Explore drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, video and lens-based media and printmaking and then take the opportunity to specialise, combine areas or to remain broad-based. You will be able to develop as a creative independent artist with opportunities to take on commissions, showcase your work in exhibitions and enter competitions.

You will develop your own unique visual art practice and learn how to creatively use skills and chose materials to express your ideas. Our dedicated studio spaces enable you to test out ideas and learn not only through making, but also through a process of installing, re-installing and reconfiguring as you gain an understanding of how to convey your passion and your creative ideas to audience.

YEAR 1 (FOUNDATION YEAR)

 The foundation year will introduce you to the key elements of art and design, including design practice, applied and fine art. You will explore the creative thought process relating to various art and design disciplines, developing your ability to put ideas down on paper quickly. There will be a range of practice assignments which will increase your recognition of strong ideas and original concepts.

 MODULES

• Introduction to Art and Design
• Introduction to Applied Art
• Introduction to Fine Art
• Creative Thinking
• The Skills You Need
• Contextual Studies

 YEAR 2 (LEVEL 4)

The first year of the programme initially provides the opportunity to explore a variety of specialist activities offered within Fine Art as a broad based first year experience. You will examine how artists process ideas through a combination of making and critical evaluation while learning to relate your experiences to those of other artists.

MODULES:

• History and Context
• Creative Futures 1
• Visual Communication
• Fine Art Media and Techniques
• Ideas and Concepts
• Language and Practice
  
  

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 5)

In this year, modules enable students to consolidate and extend their learning with more advanced techniques and processes that challenge them to experiment with a variety of media and methods of communication. You have the opportunity to explore the areas of Fine Art practice you are most interested in within workshops led by a skilled practitioners working within the field. Having developed an awareness of what is possible, you may then choose to specialise in an established area of practice such as drawing, painting, video, digital media, sculpture or printmaking or to adopt an interdisciplinary approach.

 MODULES:

• Critical Thinking
• Creative Futures 2
• Material, Form and Content
• Visual Art Practice (Fine Art)
• Specialist Study (Fine Art)
  
  

YEAR 4 (LEVEL 6)

The final year modules require more critical, analytical and lengthier negotiated studies where students can determine their own career path and have the opportunity to negotiate a year plan which places them with more responsibility over what projects they undertake. This is closely monitored through regular critiques, seminars and tutorials.

MODULES:

• Dissertation
• Creative Futures 3
• Negotiated Practice (Fine Art)
• Fine Art Degree Project