BA (Hons) Visual Art at University of Suffolk

The BA (Hons) Visual Art course is a broad-based interdisciplinary visual art course that aims to equip you with the technical, reflective, and entrepreneurial skills to develop your creative voice and progress into economically sustainable creative careers. With its interdisciplinary content this programme could open a range of exciting career opportunities including as practising artists, illustrators, exhibition/event’s organisers, arts administrators, art consultants, designers, and teachers.

Faculty: Partner Colleges  |  Department: East Coast College (Lowestoft)  |  Duration: Three years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Materials and Processes, Contextual Studies, Introduction to Studio Practice, Engaging with an Audience. Year 2: Intermediate Studio Practice, Professional Practice, Research and Critical Perspectives, Extended Studio Practice. Year 3: Advanced Studio Practice, Preparation for Research Project, Dissertation, Major Research Project.

Career pathways

The course recognises the varied career progressions of visual artists and as such prepares you with the necessary professional skills to navigate the multifarious employment and self-employment careers that exist in the field of Visual Art, such as: Practising artists, Illustrators and Designers, Exhibition/event’s organisers, Arts administrators, Lecturers and Teachers, Gallery managers, Curators, Researchers.

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