BAFine Art

Study location	United Kingdom, Nottingham
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	W100

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0; CAE (Cambridge English Advanced): 169 points or above

Other requirements

At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. A relevant portfolio is required. • Aim to bring a body of work that reflects your practice, approximately 15 – 20 pieces of work. We are happy for your work to be presented in a way that will help you to talk about it with us. We suggest that you mark your work clearly with your name and address on the back, in case it is accidentally left behind. • Please select a range of work which shows us who you are and what you are interested in. It should ideally represent your most recent work produced on your current course, or independently. Think of a preferred order for the work as we will be initially looking at it without you being present. • We are interested in looking at a variety of creative work practices. A particular emphasis should be placed on selfmotivated work. You are advised to include a large proportion of this, as this should indicate your own personal potential and passion for the subject. • We like to see evidence of your working process, so bring examples of your visual thinking and ways that you can show how you work through your ideas. This can be in sketchbooks or as additional worksheets to the 15 – 20 pieces of work. • During your interview we will specifically ask you to identify two pieces of work from your portfolio to talk about, one which you feel was successful and one which challenged you in some way. Identify these beforehand and be prepared to discuss them. • We would also like you to bring along a short critical essay which you have written recently on some aspect of contemporary art, i.e. a recent exhibition visit or film you have seen. Please also bring a typed sheet listing of the artists or other sources, including recent exhibitions visited, that have influenced your work. • 3D work and significantly large 2D works should be represented by photographical or digital prints.

More information	ntu.ac.uk/..art-design/ug/2017-18/fine-art

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

What you study
This course is made up of three year-long modules.

Year One

Curiosity: Introducing Fine Art practice (120 credit points)
In this module you will start with a series of projects, tasks and workshops which will help you to settle into your studies, allowing you to meet staff and your fellow students. You will complete activities around a theme, to start you thinking, talking and making work. You will explore with a sense of curiosity, creating work quickly and developing your ideas into a more focused, self-negotiated Fine Art Practice. You will deepen your awareness of the critical and professional contexts for Fine Art, and through project proposals and planning you’ll be introduced to the skills required for professional practice. You’ll record and reflect on your work throughout the year to assemble a Research Portfolio.

Year Two

Speculation: Developing Fine Art practice (120 credit points)
During this module you will continue to develop your art practice in a chosen medium or combination of media areas. You will work more independently than you did in Year One, selecting appropriate work space and developing a studio culture which suits your practice. Seminars will provide opportunities for lively debate on your work and the contexts it relates to, and to explore the space between the intention for your work and its reception by an audience. The TeamWork Project will help you to develop skills relating to professional practice outside of the University. As in Year One you will continually document and reflect upon the work and research you undertake, assembling a Research Portfolio for assessment.

Final Year

Resolution: Final Practice and Reflection (120 credit points)
During this module you’ll work independently towards the deeper exploration and resolution of your own practice. You will need to develop, apply and evaluate research questions and methods appropriate to your own work. There is an emphasis in this module on making and presenting your work within a professional Fine Art context, and at the end of the module you’ll realise this as an exhibition or presentation as part of our Degree Shows.

Career opportunities

Employability for this course is excellent, with 90% of students going on to employment or further study within six months of graduating. (DLHE survey 2012-13)

Recent graduates from this course have gone on to establish themselves as artists in their own right, while others find work in a range of directly related areas as curators, teachers, gallerists, animators, musicians, community artists and film-makers.

Some graduates chose to develop a ‘portfolio lifestyle’, undertaking part-time employment to help facilitate their personal artistic development and career path.

Some also go on to use the skills and experience they’ve gained as a gateway into careers within areas of the creative industries, including journalism, media, photography, web design, interiors, garden design and education. Many also progress to postgraduate study.

Among our graduate success stories from this course are:

artist and illustrator Jon Burgerman
film-maker Simon Ellis
painter Nigel Cooke
curators Hannah Conroy and Ashley Gallant
artists Noble and Webster
award-winning garden designer Sarah Price
artist Mia Taylor
musician Simon Taylor (guitarist with the Klaxons)
video artist and Jerwood/Film Video Umbrella Award winner Marianna Simnett
Rebecca Beinart
Yoko Hayashi
Trevor Woolery
sculptor David Batchelor.