The aims of this module are to:

• Enable students to create preparatory and resolved works through self-directed experimentation with appropriate media and processes, critical reflection and analysis.
• Enable students to develop an appropriate independent methodology to prepare them for the development of their final project module in Semester 2.
• Identify an independent practice with a defined area of investigation, which is situated within a relevant critically understood context.

The aims of this module are to:

• Develop and present a professional standard assessment exhibition, which is the culmination of a sustained body of independent practice.
• Apply knowledge and understanding of relevant contexts, to construct a critical and contextual framework for the student's independent practice.

The aims of this module are to:

• Give students the opportunity to select, design and conduct independent research on a topic relevant to their creative practice, degree programme or career aspirations.
• Equip students with the relevant skills, knowledge and understanding to embark on their independent research.
• Enable students to develop their organisational skills in planning, time management, preparing and producing an extended written account of their work.
• Guide students in developing a specialist understanding of their chosen topic and the communication skills to convey this understanding in a rigorous and compelling way.

The aims of this module are to:

• Provide students with the opportunity to originate, negotiate and assume responsibility for the production of independent research in an area of industry related to their creative practice.
• Enable students to identify and critically engage with specific concepts related to their area of industry through a rigorous exploration of its practical and contemporaneous framework: formal, social, cultural, political, environmental, technological and industrial contexts.
• Develop organisational skills in planning, researching, preparing and revising a substantial piece of written work.
• Enable the students to pursue an industry-focused route in a way that may enhance and inform their own studio practice.