Bachelor of Art & Technology (Final Year)

Introduction

The world we live in is changing radically and very rapidly, because of the speed with which technology is developing. It has become a fact of life that technology is ever-present in our society. As a result of this, information is there for the taking or even imposed upon people. Moreover, because of designers’ boundless creativity, communication means are now literally and figuratively unlimited.

Citizens in today’s society play an (inter)active role in a virtual world that they are able to influence to a certain extent. Consequently the individual’s increasing independence will lead to a spectacular increase of choices, which in its turn will result in an infinite number of designs for spreading and sharing information.

Saxion’s school of Applied Art and Technology aspires to continue educating students for management and creative jobs, in which perspective as well as looking and thinking ahead while working guarantee creative, innovative and ethical contributions to society. If you are interested in this course you need to be creative and interested in technology. You should have the ability to share knowledge, skills and opinions, bring these up for discussion and take responsibility for the content of your contribution. Your task will be to work independently and acquire competencies linked to the final attainment levels. To achieve this, the school of Applied Art and Technology pays much attention to the development of communicative and management skills, as a result of which the students will be able to share their helicopter view with colleagues, employees and customers.

Course content

The final year at Art and Technology will result in a Bachelor degree in Art and Technology. Therefore the contents of the entire programme (including the three years of education in your home country) must be as similar as possible to the programme of Art and Technology, at competency-level.

Art and Technology has seven graduation profiles. The final-year student can graduate in one of these graduation profiles:

1. Broadcasting
2. Interactive Media
3. Installation Art
4. Media Management
5. Advertising
6. Virtual Storytelling
7. Web technology

Within the chosen graduation profile you can choose your own field of expertise, depending on your professional image. You will receive individual guidance from specialists in these fields.

Programme

Art and Technology Minor (30 ects)

• Orientation / research/ choice graduation profile, graduation plan) (5 ects)
• TKT Projects (10 ects)
• Deepening phase, personal route described with help from your graduation coach (15 ects)

Graduation (30 ects)

Thesis consisting of:

• Research (10 ects)
• A practical assignment (15 ects)
• Conclusion by means of presentation/defense /paper (5 ects)

Requirements

First of all you have to meet the general entry requirements. Subsequently your preliminary training (received at your home university) will be looked at to see if it corresponds sufficiently with our four-year bachelor programme of Art and Technology. If this turns out to be the case, we can decide on suitable graduation profiles. Depending on the level and focus of your preliminary training, you will be offered a choice from (a selection of) our graduation profiles. Before you enter the final year of Art and Technology, your home university and Saxion Art and Technology must come to an agreement.

Career prospects

For students who graduate from Art & Technology there are a great number of job opportunities in various disciplines. You can find employment in multimedia or internet companies, but there is also a great demand from advertising companies, research institutes, audio-video companies or Communication and IT agencies. The Art & Technology programme covers a wide range of subjects and enables you to acquire both a management post that involves leading a multi-media team of specialists and to work as a producer yourself. In the near future there will be an even higher demand for A&T graduates.