BA Fine Art
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB
About this course
BA (Hons) in Fine Art, a fine art degree centred on contemporary fine art practice, theory, and studio production. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The course is available as a four-year full-time programme with a placement year or as a three-year full-time option. The first year covers digital competencies, materials, and experimental processes through compulsory modules such as Creative Production 1, Materials And Process, Experimental Practice, Creative Production 2, Instigating Practice, and Research And Writing For Practice. The second year shifts towards identifying contemporary art themes and professional preparation via compulsory modules like Evolving Practice, Identifying Key Themes in Contemporary Art Theory, Professional Practice in Fine Art, Establishing Practice, and Curating and Exhibiting Art Practices, alongside optional modules including Arts Management, Re-imagining Communities, Creative Placemaking, Drawing Characters: Representation and Identity, Fashion to Function: Designing Clothing and Wearable Products, Co-Designing Products with Generative AI, Creative Enterprise, BioDesign, Object Studies, and Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action. The final year focuses on independent creative work and exhibitions through compulsory modules such as Independent Practice and Professional Practice: Final Project, complemented by optional modules including Dissertation and Industrial Report.
Modules
- Creative Production 1
- Materials And Process
- Experimental Practice
- Creative Production 2
- Instigating Practice
- Research And Writing For Practice
- Evolving Practice
- Identifying Key Themes in Contemporary Art Theory
- Professional Practice in Fine Art
- Establishing Practice
- Curating and Exhibiting Art Practices
- Arts Management
- Re-imagining Communities
- Creative Placemaking
- Drawing Characters: Representation and Identity
- Fashion to Function: Designing Clothing and Wearable Products
- Co-Designing Products with Generative AI
- Creative Enterprise
- BioDesign
- Object Studies
- Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action
- Independent Practice
- Professional Practice: Final Project
- Dissertation
- Industrial Report