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Fine Art: Printmaking at Bristol, UWE - UCAS

Bristol, UWE

Degree level: Postgraduate
Awarded by: University of the West of England, Bristol

Fine Art: Printmaking (Taught)

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Course summary

UWE Bristol's MA Fine Art: Printmaking builds on our reputation for postgraduate study in print practices; an experimental, forward-thinking approach to printmaking today. Ideal if you want to push the potential of your own printmaking practice. Why study Fine Art: Printmaking? On the MA Fine Art: Printmaking master's, you'll study an innovative curriculum with a committed peer group, exploring critical, collaborative, and personal approaches to printmaking within contemporary contexts. Focusing on making, you'll experiment with traditional and emerging fine art printmaking media, developing ideas through processes such as laser cutting, textile print, 3D, screenprint, wood engraving, and lithography. You'll gain insight into contemporary practice and debates, taught by internationally active experts. Combined with the creative resources across our City Campus, this equips you to work professionally, and engage with regional, national, and international artistic communities. Whether you're a recent graduate, or an established printmaker seeking academic development, MA Fine Art: Printmaking offers all you need to advance your practice. The interdisciplinary aspect of the course, where at key times in the year MA Fine Art students comes together with Curating, Photography and Printmaking students, is a dynamic opportunity to extend your practice and networks across discipline areas. Why UWE Bristol? Studying in Bristol places you in a socially and politically progressive city, recognised as one of the UK's most creatively influential hubs. You'll discover galleries, print studios and organisations, plus student and graduate-led art projects. Strong links with our Centre for Print Research bring specialist expertise, placement opportunities, and access to conferences and exhibitions. MA Fine Art: Printmaking is based at our Bower Ashton hub, with facilities and resources including state-of-the-art digital media, production, and fabrication workshops combining traditional tools with the latest technology. You'll join a collaborative, critical community, developing skills alongside like-minded creative talent. Where can it take me? You'll graduate with a recognised qualification and access to regional, national, and international opportunities. The course develops your personal practice, leading to careers as creative practitioners across diverse fields. Graduates work across the wider creative industries, both employed and self employed, with options to continue to PhD study within our research centres.


Entry requirements

We're seeking highly motivated students from any background, committed to creative growth in our supportive School of Arts community. Most applicants would have an honours degree in the arts, but those with qualifications in other disciplines or prior professional experience are also encouraged to apply. While some students enter the course after years of independent work, we also welcome entries from ambitious applicants directly from undergraduate courses. International applicants For country specific entry requirements please find your country on our country information pages https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/international-study


English language requirements

Selection process Applicants will be asked to provide a portfolio of practical or project-based work and a personal statement for review. In your portfolio you may want to include your most recent or ambitious works alongside developmental or process-based details. The work you include can be in media from outside or beyond your chosen discipline, and may include personal or professional outcomes. We are looking for applicants with the potential to connect creatively with contemporary practice; the motivation to excel; and the capacity to contribute to our dynamic campus. Your personal statement should communicate confidently and coherently your rationale for application: what you hope Master’s study will help you achieve in your future. You may want to include detail of the influences that have led you to application, and the attributes you think will be important for success as a postgraduate. We would like to know more about you, and your understanding of what we do. Most personal statements we receive are around 500 words in length. Applicants may be invited for an online interview, if we have any further questions about your portfolio. International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The University accepts a large number of UK and international qualifications in place of IELTS. To find details of acceptable tests and the required grades English language support If you meet the academic requirements but require additional support to take your language skills to the required level, you may be able to attend one of our pre-sessional English courses. Students who successfully complete the pre-sessional course can progress onto their chosen degree course without retaking an IELTS or equivalent. Read more about our pre-sessional English programme: https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/YQ33 How to apply We accept applications throughout the year but if you're working to a funding deadline, you should build this into your application process. Read more about postgraduate applications: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/postgraduate-applications Read more about international applications and key international deadline dates: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/international-applications

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https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/international-applications/english-language-requirements


Fees and funding

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Fine Art: Printmaking at Bristol, UWE - UCAS