BA (Hons) Fine Art at University of Suffolk

Programme overview

Fine Art at the University of Suffolk offers a diverse and vibrant creative community where you can develop your artistic, professional and personal aspirations. At the heart of the course is studio practice, giving you the freedom to explore interdisciplinary approaches across drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, digital media and performance. You’ll develop your own ideas and creative identity while experimenting with different materials, processes and ways of working.

Faculty: School of Business, Arts, Social Sciences and Technology | Duration: Three years full-time, four and a half to nine years part-time | Study mode: full-time (part-time option) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Introduction to Contemporary Art Practice and Theory (Requisite), Developing Contemporary Art Practice and Theory (Requisite), Concepts, Sites, and Critical Dialogues (Requisite), Modes of Display and Documentation (Requisite). Year 2: Establishing Your Practice (Requisite), Exhibition Practice (Requisite), Art in a Professional Context (Requisite), Advancing Research and Practice (Requisite). Year 3: Advanced Experimental Practice and Research (Rquisite), Dissertation and Advanced Research Practice (Mandatory), Sustaining Your Practice (Requisite), Degree Exhibition (Mandatory).

Career pathways

Graduates have gone on to a wide range of careers as: Freelance Artists, Exhibition Organisers, Gallery Managers, Curators, Teachers & Lecturers, Art Therapists, Arts Administrators. Take a look at our graduate stories to find out more.

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Application information

Entry requirements

112 UCAS Points (or above); BBC (A-Level); DMM (BTEC); Merit (T Level); Pass in Access to HE Diploma Applicants to this course will need to submit a portfolio of work in support of their application. You can find advice about what to include in your portfolio on the Your Portfolio page. All applicants are required to hold GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above (or Level 2 equivalents). Applicants who do not hold these qualifications may be considered on an individual basis based upon their overall application and the course applied for. IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the student's first language. Applicants whose first language is not English, but who have been living in the UK for 2 years or more will be expected to hold GCSE English at Grade C or above, (grade 4-9 for the new GCSEs) or the relevant Level 2 equivalent (if applicable).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 16,500 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Three years full-time, four and a half to nine years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-to-university

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