We all know that art majors studying abroad need to prepare art works collection for studying abroad. Of course, some professional colleges and universities require not to submit art works collection, such as art management, art history, and some emerging design majors. But is this really the case? Is it easy to enter majors that do not need to submit portfolios? The official website of foreign colleges and universities said that if you don't need to submit art collection, you really don't need to submit it? Today, we will analyze the majors that do not require to submit art collection one by one, and tell you how to prepare so that we can really bring our dreams into reality!
Is a paper simpler than a collection of works?
We know that most of the college application requirements for art management majors have replaced the collection of works with professional papers in the form of words, so many students also think that the difficulty of applying for management majors is relatively low. After all, a 600-1000 word paper is much easier than a 10-20 design project, but is the paper really simple?
Works of Liu, a student of natural light fashion management
Let's first take a look at the requirements of art schools for papers London Fashion Institute For example, the required study proposal, that is, the master's study plan, is limited to about 600 words, and the content should include:
1. Propose a creative fashion or management project
2. Reasons for being interested in the project
3. Overall objectives of the study
4. Methods to solve problems in the project
Did you find that the requirements of the paper are very consistent with the creation process of the portfolio project, that is, research - finding problems - solving problems. Our specific workload has not changed substantially, because only through practice can we find the purpose and idea of solving problems.
Works of Liu, a student of natural light fashion management
In addition, the biggest difference between the paper and the collection of works is in the way of presenting the results. The collection of works can intuitively and clearly show the design process one by one. The paper will actually test the designer's ability to summarize and summarize when the number of words is limited, especially by using the foreign language that most students are not very proficient in, It is more difficult to convey design projects with rich information.
In fact, whether papers or collections of works are used as application materials, art colleges and universities face the same review standards for each applicant for our key examination points, such as creative thinking, design logic, speculative ability, professional foundation, etc., and the pressure of competition will not be reduced at all, How to use the application materials to maximize the comprehensive strength and potential is our ultimate goal.
Thesis+Collection is Double Insurance
Maybe you will wonder, the colleges and universities do not require works collection, do we still need to prepare? When students of art management ask such questions, I will answer them. If time permits, we must prepare a collection of works as much as possible!
As for the reason, first of all, we have explained that a set of visual works gathering is relatively easy to show, and the fashion profession attaches the most importance to personal style and unique ideas. Secondly, when the works collection cooperates with the paper to show the project of the same theme, it can help you to conduct a more profound discussion in this field, and also can intuitively and comprehensively present your research results to the admissions officer.
Works of Ryan, a student of natural light fashion management
The application method of Thesis+Collection of Works is not that we want to "impose" on ourselves. In fact, colleges and universities have been "hinting" to us all the time. Most colleges and universities have listed specific preparation requirements for the column of requirements for collection of works instead of vacancy.
Next, let's use Parsons Parsons School of Design For example, let's take a look at the requirements of colleges and universities for portfolios (Option): applicants can submit a portfolio with ten themes of fashion design or fashion management. These projects must be related to the theme you described in the paper, and these visual works can adequately explain your design motivation, and meet the reviewers' understanding of your design principles, methods, processes and projects.
The purpose of the college is very clear. The most important thing in the collection of fashion management works is not the complete clothing works, but to strengthen the persuasiveness of your research results in cooperation with the thesis. So we don't need to pursue highly completed practical works, or even be limited to clothing products, but focus on a broader fashion industry, To show your professionalism and unique views on this industry.
To complete a high-quality collection of works, this suggestion will actually be more applicable to students who are not fully sure of their own papers, or do not have enough study and experience in the fashion field, because we, as applicants, are actually the chosen party. To grasp as many channels as possible to show our advantages is to win more recognition opportunities for ourselves.
When is a portfolio not required?
In addition to art management majors, there are also some majors that do not need to prepare special collections of works, such as some MA Master of Art, USC Master of Science arts majors, USC MA Cinema&Media Studies is a major in film science. The curriculum is more inclined to study and study film theory knowledge, and the training direction is also film critics. Therefore, in terms of application requirements, papers are used instead of collections of works;
In addition, there is also a situation where there is no need to submit a collection of works, that is, some new disciplines of interdisciplinary categories, such as the biological design of Saint Martin, the emerging technology design of SAIC, and so on. Because most of the applicants in these disciplines have not been exposed to professional knowledge in related fields before, there is no specific work requirements.
CSM Biological Design Paper Requirements
However, for such majors, students should note that many colleges and universities do not need to submit collections of works during the primary selection. However, in the interview stage after the preliminary review, the tutor will ask for cases of past works, or even in the form of independent proposition, to further assess whether the applicant has the ability to learn the new field.
Whether studying abroad or looking for a job, entering a higher school, or exhibiting, art majors seem to have been inseparable from the process of preparing art works collection, because works are our best "record", which witnesses everyone's past experience and shows the integration of our profession and personality. Because the purpose of overseas work collection is more strengthened, and the review standards of top universities are more stringent, it needs to include a complete idea building process from scratch, which causes many students to fear or try to avoid the application method of work collection. But in fact, whether it is papers, portfolios or other application materials, the assessment purpose of colleges and universities is the same. Through research, logic, aesthetics, speculation and the final presentation effect, what we hope to see is the real strength and plasticity of applicants, and our high standards for our own requirements can also play a role in the long-term future of learning!
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