Open College of the Arts
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The Open College of the Arts (OCA) is a distance learning independent arts college, with a Head Office in Barnsley
in South Yorkshire
, England
. Founded in 1987 by Michael Young, it is a registered charity.
The OCA offers higher education open learning courses in the following areas: drawing, painting, sculpture, textiles, art history, photography, creative writing, visual studies, and composing music. The college offers a BA
honours degree in Creative Arts, a BA
honours degree in Photography, a BA
honours degree in Creative Writing, a BA
honours degree in Textiles and a BA
honours degree in Painting. An MA in Fine Art was launched in 2011. Degrees are accredited by Buckinghamshire New University, and the University for the Creative Arts. It has an open-door academic policy
for its level 1 courses.
Courses offered by the OCA are frequently updated or rewritten and new courses are added from time to time. Recent introductions are graphic design, illustration, digital film production and visual culture and there are new courses in photography and printmaking, adding to existing courses in these areas. Although students and tutors all work from home the college also has a well attended programme of study visits.
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley....
in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Founded in 1987 by Michael Young, it is a registered charity.
The OCA offers higher education open learning courses in the following areas: drawing, painting, sculpture, textiles, art history, photography, creative writing, visual studies, and composing music. The college offers a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
honours degree in Creative Arts, a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
honours degree in Photography, a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
honours degree in Creative Writing, a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
honours degree in Textiles and a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
honours degree in Painting. An MA in Fine Art was launched in 2011. Degrees are accredited by Buckinghamshire New University, and the University for the Creative Arts. It has an open-door academic policy
Open-door academic policy
A university has an open-door academic policy, open-door enrollment, or just open-door policy when it accepts to enroll students without asking for evidence of previous education, experience, or references. Usually payment of the academic fees is all that is required to enroll...
for its level 1 courses.
Courses offered by the OCA are frequently updated or rewritten and new courses are added from time to time. Recent introductions are graphic design, illustration, digital film production and visual culture and there are new courses in photography and printmaking, adding to existing courses in these areas. Although students and tutors all work from home the college also has a well attended programme of study visits.