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BA (Hons) Art and Contemporary Practices

University of the Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Explore your creative identity and engage your imagination, working on collaborative projects, participatory art, community initiatives, digital creation, relational practices, curation, art and education, public art, and more. Interpret and contextualize theory, creative, and technical skills to produce effective contemporary art that builds engagement between the art world and the wider community.

Set your sights on a successful career, focusing on employment in your chosen field, with opportunities to explore the evolving possibilities for art and creativity within the full context of contemporary art, health, recreation, and education.

General Eligibility

  • Entry to year 1, HNC, is 1 Scottish Higher at grade C or above OR

  • 1 A level at grade D or above

  • Alternatively, NC Art and Design OR

  • Foundation Apprenticeship Creative and Digital Media

  • We will consider individual competence in art, design, or lens-based skills evidenced by a portfolio of your work and you may be required to attend an interview

  • Advanced entry

  • Entry to year 2 may be possible with the HNC Contemporary Art Practice, with a B or above in the Graded Unit, or equivalent

  • Entry to year 3 may be possible with the HND Contemporary Art Practice, including a Graded Unit result of B or above, or equivalent

  • This is a Category 2 PVG course: PVG Scheme membership is required for specific optional modules/unit(s), where there is guaranteed contact with vulnerable groups in optional module/unit(s), but an alternative pathway exists to achieve target qualification.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 Year 1 - HNC

Mandatory units are: 

  • Developmental drawing  

  • Contemporary art: two-dimensional practice  

  • Contemporary art: three-dimensional practice  

  • Contemporary art practice: professional practice and exhibition studies 1 

  • Contemporary art: theory & context 1 

  • Contemporary art practice: graded unit 1  

Optional units may include:

  • Creative art project: development  

  • Creative art project: production  

  • Contemporary art practice: introduction to digital artform 

  • Contemporary art practice: conceptual processes 

  • Painting: exploratory techniques 

  • Sculpture: an introduction 

  • Life drawing  

  • Life painting: introduction 

  • Public art: introduction  

  • Art practice: a collaborative project 

  • Printmaking and producing print 

  • Portfolio production 

  • Photography: an introduction 

  • Observational drawing 

  • Communication: practical skills

  • Life drawing portfolio 

2 Year 2 - HND

Mandatory units are:

  • Contemporary art practice: project

  • Contemporary art: professional practice

  • Exhibition of contemporary art forms

  • Contemporary art practice: graded unit 2

Optional units may include:

  • Site-specific artwork: development

  • Site-specific artwork: production

  • Mixed media development

  • Mixed media production

  • Art and design context: personal investigation

  • Community arts: visual arts workshop*

  • Contemporary art practice: digital media development

  • Contemporary art practice: digital media production

  • Observational drawing portfolio

  • Philosophical aesthetics: an introduction

3 Year 3 - BA

Core modules are::

  • Practical skills

  • Collaborative project

  • Theories, practice, and protocols of working in the public realm

  • Research project

All modules run in both the first and second semesters.

4 Year 4 - BA (Hons)

Core modules are:

  • Major research project

  • Professional profile

  • Major final project

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL80
  • PTE58

  • Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.0 or equivalent

  • English (PTE) Academic-58 average with 51 in each component

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 80 or above with min 18 in each section

Additional Information

Special features *Emphasis is on each student interpreting and contextualizing theory, and creative and technical skills to produce effective art that engages within the art world and wider community and context of contemporary art *Your studio practice, work placements, and collaborative projects will allow you to define your own creative identity and explore the evolving opportunities for art and creativity within the full context of contemporary art, health, recreation, and education *Develop your artistic practice in direct connection to the current professional pathways commonly inhabited by contemporary artists today *Modules focus on working in collaboration with others in professional settings, providing the necessary theoretical and practical skills to bring to life creative practices and help define your identity as a professional practitioner in art and contemporary practices *Many former students have gone on to employment in the arts *There will be opportunities for national and international trips to enhance your experience

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