Ravensbourne - Greenwich Peninsula (London)
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Ravensbourne (formerly the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication), a university sector college in the field of digital media and design, is located only few meters from Millenim Dome on the Greenwich Peninsula in London.
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Date Posted: 01/25/2016
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Ravensbourne (formerly the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication), a university sector college in the field of digital media and design, is located only few meters from Millenim Dome on the Greenwich Peninsula in London.
Ravensbourne, which was formerly Bromley Technical College, was opened in 1959 by the amalgamation of the Bromley School of Art and the Department of Furniture Design of the Beckenham School of Art. It was originally located at Bromley Common and Chislehurst in outer London before moving to a new purpose-built campus in inner London on the Greenwich Peninsula in September 2010. The new Ravensbourne building, designed by British architect Farshid Moussavi (Foreign Office Architects, now Farshid Moussavi Architecture), won a RIBA National Award in 2011.
Ravensbourne was recognised previously as an affiliate College of the University of Sussex in 1996 and was re-recognised in 2002. Between 2009 and 2012 the institution's undergraduate and postgraduate provision was validated by City University, London. This relationship was maintained until May 2012, when both parties agreed to withdraw from the validating partnership in order to pursue their respective academic strategies. In June 2013, the new validation partner, University of the Arts London was confirmed.
Ravensbourne offers Further Education, Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes taught in a single faculty with two main clusters of courses, Design and Production. Within the area of Further Education, Ravensbourne offers the Diploma in Foundation Studies for both Art & Design and Media, as well as the BTEC National Certificate in Art and Design. At undergraduate level, there are Foundation degrees, honours degree level top-up years (for those having completed foundation degrees or equivalent), and Bachelor's degrees. A number of these bachelor's degrees also offer a "Level 0" programme. Many of these degrees are currently undergoing a transition period with the introduction of newly validated programmes. The available postgraduate provision consists of 14 Master's level courses, each of which can be studied to MA, MDes or MSc (dependent on subject), or to MInnov[clarification needed] or MFA level if desired. A range of subject areas are offered within the main disciplines of fashion, design and broadcasting.
Ravensbourne students have achieved success in national competitions such as the Royal Society of Arts Design Awards (RSA), British Design in Art Direction Awards (D&AD), New Designers Awards, Graduate Fashion Week Awards and Promax Awards. Ravensbourne enjoys strong relationships with the creative industries to which it relates. The College’s students are over-represented in its success rate for national prizes, competitions and awards and its graduates are highly employable. Many undergraduate students also progress to postgraduate courses at highly reputable institutions such as Central St. Martins and the Royal College of Art.
Ravensbourne also provides a range of masterclasses and short courses, available to both students and industry professionals. [wiki]