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: Fashion BA (Hons)

You develop your portfolio in in Fashion Design or Fashion Communication, giving you the flexibility to focus on your creative passion. You learn about the fashion business with a focus on design, marketing, promotion, image creation and styling skills. You will gain the opportunity to engage directly with the industry through internships, live projects, and collaborations and develop the skills to launch your own business, learning skills in fashion entrepreneurship.

Fashion is a rapidly changing global industry with new digital tools transforming design and making processes and addressing issues of sustainability. This course prepares you for a versatile career in fashion. Your own creativity, ideas and self-expression is placed at the heart of your learning and our team help nurture and guide your interests so that you graduate with a distinctive creative style and voice.

Your degree concludes with a showcase event and fashion show, where you present your creative work to industry, highlighting the skills and expertise you've developed throughout the course.