BA (Hons) Automotive & Transport Design

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).

A Portfolio of Art & Design work which can include:

• Your design and/or sketch development work.
• Photographs of models or other 3D work.
• A sketchbook –this demonstrates your natural thought process and independence.
• Examples of CAD modelling, use of Photoshop, Illustrator etc.
• Art, Illustration, Photography etc.

We would expect you to have some Transport Design work, even if you have done it in your spare time. (Please don’t include lots of written work, or research sheets.) 

 

For extra information and guidance around preparing an Automotive & Transport Design application portfolio, please see HERE.

 

The BA (Hons) Automotive & Transport Design course at Staffordshire University 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 considered featuring the work you are most proud of. The portfolio should be professionally presented and show us what you can bring to the course.

Your portfolio can comprise either a PowerPoint presentation, images of your work in either a PDF or JPEG format or the URL link to an online website where you have uploaded examples of your work.

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.