MArt Creative Art Practice

UCAS code

W901

Attendance

Full-time

Four years full-time

At a glance

Prepare for a career as an artist or practitioner in the creative industries on a course led by professional artists. You have access to well-equipped facilities that allow you to experiment with everything from printmaking to digital technologies. And there are opportunities to gain work experience through placements and public exhibitions.

Key points
ХаBenefit from the advice of professional artists.
ХаExperiment with a range of media using our well-equipped workshops.
ХаDevelop your professional knowledge alongside theory and studio time.
ХаDevelop a professional portfolio of completed and exhibited work.

What is creative art practice?
Art is a subject that forms relationships with many different areas of knowledge such as making technologies and media (for example painting, sculpture, photography, video and performance), research practices and the showcasing of work (for example exhibiting).

Critically engaged with the world, fine art asks questions without a need to provide answers.

About this course

Engage with all aspects of making and contemporary debate on this rich and demanding course. You explore traditional methods of making visual arts and are supported and encouraged to engage with new ideas and theories.

This course is ideal for you if you have an independent mind, a deep interest in skills-based art-making, and youТre working to develop a strong identity in your own art practice.

Exploring traditional and contemporary art making processes, youТll gain skills in 2D and 3D art forms ranging from painting and illustration to casting.

One of the key aspects of the course is the creative freedom you have to work in a range of practice areas. You can take advantage of a range of modern and well-equipped facilities including those for Х woodworking Х metalworking Х printmaking Х photography Х the latest digital technologies.

You develop your understanding of the relationship between the process of making and the context of showing by exhibiting your work.

The course has a simple structure with three modules a year. These are developed at each level, offering increasing levels of challenge as the course progresses.

The studio module asks that you spend the majority of your time devoted to making and developing work in our dedicated studios, in specific locations or in the workshops.

The art context module focuses on art context and theory, culminating in a short dissertation, seminar or placement report in the third year.

The professional art practice module supports and develops your professional skills to help you operate within the cultural industries.

You learn from a teaching team who are artists that exhibit nationally and internationally. They support you as you develop the confidence and skills to express yourself and to communicate your ideas.

We run a guest speaker programme and give you opportunities to exhibit your work. You also have the chance to gain professional experience in the wider cultural arts sector through internships, professional practice and mentoring schemes in galleries, such as S1 Artspace and Site Gallery. We also have strong links with regional and international arts organisations, such as the Venice Biennale and Tate.

About the MArt
This course runs parallel to the BA (Honours) Creative Art Practice. The main difference begins in year three. The pace of work increases as you complete your undergraduate studies and begin your postgraduate studies.

You further develop the professional skills required for your future career, and in year four complete a three month work placement experiencing professional practice at a high level. After returning, self-directed study forms the main part of your learning in the run up to a final public exhibition.

Key areas of study
Study focuses around the three areas of Х studio Х art context Х professional art practice.

Associated careers

This course helps you to develop a career as a professional visual artist working as a Х painter Х printmaker Х sculptor Х photographer Х illustrator.

Some of our previous art graduates now work in the visual arts as Х artists Х curators Х writers Х managers Х technicians Х set designers Х prop makers Х art directors Х animators.

Course content

Year one modules

Х studio and workshop practice Х contextual study for contemporary art Х professional practice

Year two modules

Х contemporary art studio, workshop and exhibition practice Х contemporary art context Х professional practice

Year three core modules

Х art practice (studio) Х research methods and directions Х professional practice

Year three options

One from Х writing art Х curating art Х art in space and place Х drawing from the archive

Year four modules

Х art placement or international exchange Х advanced art practice

Assessment

Х exhibition Х portfolio Х essay Х visual and verbal presentation Х research report

Entry requirements

2014 entry requirements

GCSE English at grade C or above, plus one of the following

Х 280 points from at least two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications including art and design or a media-related subject and at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels, or BTEC National qualifications, or one AVCE double award. AS levels and Key Skills may count towards these points.

Х Scottish Highers Ц 280 tariff points from at least four Highers to include a relevant subject

Х Irish Leaving Certificate Ц four grade B1s or above at higher level including a relevant subject

Х Access Ц an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, in an art or media-related programme from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate

Х Foundation Diploma Ц pass in art and design

If English is not your first language you must have an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend a selection event with a portfolio of work to demonstrate your ability. Download our application guidance to ensure you understand the selection process and how to produce a strong application and portfolio.

2013 entry requirements

GCSE English at grade C or above, plus one of the following

Fees

International students

2013/14 academic year

Typicallyаг10,680 a year

2014/15 academic year

Typicallyаг11,250 a year

How to apply

You apply for this course through UCAS.

Contact details

For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk