Year 1
- Unit 1: Introduction to Fine Art: Painting, Sculpture, Print and Time-Based Media
- Unit 2: Introduction to subject specific practice
- Unit 3: Establishing subject specific practice
- Unit 4: Introduction to critical practice for fine art
Year 2
- Unit 5: Understanding collaborative practice
- Unit 6: Developing subject specific practice part 1
- Unit 7: Developing subject specific practice part 2
- Unit 8: Developing contextual practice for fine art
Year 3
- Unit 9: Realisation of subject specific art practices
- Unit 10: Realisation of critical practice and research for fine art
Work experience and opportunities
Our students have the opportunity to get involved in external exhibitions with organisations that work closely with us throughout the course, as well as exhibiting at offsite venues. Work placement / experience is part of the second year.
Students can also apply to study abroad in their second and third years as part of the college’s Erasmus scheme.
Learning and teaching methods
- Artist and professional practice talks and workshops
- Briefings, discussions, lectures and seminars
- Cross course group crits
- Field trips and off-site visits
- Group and individual presentations and tutorials
- Independent learning
- Lectures and artist talks
- Online learning
- Peer learning and review
- Portfolio review
- Project planning
- Research training
- Student presentations
- Studio and workshop based self directed study and research
- Study skills
- Technical workshops and inductions
- Workshops on writing styles, research methodology and critical debate
Assessment methods
- Blogs
- Critical professional practice presentations
- Exhibition of work
- Off-site project
- Peer evaluation
- Portfolio
- Presentations
- Research journal
- Self evaluation
- Studio exhibition presentation
- Technical skills
- Written work - assignments, essays, reports, scripts and statements