BA (Hons) Product, Furniture, Ceramics

Introduction

Your portfolio review will be conducted on our video interviewing platform, Shortlister. You will receive an email from us if you have been selected for interview and then you will hear from Shortlister with your log in information.

Once you have received your invitation for a review, you will be sent a log in to Shortlister. Once logged in, you will find a lobby area with a few tips on how to navigate around the platform, a practise area where you can try out answering a few questions, test sharing your screen if required and to build your confidence.

Please note that this interview will require you to share a portfolio and therefore you will need to access this via a laptop or PC.

Please note that the first question will always ask for a form of ID to be shown to the camera. This must be photo ID (a passport, driving license – full or provisional, or a college ID card).

We believe by seeing you and your work we will understand your skill, potential and unique ways of working far more. We are looking for potential, not the finished article. However, your personality and passion for the subject is vital. We are looking to find out about you , and what inspires you.

What to include in your portfolio:

• Drawing from direct observation. This may include life drawing, still life, landscapes, cityscapes and spatial awareness in a variety of scales, media and durations as well as demonstrating an exploration with materials.
• Demonstrate your ability to handle materials e.g., card models, wood, metal, ceramics, plastics etc.
• Your ability to demonstrate design development, through sketching.
• Photographs of your work, and/or physical objects.
• Examples of CAD modelling, use of Photoshop, Illustrator or any 3D modelling software etc.
• Any other areas of creative work including photography, painting, etc.

The BA (Hons) Product, Furniture, Ceramics course at University of Staffordshire is a practical course, so as part of the selection process we would like to see some of the work that you have already made, either during your studies and/or in your own time.

Make sure your portfolio is thoughtful in its layout demonstrating your creative journey and how you resolved your projects. Ensure that you showcase the work you feel really proud of. The portfolio should be professionally presented and show us your passion for design.

To ensure every candidate has the same opportunity to highlight their key achievements, skills, and experiences we publish our interview questions. The questions are:

1. Please show a form of ID

2. What made you apply for this course at University of Staffordshire, and why do you think it’s the right fit for you

3. Please can you share your portfolio on screen and show us the piece of work you’re most proud, explaining why (sharing)

4. Please can you share your portfolio on screen and show us any analogue work, for example sketching, and talk about your process and techniques? (sharing)

6. Please can you share your portfolio on screen and show us any digital work, for example CAD modelling, or digital sketching, and talk about your process and techniques? (sharing)

7. What ambition do you have following undergraduate study? You may like to tell us about your dream job or career.