You are
- Curious
to want to discover, to be interested in - Inventive
imagine, suggest - Intuitive
feel, sense - Sociable
to adapt, to integrate, to share - Bold
To launch oneself, to dare, to stand out
Examples trades after a BMA
- Shop foreman
- Starting your own business
- Professional relations in the graphic design and advertising chain (Studios, advertising agencies, etc.)
- Event professionals
the most high school
- Adjusted hours
Classes start Monday at 10 am and end Friday at 3 pm - Human-scale establishment
in the heart of downtown - Rental offers
advantageous nearby - Computer work
thanks to a mobile classroom - Cultural workshops
100% Communication
The institution is committed to European mobility and holds the ERASMUS Charter.
Objectives of the BMA Graphic Arts
Holder of the Crafts Diploma (Brevet des Métiers d'Art) specializing in Graphic Arts, Signage Designs and produces visual and graphic communication or illustration work on all removable, fixed, or rolling supports and in all formats, for promotional, advertising, and event-related purposes, whether permanent or temporary. In the real estate or heritage sector, they participate in the creation of decor intended for the creation, conservation, enhancement, or restoration of specific atmospheres.
He performs all or part of the functions relating to image and graphics work, and computer work in conjunction with the designer.
His professional activities consist of:
- execute a draft, sketch, rough and make the model or prototype,
- To choose the processes and methods and create sets (murals, event panels, storefronts, vehicles, panoramas, trompe-l'oeil, etc.), graphic and decorative representations of materials...
The training
Training for the BMA allows you to acquire knowledge in signage and decoration techniques and processes: materials and equipment, professional and graphic software, flexible and rigid media, 2D and 3D digital printing, stencil painting...
Furthermore, the student receives instruction in artistic culture, applied arts, and graphic representation.
General and communication courses supplement the training.
Entry Requirements
The BMA Graphic Arts is prepared in three years:
- right after 3e, with the passing of the CAP Signage and Graphic Design at the end of the 2nd yeare year.
- so after a CAP (Signage and Graphic Decoration, Industrial Screen Printing, Engraving Trades...)
- So, after a high school diploma or a higher education degree. Contact the institution for this type of profile.
Teaching methods
- Training under a contracted school status for the 1st and 2nd year with a 12-week internship and the CAP Signage and Graphic Decoration exam at the end of the 2nd year.
- Apprenticeship training in the 3rd year, with 20 weeks of training at high school alternating with the company, and passing the BMA at the end of the 3rd year.
Internships
The training includes periods of professional work placement (PFMP) for a total duration of 12 weeks, with the possibility of completing them in an EU country as part of the Erasmus+ program.
Continuing studies after a BMS in Graphic Arts
The BMA Graphic Arts provides access to:
- Possible continuation in our establishment DN Made Graphics, Digital DN MADEor DN Made Materials
- Diploma of Applied Arts in Graphic Arts, Illustration or Typography Option
- DMA Architectural Decor, Wall Decor Option
- DMA Habitat, the "Décor and Furniture" option, specializing in decor and surface treatment
Career opportunities and target professions
The holder of a BMA in Graphic Arts can work as an image and graphic design technician, workshop manager, and can consider starting their own business.
He works in relation with professionals in the graphic arts and advertising chain (studios and advertising agencies), architectural firms, heritage conservators, and event professionals (cinema, television, multimedia, exhibition stand design, point of sale displays, promotional items, etc.).
Why choose Saint Géraud Aurillac?
- Individualized support for pupils and students, made possible by the human-scale size of the institution.
- A responsive teaching team that focuses its instruction on projects grounded in reality.
- Art and cultural workshops.
- An opening to the international via the Erasmus+ program.
Terms registration
Admission is based on an application file to be downloaded from the website.
