Design and Production Major Project (DPSS40001)

HonoursPoints: 75On Campus (Southbank)

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In this subject each student is required to define and explore a specific area or activity in their chosen practice that underpins their work as designers, producers and researchers. Through the development and execution of a defined major project the student is encouraged to explore the critical landscape surrounding their practice and the creative possibilities of their own place within it.

This subject encourages students to challenge and extend their understanding and practice of contemporary design and production through their project. Whether through the development of an independent or collaborative creative work, or the exploration of design and production processes, this subject offers the student an opportunity to test and progress their creative and critical capacity as a practitioner and researcher.

Travel

Depending on the nature of the discipline and project, students may travel to undertake fieldwork where this aligns to the outcomes of their major project. Any travel undertaken is at the student's own expense.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • plan and execute an independently devised major project;
  • analyse and situate their creative practice in a research-led context;
  • persuasively reflect their own artistic position in oral and written form;
  • produce work in alignment with professional design and production requirements;
  • apply analytical, critical and research skills in the creation of an independent creative project.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • engage in independent research-based practice;
  • apply critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills to unfamiliar challenges;
  • communicate effectively, in oral, written and digital forms;
  • initiate and manage major projects;
  • evaluate relevant scholarly literature;
  • manage time to maximise the quality of research and scholarship;
  • apply scholarly conventions in the field;
  • consider the relationship with and responsibility to the cultural environment and society;
  • show respect for intellectual integrity, research and scholarship.

Last updated: 4 March 2025