Foundation Degree (FDA)

Foundation degrees are new two-year full-time programmes designed to equip you with the combination of technical skills, academic knowledge, and transferable skills that employers are increasingly demanding. They are usually also available part-time over 3-4 years.

Furniture Restoration FDA
This course follows 'Design & Making' or 'Restoration' pathways.
Furniture has long been designed, made and restored at the Cass, launching many internationally renowned furniture professionals. This two-year intensive course is designed for career changers, who intend to work in the high quality commission-led sector of the furniture industry, or who aim to set up their own business as designers, makers or restorers of furniture.
There is strong emphasis on traditional and contemporary making skills across a range of techniques and materials supported by relevant drawing, technology, ethics and/or design learning.

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Undergraduate Degrees

Restoration & Conservation BSc Hons Single
The BSc (Hons) in Restoration & Conservation is a unique three-year full-time degree of long standing and high reputation specialising in the treatment of decorative wood and metal artifacts. In the final year there is a work placement, which lasts for a minimum of two months. Placement opportunities include the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Tate Gallery, Museum of London, Metropolitan Museum New York, in addition to the National Trust and prestigious private conservation workshops..

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