BA (Hons) Fine Art
A three years full-time course
Taught by research active staff, engaged in contemporary practice as artists, this course allows you to specialise in painting/print media, and sculpture/time based art. Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to take an open minded and investigative approach, where you will constantly consider your work in relation to the subject area, current issues in the field and the audience. The course provides a range of opportunities to engage with the fine art world, through study trips, exhibitions and talks by visiting artists.
Top facts
- You can choose to specialise in Painting/Print Media and Sculpture/Time-Based Art.
- Study trips include gallery and museum visits to national and international centres. In Year 2 students have access to the ERASMUS international student exchange programme.
- Programme of visiting artists, in addition to the regular Tuesday Talks programme at the Whitworth Art Gallery which hosts internationally acclaimed speakers.
You will study
In Year 1, after a period of induction and familiarization, you will begin to build upon your subject area interests, and develop a body of work that responds to a growing understanding of concerns and debates within visual art. Through an open minded and investigative approach, you will be encouraged to enquire, question, and consider your work in relation to the subject area and its relation to the world at large.
In Year 2 you will develop a sound understanding of artistic concerns, with guidance, support and critical input from both staff and invited visitors. Through an increased scope of research, critical awareness, and development, you will learn how to articulate your work with reference to an engagement with recent and current issues within the field. Your improved skills base will allow you to select and investigate materials in closer accordance with your ideas and their translation into the visual domain.
In Year 3 you will begin to demonstrate a heightened understanding of your work within the contemporary visual art landscape, and will be encouraged to sustain an openended, inventive, and highly creative attitude to your chosen area of enquiry. By introducing a sense of refinement towards both established and new materials, and technological processes, your chosen ideas will begin to be reflected through an understanding of your own artistic voice.
Assessment
Formal end of unit assessments. Ongoing formative assessment, feedback, advice and discussion.
Graduates
90%* of art, design and architecture graduates go straight into employment and/or further study.
Recent graduates have gone on to become artists, teachers,curators, gallery technicians and assistants, and researchers,or undertaken postgraduate study.
*Source: DLHE survey 2009 for all respondents available for employment or further study and whose destinations are known
Location
All Saints Campus, Manchester
Entry Requirements
| UCAS Tariff Points | 280 |
|---|---|
| UCAS Tariff Points/Grades to be obtained from full A levels or equivalent | 240 at A2 or equivalent (such as BTEC National at Level 3 or Advanced Diploma). If applying using Foundation Diploma in Art and Design a Merit is required. |
| Specific subjects required | GCSE grade C (or alternative) in English Language |
| Access qualifications | A relevant Access to HE Diploma will be considered for entry to this course. |
| Interview required | Yes |
| Portfolio required | Yes |
| International Baccalaureate | 28 |
Fees
UK and EU full-time students: £9,000
Non-EU full-time international students: £11,000
International Fee Band 2
How to Apply
Apply through UCAS.
UCAS Code: W100
All applicants are asked to submit a Digital Portfolio.