This module will help you prepare for employment and will develop your awareness of career opportunities available. You will be able to make realistic, well-informed decisions in relation to your future aspirations and will develop your ability to cope with the transition from undergraduate study to the next stage in your career.

Topics will include navigating the job market, practising interview techniques, responding to job ads, CV preparation, personal promotion, professional presentation of work and the development of contacts. In addition, you will learn about freelance opportunities, setting up your own business, sourcing grants and approaching businesses as well as the opportunities for embarking on postgraduate study.

Coursework 100%
Portfolio. Fulfilment of simulated job application process and professional interview. Personal promotional material and CV. Reflective action plan.

[Learning Outcomes 1-3]

A series of visiting lecturer masterclasses.
Researching and information gathering.
Developing self-promotion strategies.
Practising professional presentations of work.
Interview practice and personal presentation skills.
Portfolio and branding critique sessions from professionals.
Employability Team career workshops.
Engage with business professionals to receive and provide constructive criticism.
Tutorials, individual and group, where you will present your work in progress and receive constructive criticism and feedback.

Module Learning Outcome
1. Make informed decisions in relation to your future career intentions based on through research, and demonstrate the learning ability, qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment or further training of a professional or equivalent nature.
University Learning Outcome
Enquiry
Reflection

Module Learning Outcome
2. Carry out extensive research in relation to appropriate career pathways, and demonstrate an understanding of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge.
University Learning Outcome
Learning

Module Learning Outcome
3. Promote and communicate yourself professionally and articulately, visually and verbally, to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
University Learning Outcome
Communication

Dedicated Design Studio
Specialist 3D Workshop facilities
Smart Zone – 3D Printing, Laser cutting, VR, 3D Scanning
Clay Modelling studio
CAD Labs
Seminar & Presentation Rooms
Access to relevant software (to include: Alias, Rhino, SolidWorks, Adobe CC, Microsoft Office, Keyshot, Keynote)

The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available to support this module.

In addition to the suggested reading list below, you should determine your own extended reading list appropriate to your discipline and work. You are expected to take advantage of the extensive physical and digital library resources available within the University.

Your extended reading list should include websites, journals, magazines and newspaper articles, as well as texts relating to your appropriate discipline and the wider creative industries.

Our full course reading list can be found on Blackboard.

Davis M. [2006]: More than a name: an introduction to branding. Bloomsbury Press.
The Beermat Entrepreneur [2010]: Turn Your Good Idea into a Great Business.
The Business Plan Workbook [2003]: Kogan Page Ltd.
Greenhalgh P. [2003]: The Persistence of Craft: The Applied Arts Today. Rutgers University Press.

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Get ahead in the creative industry! On this module you will learn insider tips and tricks, social media strategies and how to network with the right people. You will experience mock interviews, talks by recruitment professionals and inspiring designers who have seen and done it all - this module will really help you stand out in the competitive jobs market. Grow your ambitions, build your resilience and confidence, become job-ready before you graduate.