BA (Hons) Fine Art at Loughborough University

Programme overview

Create, question and innovate at one of the UK’s top universities for Art and Design. Fine Art at Loughborough offers a vibrant, creative, and critical environment that explores the possibilities of contemporary fine art practice and theory. Whether your preferred medium is drawing, painting, sculpture, print, photography, video, digital or a combination of interdisciplinary activities, you will develop an exciting and diverse body of work.

Faculty: School of Design and Creative Arts | Department: Creative Arts | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year | Study mode: full-time; optional placement year (sandwich) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Fine Arts BA degree offers a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment for the exploration and development of advanced skills in contemporary fine art practice. Year 1 compulsory modules: Creative Production 1, Materials And Process, Experimental Practice, Creative Production 2, Instigating Practice, Research And Writing For Practice.

Career pathways

A degree in Fine Art can lead to a variety of potential career paths and postgraduate study opportunities. We are regularly contacted by industry professionals inviting our students to gain experience by working on projects with or for them.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical A level offer: ABB. Typical IB offer: 34 (6,5,5 HL). Typical BTEC offer: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM; BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B. GCSE: GCSE English Language grade 4/C. Selection: Applicants are selected on the basis of their UCAS application, a portfolio submission and an interview in order to assess academic potential beyond that provided as part of the application. Ghana (WASSCE): Students taking the WASSCE will need to complete a suitable Foundation Year. Loughborough University offers a Foundation Year through ONCAMPUS.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, per academic year Source

International applicants: GBP 25,500 a year (2027/28). full-time, per academic year Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/

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