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Furniture

Fife College

Venues

Glenrothes (Stenton) Campus

Content

This course provides you with the core skills you will need for a career in the furniture industry. You will work through a range of projects which will challenge your thinking and practical design skills. Many of the subjects are integrated, so you'll be completing assessments for a few subjects through one project.

You will study:

Machinery woodworking; Workshop practice; Timber frame; Carcase making; Upholstery: an introduction; Upholstery application; Furniture polishing; Furniture drawing; Art and design: design activity; Digital media; Furniture: polishing practice; Veneering; Furniture in context; The Core Skills of ICT, numeracy and communication will be developed and certificated on this course.

Entry Requirements

4 subjects at National 4 including English and Art and Design or a technological subject; or relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 4. Portfolio of work required at interview.

Progression Routes

HNC Furniture or HNC 3D: Interior Design

Start Date

August

Qualification

NC

Study Method

Full time

Course Length

1 year

Department

Construction and Built Environment

SCQF Level

5

Website

www.fife.ac.uk

Career Area

Construction

Career Sectors

Architecture

Building Technology and Management

Civil and Structural Engineering

Construction Crafts

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