TV systems, and fully equipped workshops in wood, metal, print, photography, and fabric, with expert support to bring your creative visions to life.

Leading to: Comics and Graphic Novels BA (Hons)

From manga, games and animation media to political satire, you are taught by professionals who make comics for Shockdom, Dennis Publishing and Viz Comic. Our career-focused modules help you understand your chosen field including how it works, how to access it, who shapes it and how to grow within it.

Each year you work towards annual showcases in the form of anthologies, booklets, exhibitions, comic conferences and industry events. We cover all aspects of the comic medium, from creating graphic novels to publishing. You develop your craft by responding creatively to live briefs and undertaking projects that contribute to your final portfolio. We support you to make your own distinctive choices, so that you develop your creative voice and your own unique creative identity as a contemporary storyteller, communicator and artist.