Fine Art (Top-Up) BA (Hons)

Course Content

• Course Details

  The Fine Art (Top-Up) BA (Hons) year comprises three modules:

  • ART3018 Critical Study (20 credits). This module gives you the opportunity to research a subject of your choosing in some depth, and to prepare either a written essay or a reflective summary of a practical project.
  • ART3019 Professional Practice & Employability (20 credits). This module prepares you for a career in the arts sector, including the preparation of marketing materials, artist’s statement, identifying suitable career opportunities and the opportunity of developing a short practical activity (for example, a placement).
  • ART4013 Practice Exhibition (80 credits). This module is the heart of the years’ experience. With teaching support through tutorials, seminars and group discussions you will develop your personal art practice towards an ambitious exhibition of your artwork – the ‘Degree Show’.

  Study Visits

  Each year, we programme study visits to a wide range of locations. Recent visits have included London galleries, Venice Biennale, Liverpool Biennial, New York and Berlin.

  Degree Show exhibition

  Your year will conclude with the public exhibition of your artwork – the Degree Show – our showcase of your work for visiting curators and gallerists.

  Please note the modules shown here relate to the academic year 24/25. The modules relating to the academic year 25/26 will be available from June 2025.

  • Stage 1
    • Art and Criticality (20 Credits)
      Module code: ART3029

      Status: Compulsory
      The module consolidates the student?s creative and theoretical interests through an articulation of the student?s own practice within a critical framework, and a sustained, independent investigation and analysis of artists and conceptual positions within the field of Fine Art that are relevant to the individual student.
    • Careers in the Arts (20 Credits)
      Module code: ART3030

      Status: Compulsory
      This module enables students to develop their working knowledge of the creative and cultural industries, provides them with a range of skills and strategies to prepare themselves for the external world, and requires the student to take practical actions to progress their career within the arts sector or related field.
    • Fine Art Exhibition (80 Credits)
      Module code: ART4015

      Status: Compulsory
      he module consolidates creative and theoretical interests through an exhibited body of work that demonstrates a refined approach to art practice, consideration of appropriate exhibition format and audience, and the integration of relevant theory and debates. The exhibition is supported by `statements of practice? tailored to a range of audiences.

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