30Nov
UndergraduateUniversity for the Creative Arts has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
Are you passionate about building on your creative passions, gaining new skills, and fine-tuning your work, interests and thinking? Then our BA (Hons) Fine Art degree course at UCA Canterbury could be for you. We want you to work with curiosity, develop ideas and themes, and consolidate your practice. With the support of our staff, you’ll experiment with a range of traditional and contemporary media, including painting, sculpture, installation, photography, film, sound, performance, animation, and printmaking. You’ll also develop a deep theoretical and critical understanding of Fine Art and learn business and self-promotion skills as you build a professional network that will give you a strong foundation on which to build your career. With full access to our large purpose-built studios and workshops, you’ll have the opportunity to experiment working in wood, metals, plastics and ceramics, as well as plaster and rubber casting, glass casting, and many more materials. You’ll graduate with a wealth of transferable skills, distinguished by your creativity, ability to cope with change, and hardworking, flexible attitude to work. Related courses
- BA (Hons) Digital Art (with Professional Practice Year)
- BA (Hons) Fine Art - Farnham (with Professional Practice Year)
Modules
In Year 1 you'll be introduced to approaches to making art and contemporary art making. You'll examine approaches in contemporary art practice and develop an independent research practice through workshops, peer critiques, group discussions, talks and lectures. In Year 2 you'll create a body of work to exhibit and will focus on areas of enquiry informed by staff research interests. You'll refine your studio work and develop your individual practice within the context of contemporary art, exploring artwork in wider terms by engaging with contemporary cultural and political issues. In Year 3 you'll create a body of work that will stand as a position statement on your practice and your expected approach towards the Degree Show Exhibition. You'll undertake a dissertation or research project on a subject related to the historical, theoretical or critical concerns of your discipline. You'll present a body of self-initiated work informed by current issues in contemporary art.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W103
- Institution code:
- C93
- Campus name:
- Canterbury
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
This course considers applicants for direct entry into year two. To enter directly into year two, you’ll need to have studied 120 credits in a similar subject area or have work experience equivalent to one year of study. Contact us to discuss your options: [email protected] or 01252 416110
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 32 - 168 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF) - DMM
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 27 - 30 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
For further information on how to apply to UCA: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/applying-to-uca/
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
A portfolio is required for this course. We’ll invite you to an Applicant Day where we’ll review your portfolio, or you can upload an online portfolio to your UCA Applicant Portal. Details will be provided once we've received your application.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5 |
We require evidence of your English language ability to meet the requirements for your course. If you're a Home student and studied in the UK, we require GCSE English at a minimum grade C/4 (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2). If you’re an EU student and studied a European qualification, we may accept the English Language score from your main qualification - please review your country from the list on our website to see whether we will accept it: https://www.uca.ac.uk/international-study/equivalent-qualifications/ If your qualification is not on this list, we accept the following English language qualifications: IELTS (overall score 6.0), TOEFL ibt (overall score 88), PEARSON PTE Academic (overall 55), Cambridge Proficiency Exam (overall score 169), Cambridge Advanced Exam (overall score 169). If you need a Tier 4 student visa to study in the UK, you will need to take an IELTS test, and achieve an overall score of 6.0 and a minimum score of 5.5 for each element (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing).
For more information on English Language Requirements, please visit our website:
https://www.uca.ac.uk/International-study/language-requirements-support/
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17500 | Year 1 |
| International | £17500 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Further information relating to fees and finance can be located at:
https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/fees-finance/
Sponsorship information
At UCA we have a number of scholarships and fee discounts available to assist you with the cost of your studies. Further details can be found via our Scholarships page: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/scholarships/ and our Financial Support page: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/fees-finance/financial-support/
Provider information
University for the Creative Arts
Falkner Road
Farnham
GU9 7DS