**Our BA (Hons) in Art and Design (Fine Art) Level 6 top-up degree is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of contemporary art practices, theories, and critical analysis. The programme aims to foster creativity, innovation, and critical thinking skills; enabling students to become proficient artists, curators, art educators, or pursue further research in the field of contemporary art.**
**If you already have (or expect to achieve) a full Level 5 qualification - such as a Higher National Diploma (HND), Foundation Degree (FdA) or Diploma in Higher Educatio...
**Our BA (Hons) in Art and Design (Fine Art) Level 6 top-up degree is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of contemporary art practices, theories, and critical analysis. The programme aims to foster creativity, innovation, and critical thinking skills; enabling students to become proficient artists, curators, art educators, or pursue further research in the field of contemporary art.**<br/><br/>**If you already have (or expect to achieve) a full Level 5 qualification - such as a Higher National Diploma (HND), Foundation Degree (FdA) or Diploma in Higher Education (DipHE) - in an art and design-related subject, this brand new course allows you to top-up to a full BA (Honours) degree with just one more year of study. You will be able to develop your career in your chosen field.**<br/><br/>**This award is currently subject to validation.**<br/><br/>It combines practical studio work in your specialist area with contextual and theoretical studies. Studio areas and specialist workshops are available for you to explore your ideas. <br/><br/>You will be guided through group seminars, individual tutorials and studio conversations with tutors and visitors. <br/><br/>The programme promotes an enquiring, creative and challenging approach towards your work. It encourages the belief that designers have independent thoughts, feelings, reactions, and attitudes which they need to externalise and visualise within theoretical work and practical design practice. <br/><br/>**modules are likely to include**<br/><br/>-specialist studio practice<br/>-core issues in contemporary Art Practice<br/>-practice-led research<br/>-advanced studio practice<br/><br/>Students are encouraged to secure work placement experience throughout the year.<br/><br/>**Assessment**<br/><br/>Youll be assessed through individual and group assignments and presentations, research tasks, and individual studio project work. Your work will be displayed in an end-of-year professional portfolio and public exhibition. <br/><br/>**Bursaries**<br/><br/>We want our courses to be accessible to students from any background, so we’ve put together a cash support package in the form of non-repayable bursaries to provide financial help where it’s really needed. Details for 2024-25 will be advertised once approved by the university regulator – the Office for Students (OfS). Please check our website - www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk - for more information. <br/><br/>**Your career and progression**<br/><br/>A significant number of students each year progress to postgraduate education at both local and national institutions. Previous graduates have found positions with companies and organisations such as: Nottingham Contemporary, Brown Dog; National Justice Museum, Neon Ink Studios and Defacto .<br/><br/>There is a wide range of career opportunities within the creative industries and an increasing proportion of our graduates now freelance and set up their own small businesses, both locally and online. Whilst some choose to venture into other sectors and are equally successful in gaining employment due to the transferable skills gained on the programme. <br/><br/>Other graduates continue with their studies with higher degrees or teacher training, with more than 40% progressing to postgraduate MA courses.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Years
Start Date
23/09/2024
Campus
City (Adams)
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W200
Institution Code
N30
Points of Entry
Year 1
A levelUCAS TariffScottish HigherAccess to HE DiplomaPearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)HND (BTEC)P Scottish HNDPass |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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EU, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £8,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |