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Fine Art BA (Hons)

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Fine Art BA (Hons)

I have felt empowered by myachievement and feel veryoptimistic about my future fine artpractice.

Kerri Pratt

Why choose this course?You’ll be taught by practicing fine artists,in contemporary studios and well-equipped workshops. This courseencourages you to explore personalthemes through a variety of media,allowing you to tailor your studies to yourown career aspirations.

About the courseThis stimulating and challengingprogramme of study enables you todiscover your potential as an artist withina creative and thought provokingenvironment. The focus is on helping you

What you’ll coverexplore your creativity through beinggiven time, space, support andencouragement to experiment with mediaand materials to the highest levels.Studio work on the course is rightlyrecognised as being at the cutting edge ofcontemporary fine art practice, withstudents being awarded places at theStudents’ International Biennale andoffered artists’ residencies at home andabroad. Graduates regularly progress toMasters programmes such as our MAFine Art, and develop practice as leadingfine art practitioners in their field.

How you’ll learnYou'll be taught though studio workshops,group and individual tutorials, seminarsand lectures - all of which are supportedby a diverse visiting artists' programme.During the course, you’ll also have thechance to go on a visit to a cultural centrein Europe or the USA in each year of yourcourse, and you'll also visit local andnational museums and galleries.

Your careerYour artistic and creative independencewill make you self motivated andresourceful, so your skills will be reallyvaluable to the creative industries.

Apart from becoming a practising artist,you could go on to have a career incuratorship, art therapy, community artswork or teaching.

We own and manage a businessincubation unit for the creative industries– Banks Mill. If you want to start your ownbusiness you will receive studioworkspace and business support for avery reasonable rent, in a vibrant andthriving community of artists, designersand makers.

Additional informationStaff have international reputations asprincipal artists in their specialistdisciplines, which cover the wide range ofapproaches expected of today's foremostpractitioners. Tutors have exhibited,toured and lectured across the countryand overseas, including in Ireland,Portugal and Australia.

As well as being substantially renownedartists, all lecturers have significantbackgrounds as educators, with vastexperience of working at Higher

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Introduction to Studio Practice Extended Contexts 1

Primary Practice Fine Art:

Concepts and PracticesSTAGE ONE

Where you will study: Derby Campus – Markeaton Street site.

Entry requirements: Academic – 240 UCAS tariff points, ofwhich at least 200 must be from yourInternational Baccalaureate or equivalentqualification.

Language – A qualification such as IELTS6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas) orTOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213(computer based), 80 (internet based).See our website for other acceptedqualifications or phone us: +44 (0)1332 591698.

Duration: 3 years full time

Course fees: £10,225**These fees apply if you are starting this course between

September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you

check fees as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

Start date: September

UCAS Code: W100

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Developing Practice Fine Art:

Encounters and Readings

Advanced Practice Extended Contexts 2STAGE TW

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Proposed Study Critical Inquiry

Independent Practice Advanced Professional Practice

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Education levels. Because of this wealth ofexperience, the help you will receive withyour studies will be second to none. Every year the staging of our graduateDegree Show is a high profile event in thecity’s arts calendar, which will give you theopportunity to showcase yourachievements as well as making vitalindustry contacts.

If you don’t have the appropriatequalifications to start this course, you canapply to study our Year Zero course first.

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