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Fine Art (Bristol School of Art) at SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) - UCAS

Course summary

This Foundation Degree is awarded by the University of Gloucestershire, based at Bristol School of Art in the heart of Bristol. You will be able to develop and extend your fine art skills, alongside engaging with a range of fundamental principles and expectations relating to contemporary Fine Art practice.  You will engage with current debates, research and historical precedent in order to come to a personal position as an artist - your ambitions and how you choose to define your practice.  Alongside the continuing development of your own studio work, you will undertake modules that require you to research and engage with examples of practice within social, community and other contexts. You will experience taught workshops, independent studio/workshop activities, seminars, tutorials and lectures. Processes and Skills: You will have the opportunity to experiment and specialise in a range of different media including drawing, printmaking, painting, 3D processes (sculpture, ceramics, small metal and textiles), digital processes (Adobe Suite, photography, moving image). This will contribute to your own sense of an individual creative identity. Later studio practice modules will build upon your skills encouraging you to be increasingly autonomous and independent. Research and Contextual Studies: You will make links between your own practice, art history and theory, and encountering Fine Art practice and practitioners in social, community, and/or commercial contexts. You will research the ways in which Fine Artists, both in the past and now, contribute to the wider cultural, commercial, and social environments.  Transferable Skills: You will learn to use high levels of creative thinking, technical, collaborative, intellectual and communication skills, as well as developing your individual creative identity as a Fine Art practitioner. These will be supported through professional practice activities and assignments including an off-site exhibition. It is a very practical degree and your work is assessed via both practical and written coursework. The Foundation Degree is a qualification in its own right and is equivalent to the first 2 years of a degree. You may wish to progress onto our 1-year BA (Hons) Fine Art and Contemporary Arts Practice (Level 6) programme. Part time routes are available. For more information, please email [email protected] Open Days Why not visit Bristol School of Art at an Open Day? You will have the opportunity to meet tutors and Student Ambassadors. To register interest please go to our website: https://uni.sgscol.ac.uk/open-events GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES: • Fine Artist • Curator • Museum/Gallery work • Artist Residencies • Education • Postgraduate • Progression to BA (Hons) Fine Art Top-up Level 6 • Further studies ​

Modules

Level 4 Modules Drawing as Investigation  Preparation for Surface, 3D & 4D Projects  Surface, 3D or 4D Projects  Contextual Studies: Art in Society  Level 5 Modules Drawing and Idea  Idea into Form  Professional Practice & Off-Site Exhibition  Contextual Studies: Art and Community

Assessment method

Coursework, Practical assignments and presentations

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
G2S6
Institution code:
S55
Campus name:
Bristol School of Art
Campus code:
Q

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

We welcome applications from international and EU students, and accept a range of international qualifications. You will need to take the following English qualification as part of the Visa process: IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component. If you are travelling from and English speaking country this may not be required. When you are thinking about studying overseas, it is important that you understand all the costs involved. It is essential to budget for your studies prior to leaving your home country and to arrange all your funding for your tuition fees and your living costs. Please follow this link for more details about your visa requirements: https://www.gov.uk/student-visa

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

We recognise the individual nature of each application and our typical offer should be viewed as a guide. SGS welcomes interest from mature applicants who may not have the standard entry requirements. We will consider evidence of your relevant personal, professional or educational experience where it demonstrates an ability and potential to succeed on the course. Please include details of any relevant experience in your application. If English isn't your first language you will need to undertake an IELTS qualification achieving an overall grade of 6 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent) GSCE requirements: GCSE English and Maths grade C or 4.

Additional entry requirements

Interview

Portfolio


English language requirements

We welcome applications from international and EU students, and accept a range of international qualifications. You will need to take the following English qualification as part of the Visa process: IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component. If you are travelling from and English speaking country this may not be required.


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Channel Islands £8500 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £8500 Year 1
England £8500 Year 1
Scotland £8500 Year 1
Wales £8500 Year 1
Northern Ireland £8500 Year 1
EU £13250 Year 1
International £13250 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

We offer a International Bursary which will reduce the tuition fee to £10,000 each year. We also offer a EU Bursary which will bring your fees in line with Home Students. Please go to: https://uni.sgscol.ac.uk/finance/bursaries-scholarships for more information.
Fine Art (Bristol School of Art) at SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) - UCAS