BA/BS in Image Design

General Description: Objective(s) of a study programme: Image design study programme aim is to educate Image design specialists who can analyse and respond to the needs of market; to form the customer’s image; to create, realize and present image project to an individual person or group; to organize the activities of an image designer in cooperation with specialists from other fields and to take into account the latest technological achievements. Learning outcomes: 1. Knows the main concepts of image design, its historical and contemporary evolution, peculiarities and links with other art areas. 2. Knows the principles of management, accounting, law, and requirements for human safety related to professional activities. 3. Able to analyse, critically assess and generalise information for implementing creative ideas. 4. Able to conduct research on image design demand assessing market needs. 5. Able to create and visualise image design ideas, experiment considering customer’s need. 6. Able to plan the stages of image design project anticipating the directions of the activities and resources. 7. Able to design an image for an individual or group of individuals as a harmonious whole. 8. Communicates in correct state and foreign languages when presenting creative ideas and(or) projects using visual communication and digital technologies, presenting the portfolio of creative works. 9. Able to work in a team, undertaking the responsibility for one’s personal performance as well as for the performance of the subordinates. 10. Able to implement image design project cooperating with the specialists of other fields, perceiving moral responsibility for creative activities. 11. Able to study independently, make decisions, plan, and reflect personal activities perceiving the importance of lifelong learning. Activities of teaching and learning: Lectures, presentations, discussions, seminars, demonstrations, practical assignments, group work, literature study, project preparation, studies and/or internships at foreign universities or international organizations, remote and blended activity formats, reflections, etc. Methods of assessment of learning achievements: Learning achievements are assessed using accumulative assessment system. Knowledge and skills are assessed by ten grades scale. The final score may consist of several components, collected in the study process (interim reports, self-study papers, examination or project). Study subject teacher determines accumulative assessment of the subject components and their values of the coefficients depending on the complexity of the subject. Study subject teacher determines and informs the students at the beginning of the term about the impact (percent) of each component (task, work) for final assessment and formulates assessment criteria for each intermediate assignment. Framework: Study subjects (modules), practical training: Volume of general subjects of collegial studies consists of 15 credits: Foreign Language 1 (English) Level B2 / Foreign Language 1 (English) Level C1, Foreign Language 2 (English) Level B2 / Foreign Language 2 (English) Level C1, Social Psichology, Oral and Written Communication. Volume of subjects of the basic study field consists of 141 credits: History of Art and Antropology of Costume, Basics of Associative Composition and Design, Speciality Drawing 1, Materials Science and Basics of Sewing Constructions, Applied Software 1, Applied Software 2, Aestetics, Image Composition 1, Speciality Drawing 2, Colour Theory, Fashion History, Image Composition 2, Painting, Hairstyle and Make – up Composition and Techniques 1, Fashion Photography Development, Basics of Artworks Analysis, Image Psychology, Wardrobe Formation, Hairstyle and Make – up Composition and Techniques 2, Visual Communication and Research, Image Design Directions, Human Safety. Volume of professional practices consists of 30 credits (Creative Photography Project and Innovation, Speciality Project, Management of Artistic Projects and Basics of Practical Research Methodology, Final Internship) and the Final Thesis consists of 12 credits. Mobility Window: The Image Design study programme includes a mobility window that provides students with the opportunity to complete part of their studies at another higher education institution in Lithuania or abroad through academic mobility programmes such as Erasmus+. The scope of the mobility window may comprise up to 30 credits. During the mobility period, students may choose study subjects, internships, or project-based activities that, in terms of content and scope, correspond to the learning outcomes of the Image Design study programme. Learning outcomes achieved at a foreign or another higher education institution are recognised and credited in accordance with the procedure for the recognition of study results in force at Kauno Kolegija. Specialisations: - Optional courses: One can deepen the knowledge in a chosen field of studies by selecting specialized subjects of the study field and choose subjects from the general list of free elective study subjects suggested in the college Study Management System (STS). Volume of other study courses consists of 18 credits. Creativity and Entrepreneurship, Business Law, Fashion Communication, Creative Image Design Project. Volume of free elective study subjects consists of 6 credits. Students have the right to choose from the entire list of elective courses offered by Kauno kolegija. Distinctive features of a study programme: Study programme of Image Design is oriented towards systematic, holistic education of the specialist by linking the theoretical knowledge of design subjects and the knowledge about arts and management with its practical application as well as developing artistic and aesthetical taste. This is ensured by the unique study environment, such as Arts Academy of Kauno kolegija: Higher Education Institution where students study subtleties of arts and exhibitions, workshops, symposiums, competitions, international conferences, artistic educational projects are organized, etc. Access to professional activity or further study: Access to professional activity: After completing Image Design study programme, a graduate will be able to work individually or in a team, with individual people, in artistic projects, in presentations of fashion designers collections, for concert organizations, theaters, TV and film studios, advertising agencies, beauty salons and studios, establish their own service company. Access to further study: After completion of this study programme, further studies can be continued in any Lithuanian or European higher education institution with academic credits transfer.