London College of Communication

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London College of Communication
founding 1894
place London
Head of London College of Communication and Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts London Natalie Brett
Students 5,000
Website www.lcc.arts.ac.uk

The London College of Communication (LCC), formerly the London College of Printing and for a short time the London College of Printing and Distributive Trades, is a permanent establishment of the University of the Arts in London. It is in the Elephant and Castle district . Around 5,000 students study 60 courses at the LCC. These should prepare them for a career in the creative sector or in the media industry. The curricula cover the entire range from basic training to diploma and also post-graduate studies . The training is multimedia and includes graphic design and advertising design , photography, film and animation , journalism, public relations , sound engineering as well as interactive and spatial design.

history

In 1894, the Saint Bride Foundation Institute Printing School opened in London's Saint Bride Lane . It served as a training and cultural center and housed a technical library and a school for printers. The same year the Guild and Technical School opened on Clerkenwell Road . The latter moved to Bolt Court the following year and was henceforth called Bolt Court Technical School . It was rebuilt in 1911 and was called the London County Council School of Photo-Engraving and Lithography

In 1921 the Westminster Day Continuation School was founded. From 1929 it was called the School of Retail Distribution . In 1922, the Saint Bride Printing School moved to Stamford Street and was henceforth called the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades (LSPKT). It merged with the school in Bolt Court in 1949. The new joint establishment was called the London School of Printing and Graphic Arts (LSPGA) until 1960 and the London College of Printing (LCP) from 1960 . In 1964 the school moved to new premises in the Elephant and Castle district . In 1969 LCP merged with the North Western Polytechnic Department of Printing . The LCP formed from 1986 together with the Camberwell School of Arts and crafts , the Central School of Art and Design of the Chelsea School of Art , the College for the Distributive Trades (CDT), the London College of Fashion and the St Martin's School of Art the London Institute . The LCP and CDT merged in 1990 to form the London College of Printing and Distributive Trades .

In 2003 the London Institute was given university status; it became the University of the Arts London . The LCP was called the London College of Communication as a department from 2004 .

Collections and courses

The LCC has exhibition rooms, photo and television studios, darkrooms, studios for interactive media and animation, editorial rooms for broadcasts and print media as well as workshops for printing, typesetting and bookbinding.

The annual Hugh Cudlipp lecture has been held at the LCC since 2005 . Since 2007 it has housed the University Archives and Special Collections Center . It includes the Stanley Kubrick archive and the Tom Eckersley collection.

Reduction in the range of courses

In November 2009 there were sit-ins and protests by students against reducing the number of courses offered and deleting teaching positions. Around 100 students tried to occupy the office of the rector Sandra Kemp to protest against inadequate supervision of dissertations. Later, students occupied a lecture hall. Private security personnel tried to evacuate the room. This failed because of an objection from a researcher who denied the security guards the right to touch the students. Finally the police were called and they took the students out of the building. Some students were subsequently banned from college.

The public relations lecturer resigned because of the deletions; there is a lack of staff. Lecturers with short-term contracts then did a large part of the teaching.

A 2011 survey by the Quality Assurance Agency found that the courses were so poor that the grades of some students were raised to reflect this. This study is the first of its kind; it follows the QAA's new whistlebower process for complaints about academic standards and quality defects. The investigation began after 16 courses were closed and 26 full-time positions remained unfilled.

Well-known graduates

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-communication/people/natalie-brett
  2. ↑ a b London College of Printing Archive , accessed November 2, 2013
  3. ↑ Virtual Tours ( Memento from December 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), website of the college accessed on August 10, 2011
  4. ↑ Harriet Swain: Universities plan job losses in response to looming public spending cuts The Guardian , accessed November 17, 2009
  5. ↑ a b Melanie Newman: PR lecturer resigns in protest over lack of staff , Times Higher Education , November 5, 2009
  6. ^ Will Harmon, Lucy Doyle and Chuk Ikéh: Sit-in students may face disciplinary action , Arts London News , accessed November 2, 2013
  7. ↑ a b Simon Baker: Course closures at LCC disrupted studies and harmed students' chances, QAA rules Times Higher Education, June 17, 2011, accessed on August 10, 2011