Course summary

Why study this course? This course will allow you to explore a diverse range of fine art topics and industries available, helping you to find your speciality and area of interest. It gives students with an enquiring creative mind the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to achieve high performance in the fine art environment. About the course This qualification will provide you with knowledge and practical experience in as well as other core skills required for employment within the creative visual industries. The HNC in Fine Art course is delivered full-time over 3-4 days a week to allow students to balance other work and commitments alongside their course of study. It is for students who already have existing strong art and design skills and wish not only to extend these but also to develop an understanding of how to exhibit, promote and sell their work within the creative marketplace. Contextual studies increase your knowledge and understanding of historical and contemporary art practices. You are taught academic skills and methods and learn to write analytically about art and related concepts. There is a strong emphasis on the creative development of the individual and their practice. It allows students to refine and hone both their practical and theoretical skills in a nurturing, supportive and creative environment. The experienced teaching team have strong industrial links across the creative arts in Northern Ireland. This programme is delivered using a range of on-campus and online synchronous and asynchronous approaches. The course is project driven and student focused offering an interdisciplinary programme across a series of 2D and 3D art practices, covering, ceramics, painting, print, and digital art. How will it make me more employable? Pearson is committed to delivering learning that is rooted in the real world and to develop work-ready graduates with the professional skills and behaviours that employers need. The course will help learners develop a wide range of skills including, but not limited to: Technical Skills • Contextual Knowledge • Ideas Generation and Development • Fine Art Knowledge and Skills • Professional Practice Employability Skills • Critical Thinking • Emotional Intelligence • Entrepreneurship • Leadership • Reflective Practice • Decision Making • Team Working Where will it take me? Successful completion of the HNC Fine Art course may provide you with the opportunity to complete a further year leading to the Level 5 HND in Fine Art. Degree related pathways- Many universities offer specific Fine Art degrees or degrees that allow choices either singularly or combined within fine art pathways dependant on your chosen creative discipline for example, • BA (Hons) Fine Art • BA (Hons) Fine Art with Art History • BA (Hons) Contemporary Art • BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting. • BA (Hons) Fine Art Print • BA (Hons) Fine Art Ceramics Employment- This Higher National programme has been designed to equip students with the knowledge required to thrive in the changing world of work. Roles may include, but are not limited to: • Practicing Artist • Curating • Artist in Residence • Gallery Assistant • Art and Design Technician