The erroneous comments are from those that only ever saw one side of the coin and only wanted to see that side of the coin, so they couldn't ever achieve their ambitions.
What does that mean?
Make no mistake about it, those guys who made that Fighting Students thing sounded pretty shrill, but they werent entirely wrong by any stretch. There is minimal tuition at Cov. You're given briefs and then you do as you see fit. You can go and find the tutors, but the comments about some of them being very difficult to track down are pretty accurate.
Like I said before, if you are willing to go somewhere and meet lots of other people keen on drawing things, many of whom are pretty strange, and run your own projects with little hands on help or instruction then you should definitely apply. I had a great time.
If on the other hand you want to be lead by the hand through rendering skills and so on, youll be badly let down. A lot of people couldnt handle this and flunked out half way through.
Well I read the forums every so often and sometimes something catches my eye. This discussion did.
I have literally just finished coventry. My project is the second one down on the cov show (white on with lots of triangles)
Quite simply, Cov has benifited me greatly, and I am part of the old style course, the years below me will hopefully better us by a long way.
Recently Cov has got its act together, but it makes me laugh how some people expect to be spoon fed. Yes you do have to pay for things and yes you do have a few head aches, but I think the one thing cov produces is people who can stand on their own..
My experience tells me that if you are guided in a positive direction and you pick up the skills and learn talent then you will prosper greatly.
So yes Cov is a great place to apply for. Do we have any car lecturers?
yes.
Jeff Upex, Ex Land Rover chief, Aamer also worked for Merc and Saab, Chris Johnson concept group, among more. We also benefit from visiting lecturers like other universities do.
So I would like to think I havent done too badly, Cov has allowed me to Intern in New York, live in Hong Kong on scholarship for half a year etc. Two of my house mates are off to the RCA this year, they interned at Bentley and GM, another interned in france, I will be applying to Pforzheim for a masters and I hope we can all give a little back to cov in years to come.
Finally, Our degree show was all our own work because no one should ever trust others to do something for you. We had Aston, Land Rover, Jag, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Morgan, Lotus, Concept Group, Ideo, and the list literally goes on.
So I hope this straightens a few things, some mixed opinions and thoughts.
Cov did me good and I hope everyone picks their university because it is where they want to go and offers them the fruits they think they will need in the future.
Hi Burgess52, I'm a product design student looking to get into automotive design in the future... Do you have any tips to share for those in my situation? It's my goal to attend the RCA vehicle design course one day, (me and a lot of others!). You say your housmates interned at Bentley? I applied there and got as far as the final interview but didn't get in Do they or yourself have any work I can look at to see the standard at which I should be aiming?
[/QUOTE] If on the other hand you want to be lead by the hand through rendering skills and so on, youll be badly let down. A lot of people couldnt handle this and flunked out half way through. [/QUOTE] if I want to be lead by the hand,which school should I choose?
My project is the second one down on the cov show (white on with lots of triangles)
Quite simply, Cov has benifited me greatly, and I am part of the old style course, the years below me will hopefully better us by a long way.
dude ur project is a bad copy of former RCA student.and thats what exactly happens to any cov student cuz u get zero tuition from the tutors and u end up copying from this or that project. I wish u best of luck in germany. be ready for the 4 hour entrance exam former cov student
The erroneous comments are from those that only ever saw one side of the coin and only wanted to see that side of the coin, so they couldn't ever achieve their ambitions.
What does that mean?
Make no mistake about it, those guys who made that Fighting Students thing sounded pretty shrill, but they werent entirely wrong by any stretch. There is minimal tuition at Cov. You're given briefs and then you do as you see fit. You can go and find the tutors, but the comments about some of them being very difficult to track down are pretty accurate.
Like I said before, if you are willing to go somewhere and meet lots of other people keen on drawing things, many of whom are pretty strange, and run your own projects with little hands on help or instruction then you should definitely apply. I had a great time.
If on the other hand you want to be lead by the hand through rendering skills and so on, youll be badly let down. A lot of people couldnt handle this and flunked out half way through.
Pay your (parents) money, take your choice kids.
beautifully put
many of the tutors are awful in sketching and final year tutor ( brian) has zero experience at industry!!! dont know whether to laugh or cry
I am an industrial designer, with 4+ years of experience in an automotive company. I have a great passion for Vehicle Design and want to take my career further by doing Masters in Transportation design. I have received confirmation from Coventry University and Northumbria University for MA Transportation Dsign.
I could not get through UMEA, whereas Art Center, CCS and RCA were too expensive.
While doing further research on this topic, I came across some really negative reviews about Coventry, like- high student to teacher ratio, lack of a dedicated tutor, just two clay modellers for all the students, inappropriate paintbooth facilities etc. Lack of good industry connections other than Jaguar and Land Rover.
I want to ask everyone, if Coventry is finally trying to make changes in their resources and facilities to shed this negative image created in the past. Is Coventry prepared to take on the future competition from other colleges?
I also want to know, how is the Course module of MA Automotive design in coventry as compared to other good colleges. Are they preparing students for future transportation design challenges or is it just styling.
If any one knows anything at all on this topic, then please let me know at the earliest because I have to deposit my fee to reserve my place, in a couple of days.
I did my MA in Automotive Design at Coventry University. It's a good Uni. but of course there are other schools out there that’s just as good as Coventry.
If you want to study at Coventry (at least the MA) you will have to be able to put some effort into your studies. When going there, they will expect that you already have a high level of sketching and rendering techniques. They will not teach you the basics of drawing, perspective etc, that’s something you should have learned before you do the MA.
What they will do is to help you refine your skills, and for example teach you how to build cars in 3D (alias), clay models. How you go about the design process, and more.
And yes, the teachers have a background from the automotive industry. But they will not hold your hand all the time, so you must be able to push yourself to reach your desired goal, and you will need to know what you want!
When I was there, we had two projects in cooperation with the industry. Remember it’s only a 15month course, so you won’t have much time for more.
Do they or yourself have any work I can look at to see the standard at which I should be aiming?
