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| Revolutionising Design Education in SL |
| Be a Fashion Designer, Interior Designer or Graphic Designer - Complete Your BA (Hons.) Degree in Design right here in Sri Lanka |
The Academy of Design was founded in the year 2000 with the vision of offering undergraduate education in design and promoting design as both a serious education discipline and a dynamic profession in Sri Lanka. Today, the Academy is pleased to announce yet another milestone in its celebrated journey of design education with the launch of Sri Lanka's first UK degree programmes in Design through collaboration with the School of Design at Northumbria University, UK.
With this collaboration, students who wish to pursue their Higher Education in fields of Fashion Design, Interior Design or Graphics Design and obtain a BA (Hons) Degree can now complete their entire education in Sri Lanka without the need to go overseas. Up until now, the only pathway for students wishing to obtain a Degree in Design was to go overseas to the UK, USA, Australia or Singapore in order to complete their higher studies. This is a costly option and not everyone is able to afford paying international tuition fees in addition to the cost associated with travelling and living abroad. With the AOD's Degree Programme students can obtain an International BA (Hons) Degree at approximately one fifth the cost of studying overseas, thereby making the programme extremely affordable to Sri Lanka.
Northumbria University Partnership
The BA (Hons) Degree in Design at AOD, will enable students at AOD to receive the same degree from Northumbria University that a UK student would get, thus enabling these students to be able to apply for any job opportunity around the globe. Students who graduate from AOD with the Degree can also go on to complete their Masters Degree at Northumbria University over a one year period.
Northumbria University's School of Design is the partner University offering the BA (Hons) Fashion Design, BA (Hons) Interior Design and BA (Hons) Graphic Design degrees in Sri Lanka. The Northumbria University, School of Design has a history that dates back over 100 years in Design Education in the UK and is Internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in design practice, learning and research. It has an enviable reputation for producing innovative and highly creative designers who go on to make directional contributions within the international design and business arena. The university degree programmes are designed to meet the changing needs of industry, delivering relevant cutting edge skills and employing strategic design thinking in response to new developments and emerging business opportunities.
Teaching Faculty
AOD has a multicultural, international faculty consisting of educationalist, industry professionals and personalities all of whom possess academic and professional credentials from some of most sought after international establishments in design. The experience and the exposure that the faculty are able to share with the student, enables our students to be exposed to the latest cutting edge trends and ideas in design and this broadens their minds and widens their perspective.
New state of the art facilities
In order to further enhance the student learning experience, AOD have just opened a new 17,000sq/ft city campus facility. Situated at the junction of Lauries Road and Duplication Road in Bambalapitiya, Colombo 4, this new facility consists of 8 large dedicated studios, 2 each for Fashion Design, Interior Design & Graphics Design as well as one studio each for Jewellery Design and for Design Foundation, in addition to 5 spacious classrooms and a 100 seat auditorium.
Facilities such as the Digital Design studio, Computer Lab, Art and Design Library and specialist studios such as the Sewing Lab have been further enhanced to the most current specifications, while other specialist spaces such as a Textile Studio, a Printing Studio, a Spray/Paint Area as well as a Wood & Metalwork Studio for 3D modelling have been introduced. Student social spaces such as the student lounges have been enhanced, enabling students to interact better on their project and assignment work.
The entire AOD campus facility is a Wi-Fi zone enabling students share files, access online resources and work on their project using their personal laptops in addition to the computer kiosks located in each of the programme studio's, as well as the library, student lounges and the computer lab.
Environment (VLE)
Students at AOD have access to AOD's virtual learning environment (VLE) which is based on MOODLE, an advanced dynamic learning system used by universities around the world.
In addition to the AOD system, degree students would be linked to Northumbria University VLE thus enabling a truly enriched learning experience.
Students are able to interact on-line with their lectures and fellow students, have access to their assignments, project briefs, handouts and class discussions.
It also enables the students to have online discussion, share information and resources relating to their lectures or projects, in addition to discussing ideas as well as having access to online and off line reference material linked to their lectures or their programme of study.
Enrolments
Enrolments for the Degree Programme are currently in progress with the programme is scheduled to begin in September 2009. |
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