BA (Hons) Fine Art

Year 1

In part 1, through workshop inductions, you will be introduced to a range of practical skills and media. Your skills in library research and the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) will be developed to equip you to tackle assignments at this level and throughout your study in the School.

A great deal of the focus is placed on working towards a practical development of your studio practice. You will also begin to engage with the contexts and the debates in contemporary art, considering theory from the perspective of the artist or maker. For this reason the Contemporary Issues module will be delivered by way of contact with practitioners conversant with contemporary theory.

The broad range of skills and experience offered in part 1 will provide you with the knowledge and understanding necessary to develop your practice in part 2 in whatever medium or media you choose to utilise as appropriate to your ideas. This choice will be your decision but you will be guided on your decision by your tutors.

You will also be offered guidance on your selection of a career-orientated Option module. The career-orientated Option module is designed to enable you to tailor your programme to suit your choice of a career path. For example, you may choose to study the Visual Culture module, so as to be best prepared as an artist following graduation. Your choice of career-orientated Option module in Part two will require you to study that same Option module in part 3.

Semester OneCore [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

ARTD1072Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Specialist Practice Skills

ARTD1076Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Research and Communication Skills

Semester TwoCore [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

ARTD1073Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Studio Practice and Research

ARTD1075Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Contemporary Issues 1

Year 2

By part 2 you will have established a broad grasp of a number of practical skills and an understanding of what informs and contextualises ideas and practices in fine art. You will now be encouraged to explore, experiment, speculate and test your ideas with the aim of developing you into an informed, skilled, independent practitioner.

In part 2 you will choose a specialist area (sculpture, painting, printmaking and new media) to base yourself within. This will not, however, limit the scope or breadth of your practice as you can continue to explore your ideas through the full range of disciplines.

As mentioned above student exchanges are available to assist in your tailoring of your study. Student exchanges enable you to develop your understanding from different cultural and professional viewpoints while developing the independent learning skills required to progress to part 3.

Semester OneOptional core

Select one from:

Introduction to Visual Culture

Introduction to Digital Practices and Theory

Introduction to Design Futures

Introduction to Business for the Creative Industries

Introduction to Writing for the Creative Industries

ARTD2031Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Specialist Practice and Research 2a

Semester TwoCore [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

ARTD2032Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Specialist Practice and Research 2b

ARTD2033Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Specialist Practice Exchange

ARTD2034Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Reflective Journal 2

Year 3

In part 3 you will focus your practice and its particular methodologies the individual exploration of your ideas, developing your work through to the degree exhibition. You will utilise your skills to produce well informed finished pieces of work that explore your interests and ideas. You will also be able to apply your career-focused skills and this will enable you to follow your ambitions once you graduate.

In part 3 the Final Major Project provides assessment of your practice and your ability to bring to conclusion, artworks which communicate the ambition of your ideas to a level of high quality. It will be supported by a portfolio of developmental work and studies. This is the opportunity for you to show the extent to which you have developed in your work throughout the programme, and represents the fruition of your studies.

Semester OneOptional core

You must study the same option module in Part 3 as you did in part 2:

Visual Culture

Digital Practices and Theory

Design Futures

Writing to Publication

Business for the Creative Industries

ARTD3027Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Specialist Practice

Semester TwoCore [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

ARTD3028Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Reflective Journal

ARTD3042Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Final Major Project: Fine Art