BA (Hons) Fine Art

Course Overview

Looking to find yourself and extend your knowledge and skills to develop your practice towards a future as an artist or a career in the arts and creative industries?

Our BA (Hons) in Fine Art could be for you. Our course explores arts practices as a multidisciplinary subject, using forms that are traditional and contemporary. You will have the freedom to define how your artistic methods and research methodologies are applied, how you find creative expression and grow your vision.

During the course you are supported by key educators, active researchers and a range of industry professionals across the Fine Art discipline. The course also includes professional practice which introduces you to a range of career pathways and options, preparing you for future employment in the arts and cultural industries.

Employability

What are my career prospects

Our degrees are created with future employment in mind, to ensure that when you graduate your skills are desired and fit seamlessly with roles on offer. This gives you great employment opportunities upon completion of your course.

On graduating, you will be equipped to apply for jobs that demand well-developed creative skills across the arts and creative industries, or become self-employed/freelance and undertake work across a range of specialisms including:

• Visual artist
• Interdisciplinary arts practitioner
• Illustrator
• Photographer
• Digital artist
• Animator
• Printmaker
• Designer
• Artworker
• Image archivist or picture librarian
• Image researcher
• Visual Consultant
• Studio or facilities managers
• Arts workshop leader
• Technician
• Curation
• Exhibition designer
• Arts administrator
• Arts management
• Community arts worker
• Arts social prescribing.