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BA (Hons) Fine Art (with Foundation Year)

Teesside University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Fine art graduates move forward into an increasingly broad range of professional futures including postgraduate study in visual art at Teesside University (MA Fine Art) and education through Graduate Teacher Training and Recruitment, acquire sponsored fellowships and arts-based residencies (facilitated by DigitalCity and Tees Valley Arts), develop independent practice through locally based studio groups (Saltburn Artist Projects, Navigator North and Platform Arts), work as curators for gallery-based exhibitions (The Heritage Gallery and Python Gallery), take advantage of local and regional opportunities for additional professional development (a-n and Arts Council England, North East) and, as self-employed artists, become professional cultural practitioners.

General Eligibility

Typically 64-80 UCAS points including an appropriate subject. You are invited to bring a portfolio along on applicant days to show creative skills in art and design.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Foundation Year

Core modules

  • Contextual Studies

  • Portfolio Project

  • Research and Analysis

  • Specialism Project

  • Thinking Through Drawing

  • Thinking Through Making

2 Year 1

Core modules

  • Curatorial Methods

  • Developing Studio Practice

  • Drawing and Printmaking

  • MIMA History of Art, Design & Architecture

  • Skills and Studio Practice

  • Working in the Creative Industries

3 Year 2

Core modules

  • Art and Place

  • Career Context

  • Expanding Studio Practice

  • Global Future Contexts

  • Sustaining Studio Practice

  • Working with the MIMA Collection

4 Year 3
  • Work placement

5 Year 4

Core modules

  • Art, Theory and Context

  • Final Studio Project

  • Major Research Project: Fine Art (Exhibition)

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

Additional Information

This course is available: 5 years Inc. placement year

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