Course summary

The Fine Art HND Level 5 is designed to develop your skills and ability to meet the demands from employers in the Fine Arts sector and to be able to adapt to a constantly changing world. You will prioritise 'learning through practice' to support ongoing professional development. Throughout this course, you will refine critical thinking, collaboration, independence, and creativity within an ethical, diverse, and sustainable framework, gaining skills relevant to diverse contemporary applications. Your creative development will include gaining valuable professional skills related to promoting and selling your work, curation, costing and networking. The Fine Art HND Level 5 is a two year course, where during your first year you will study a Level 4 HNC. Upon successful completion of the first year, you will then progress on to the second year to study the Level 5 HND. You will cover a variety of modules including: Concept and Development Creative Project Live Projects Personal Professional Development Professional Project Throughout this course, you will develop competence and confidence by: Developing ideas and concepts through brainstorming, research, and critical thinking Learning a variety of fashion and textiles approaches paired with a historical and theoretical foundation to encourage debate and reimagine the future of fashion and textiles practice Learning how to contextualise your work and think practically about your audience while exploring collaborative, collective and socially engaged approaches Learning how to display clothing and garments effectively Developing business skills such as sales and promotion, growing your audience, curation contracts, costing jobs and presenting your outcomes Working with external agencies and clients to gain professional experience and networking opportunities