International Foundation in Art and Design

Overview

Preparing students for direct entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a range of subjects within the fields of Art, Design and Media at Manchester School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan University. __On campus study__ This program is available to study on campus only.

Key information

  • Students spend the majority of time on campus in the studio at Manchester School of Art at Manchester Met.
  • Access to University's specialist art and design workshops and studios.
  • Participate in interactive seminars given by speakers from the art and design community.
  • Taught by practicing artists and supportive teachers at INTO Manchester.
  • Field trips include Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Whitworth Art Gallery and London's Tate Modern.

Entry requirements

Age requirement
16
Academic requirements
Completion of 12 years of schooling (or local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. Applicants will need to submit a small portfolio of six pieces of work (plus a personal statement). Three of the pieces of work provided as part of the portfolio must be observational drawing. Completion of 12 years of schooling (or local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. Applicants will need to submit a small portfolio of six pieces of work (plus a personal statement). Three of the pieces of work provided as part of the portfolio must be observational drawing.
English language entry requirements
3 Terms: IELTS 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in writing) or equivalent.

Dates & Fees

September 2022 start
(3 Terms)
Mon 12 September 2022 - Fri 30 June 2023
£16,475
January 2023 start
(3 Terms)
Mon 9 January 2023 - Fri 25 August 2023
£16,475

Modules

Compulsory Modules
English for Academic Study
30 Credits
Studio 1: Exploring Visual Language
30 Credits
Studio 2: Developing Specialist Pathways
30 Credits
Studio 3: Final Major Project
30 Credits

Progression

P
 =  Placement option available
A
 =  Study abroad option available
Degree
Final level
English level
Additional requirements
Animation-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio.
Fashion Art Direction-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fashion Design and Technology: Menswear-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fashion Design and Technology: Sportswear-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fashion Design and Technology: Womenswear-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fashion-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Filmmaking-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fine Art-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Graphic Design-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Illustration with Animation-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Interior Design-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Photography-BA (Hons)
50%
50%
Requirments for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio
Product Design and Craft-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirments for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio
Product Design-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirments for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio
Textiles in Practice-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirments for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio

Entry requirements

Age requirement
16
Academic requirements
Completion of 12 years of schooling (or local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. Applicants will need to submit a small portfolio of six pieces of work (plus a personal statement). Three of the pieces of work provided as part of the portfolio must be observational drawing. Completion of 12 years of schooling (or local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. Applicants will need to submit a small portfolio of six pieces of work (plus a personal statement). Three of the pieces of work provided as part of the portfolio must be observational drawing.
English language entry requirements
3 Terms: IELTS 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in writing) or equivalent.

Dates & Fees

September 2023 start
(3 Terms)
Mon 11 September 2023 - Fri 5 July 2024
January 2024 start
(3 Terms)
Mon 8 January 2024 - Fri 30 August 2024

Progression

P
 =  Placement option available
A
 =  Study abroad option available
Degree
Final level
English level
Additional requirements
Animation-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio.
Fashion Art Direction-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fashion Design and Technology: Menswear-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fashion Design and Technology: Sportswear-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fashion Design and Technology: Womenswear-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fashion-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Filmmaking-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Fine Art-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Graphic Design-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Illustration with Animation-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Interior Design-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirements for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below D), interview and portfolio
Photography-BA (Hons)
50%
50%
Requirments for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio
Product Design and Craft-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirments for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio
Product Design-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirments for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio
Textiles in Practice-BA (Hons)
P
A
50%
50%
Requirments for progression from A&D IFY: pass all units and achieve min. average of 50 across studio units and min. 50 in English for Academic Study; requirements for progression from Humanities IFY: 96 IFY points and EAP C (no component below C), interview and portfolio