BA (Honours) Fine Art
Attendance
Part-time
Part-time typically six years, maximum eight years
At a glance
About this course
This course builds on your awareness and experience of art theory and practice and lets you experiment with different media within fine art.
We support and encourage you to produce work based on an understanding of the relationship between the process of making and the context of showing. You examine a range of fine art practices to help you identify and establish creative strategies for developing your own studio practice.
You work in our purpose built studios and well-equipped workshop facilities to gain and improve skills in painting printmaking film photography video sculpture performance animation installation sound electronic and digital media.
Academic excellence is supported by a large team of experienced technical specialists. You also develop your critical skills to reflect on your own and others work. We run a series of lectures given by leading national and international practitioners, acclaimed researchers and visiting artists.
Through our links with institutions across Europe, America and Australia we offer an international exchange programme during the second year of the course. Many are supported by Socrates or Erasmus grants.
Associated careers
Our recent graduates have developed careers in commercial and public arts sectors such as film directing producing editing sound recording lighting/camera.
Some work in the visual arts as curators writers managers technicians. Others work in the performing arts as performance artists actors set designers prop makers.
Some graduates have become successful comedians novelists scriptwriters art directors animators musicians. You can also become a teacher or art therapist after further training.
Course content
Level one modules
workshop skills studio practice critical evaluation of your work and that of others critical and theoretical practice contemporary issues in fine art field trips professional artist talks
Level two modules
studio research and workshop production professional exhibition of work theoretical study specialism (for example art and philosophy, or experimental film and video) exchange opportunities professional artist talks
Level three modules
studio research and production seminar / presentations and exhibiting degree exhibition
Assessment
studio work essays assessed seminars exhibition dissertation
Entry requirements
Successful applicants will normally have passed a foundation course in art/design or BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in art/design. Applicants must have a portfolio of creative art work available for consideration at interview. Exceptionally, applications will be considered from candidates with one of the following
Curriculum 2000 A levels 240 tariff points from a minimum of two GCE A levels. AS level and key skills may count towards the score.
pre-2002 A levels 18 points from two A levels at least one of which should be art and design. Talented candidates with fewer points may still receive an offer.
GNVQ advanced/level 3 merit plus an A level or AS level in a relevant subject
BTEC/SCOTVEC National Certificate/Diploma three distinctions and one merit in the final year
Irish Leaving Certificate four grade Cs at higher level including a relevant subject
Access an Access to HE Diploma from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course in an art-related programme, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate
other UK or international qualifications contact our Admissions Office on +44 (0) 114 225 2164 or e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk. They will tell you if your qualifications meet our entry requirements.
If English is not your first language you need an IELTS score of at least 6.0.
Fees
Home and EU students
2013/14 academic year
Typically £4,500 a year
How to apply
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
Contact details
For further information please contact the Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Sheffield S1 1WB. Phone +44 (0)114 225 2646, fax +44 (0)114 225 3433 or email aces-reception@shu.ac.uk