BA (Hons) Fine Art (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) is a five year degree programme, including a foundation year to help develop your creativity before you embark on year one of a degree. Your fourth academic year would then include a year in industry placement.
Learn about yourself and where you fit in the world and connect it into your art on our close-knit and collaborative BA (Hons) Fine Art degree at UCA Farnham.
The course is all about connecting personal passion, ideas, and a broad range of skills to help you become an artist...
BA (Hons) Fine Art (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) is a five year degree programme, including a foundation year to help develop your creativity before you embark on year one of a degree. Your fourth academic year would then include a year in industry placement.<br/><br/>Learn about yourself and where you fit in the world and connect it into your art on our close-knit and collaborative BA (Hons) Fine Art degree at UCA Farnham. <br/><br/>The course is all about connecting personal passion, ideas, and a broad range of skills to help you become an artist who can exhibit work with confidence and build an exciting professional career in any of a wide range of fields, from full-time artist to art therapist, to curator. <br/><br/>Professional opportunities are embedded throughout the course, including organising a local art festival, entering local, national, and international competitions, and sharing your art externally. You’ll identify, plan, and prepare for life beyond graduation. And you’ll be taught – with plenty of one-to-one contact – by an academic team who are actively practising in industry. <br/><br/>Most of all, you’ll be challenged to learn new things, investigate your own practice, see the world differently, and make mistakes. This is your home to grow creatively.<br/><br/>Related courses<br/>- BA (Hons) Fine Art - Canterbury (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Farnham
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W10L
Institution Code
C93
Points of Entry
Foundation
32
168
We consider the strength of our applicants’ portfolios as well as their grades and we therefore may make offers which are lower than our standard entry criteria of 112 tariff points. This may be to students who have faced difficulties that have affected their performance and who were expected to achieve higher results - in these cases, a strong portfolio is especially important. We regularly admit students with a tariff much higher than our standard 112 requirement, and applicants who show potential but aren’t quite at the stage to be able to succeed on the course are offered a 4 year degree with an integrated foundation year which has a standard entry requirement of 32 tariff points.
112 UCAS tariff points from Scottish Higher qualifications. As this course requires an audition, you are not required to have a performance-related subject.
112 UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma. As this course requires an audition, you are not required to have a performance-related subject.
27
27 total points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least 15 IB points at Higher level. As this course requires an audition, you are not required to have a performance-related subject.
DMM
112 UCAS tariff points from BTEC Extended Diploma qualification. As this course requires an audition, you are not required to have a performance-related subject.
In addition to 112 UCAS tariff points, you also required to achieve a minimum 4 GCSE's, grade 4/C or above, including English Language.
112 UCAS tariff points from A-Level qualifications. As this course requires an audition, you are not required to have a performance-related subject.
Pass (C and above)
M
Minimum Pass at C or above. As this course requires an audition, you are not required to have a performance-related subject.
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £16,950 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |