The Department offers two courses at foundation level: the Foundation Year Art, Media & Design and the International Foundation Programme in Art & Design. Both prepare students for degree level study in a very broad range of subjects.

We also offer the National Certificate in Polymer Technology, a distance learning course taught through the London Metropolitan Polymer Centre.

Foundation Year - Art, Media & Design

This Foundation Year in Art, Media & Design, is the first year (or year 0) of a 4-year extended programme of undergraduate studies at The Cass ( The Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design). A foundation year offers the opportunity to enter university twelve months earlier than by the customary route. It provides the chance to engage, explore and experiment with a diverse range of art, media and design subjects. Students build up a portfolio of skills and experience sufficient to guarantee progress to whichever of our twenty-eight degree courses is most appropriate to their needs and aspirations.

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International Foundation Programme - Art & Design

This course gives you the chance to spend a year preparing for a university degree course in the heart of London. You will be able to develop subject knowledge, English language skills and the study skills you will need to go on to a degree course. The course will give you an understanding of the main areas of your chosen specialisation. It will also introduce you to academic study in the UK and if necessary help you to reach a level equivalent to at least 5.5 IELTS in English. You will be registered as a London Metropolitan University student. Successful students are guaranteed a place on a degree course, an HND or Foundation course here. As a registered student you have full use of our facilities including: access to over 700 new computers; internet and email facilities; language labs; library; gym and sports facilities for our Halls of Residence.

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National Certificate - Polymer Technology

The course is designed to provide you with the basic skills and understanding of the fundamentals of polymer technology to enable them to work effectively in the polymer industry. This is a distance-learning course, usually studied over two to three years. Most students on the course will either be new to the industry or have been employed as technicians who want to develop their careers in the polymer, manufacturing and allied industries. You will use case material and draw on real situations to help develop the skills needed to make a positive contribution in the workplace.

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