The module provides students with specialised knowledge and skills of the techniques of making mosaics in a professional workshop environment. They will work with a range of advanced tools and a diversity of materials based on traditional and contemporary methods into which they conduct further investigation. They will handle complex processes of installing and presenting mosaic in a professional capacity, while also identifying problems and issues that may arise.

Students on the module will focus on Roman mosaics (Term 1) and Byzantine mosaics in (Term 2), while making their own project in Term 3. 

This module is taught at Level 7 SCQF (Level 4 RQF) and is validated by Scottish Qualifications Authority.