BA Fine Art
About this course
BA (Hons) in Fine Art is an undergraduate fine art degree centred on contemporary studio practice, artistic experimentation, and contextual theory. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can choose a standard three-year pathway, complete an integrated foundation year, or undertake a professional placement year. The first year covers core foundations through modules such as Methods and Materials, Studio to Exhibition, Critical and Contextual Studies 1: Think, Play, Learn, Approaches to Drawing, and Experimental Practice. In the second year, students build on their artistic identity with compulsory studies including Situating your Practice, Expanding your Practice, Critical and Contextual Studies 2: Creativity and Context in Dialogue, and a Ruskin Module, alongside optional modules such as Printmaking Ideas and Processes, Spatial Practices, Exhibitions in Context, Archive: Creative Futures, Reportage, Time Based Media, and Reality Checkpoint – Socially Engaged Practice and the Public Realm. The final year centres on advanced studio production and the culmination of independent work, featuring compulsory modules Contemporary Art Practice and Fine Art Major Project, alongside optional modules in Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Creative Inquiry and Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Working in the Creative Industries.
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Entry requirements
112-96 UCAS Tariff points. We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. Preferably to include an Art, Design or Media subject at A level or equivalent level. 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English. You will be asked to provide a digital portfolio for review and will be given the option to book a meeting to discuss this with us. If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
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What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 75%
- Learning opportunities: 71%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 83%
- Organisation and management: 56%
- Learning resources: 70%
- Student voice: 65%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 75%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 30%
- Design occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 220 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 63%
- London: 12%
- South East: 10%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Into ARU
- Methods and Materials
- Studio to Exhibition
- Critical and Contextual Studies 1: Think, Play, Learn
- Approaches to Drawing
- Experimental Practice
- Situating your Practice
- Expanding your Practice
- Critical and Contextual Studies 2: Creativity and Context in Dialogue
- Ruskin Module
- Printmaking Ideas and Processes
- Spatial Practices
- Exhibitions in Context
- Archive: Creative Futures
- Reportage
- Time Based Media
- Reality Checkpoint – Socially Engaged Practice and the Public Realm
- Contemporary Art Practice
- Fine Art Major Project
- Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Creative Inquiry
- Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Working in the Creative Industries
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fine Art at Anglia Ruskin University earn?
The median salary is £23,000 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £28,500. The £22,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Art.
What do graduates of BA Fine Art at Anglia Ruskin University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Fine Art at Anglia Ruskin University?
75% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Fine Art at Anglia Ruskin University?
The average entrant had 106 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Fine Art at Anglia Ruskin University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.