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Fine Art BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
Online
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
3 Years
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
Discover your artistic potential on a course at the forefront of contemporary fine art practice.
Join us to work with leading artists and educators in developing your creativity through experimentation with media, materials and ideas to emerge as a confident practising artist. You will develop your individual artistic practice in our outstanding modern studios, working within and across a wide range of artistic disciplines. Our tutors are highly respected and internationally renowned artists, researchers and educators who will inspire and enthuse you. We will equip you with the professional skills to fulfil your ambitions as a practising artist or to pursue careers in fields ranging from community arts to curation.
About this course
We will nurture your artistic and creative independence, ensuring that you graduate as a self-motivated, resourceful and versatile fine art practitioner. Many of our students go on to become long-term practising artists – undertaking residencies, opening studios, exhibiting nationally and internationally, and lecturing.
The skills you develop will be valuable across the creative economy so – apart from furthering your development as a practising artist – you could progress to careers in areas such as curatorship, art therapy, community arts or teaching.
If you would like to set up your own creative business, look no further than our incubation unit – Banks Mill – which offers studio workspace and business development activities. You’ll become part of a vibrant and thriving community of artists, designers and makers.
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Subjects
- Art
- Philosophy
- Experimentation
- Contextualising
- Practice
- Audience
- External
- Resolution
- Synthesis
- Independent
- Critical
- Critical Thinking
Course programme
You will study modules such as:
Stage one
At this stage, you will learn more about the ethos and philosophy of fine art practice and foster a sense of your own curiosity through studio work.
- Introduction to Studio Practice
- Experimentation and Curiosity
- Extended Contexts
- Contextualising Practice
There is a greater emphasis on experimentation and work that helps you develop your individual practice.
- Locating Practice
- Staging: Engaging Audience
- External Professional Contexts
- Practising Theory
At this stage, the focus is on a substantial amount of independent study.
- Resolution and Synthesis
- Professional Practice
- Critical Inquiry
Additional information
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)
International fee
£14,045 per year (2020/21)
Fine Art BA (Hons)