BA (Hons) Art Practice (Extension degree)
This four-year integrated fine art degree has been designed specifically for students from countries outside the European Union. Our aim is to enable you to work more independently as an artist, and to generate and develop your own ideas.
1 year full-time, followed by 3 years full-time BA (Hons) programme [total of 4 years full-time].
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UCAS Art and Design Route A. See the How to Apply section.
Successful completion of A-levels (CC) and portfolio of work required. See entrance requirements for general and alternative qualifications.
Your portfolio of work will be used for the purpose of selection for interview, and at the interview stage
Undergraduate annual degree shows: 19 June to 22 June 2009. For information on previous degree shows please see Exhibitions Archive
You are allocated a studio working base. The Department of Art includes space for studios, performance work, exhibitions, tutorial and seminar spaces. There are specialist Research Laboratories that operate in an interdisciplinary way and are staffed by highly skilled managers and technicians.
Critical and analytical skills; creative and practical skills; ability to express ideas clearly; IT skills.
Our Art programmes aim to equip you with the necessary skills to develop independent thought and confidence in your practice. Many students have continued to be successful, practising artists long after graduating, winning major prizes and exhibiting around the world; for example, six Turner Prize winners have studied here. In addition, the interdisciplinary nature of the programme will enable you to progress to a variety of careers: art historian, arts administrator, gallery curator, arts journalist, teacher, lecturer, writer, conservationist, or designer, for example.
19 November 2009 and 25 November 2009, both starting at 1pm.
Please see Undergraduate tuition fees.
Art
This degree provides an introductory 'Year 0' which enables you to then progress to the first year of either the BA in Art Practice or the BA in Fine Art and History of Art. During the Extension year you will be introduced to a range of technical and conceptual skills that will help you to develop your critical judgment and establish the basics of your future work. You will also undertake English Language study where necessary.
What you Study
As an Extension Degree student you will be integrated into the BA (Hons) Art Practice programme through the sharing of the mixed level studios and attendance at group presentations. This enables you to benefit from contact and shared activity with other students working across different levels. You are allocated a studio space, which forms the focal point of your activities, and you are assigned a Studio Practice tutor who will support and assess your progress. You take part in regular tutorials and studio seminars with staff and students and you are also introduced to a range of technical laboratories to support your work. A Critical Studies course designed specifically for the needs of the programme runs throughout the year. You attend lectures and seminars that introduce you to key issues and debates relevant to the understanding of contemporary art and you have seminars based on tutor-led visits to museums and galleries. This helps you to understand the context within which the work that you make is seen and understood. The course also helps you to become conversant with the various modes of writing that are used to discuss contemporary art.
English Language: If your first language is not English, the Extension year includes four hours a week of English for special purposes in classes tailor-made for art students; in some cases, and depending on your English proficiency, you may not have to take these. If you need to attend the classes, at the end of the year you take an English Language examination (English for Academic Purposes), which you need to pass to proceed to the next level of your degree.
Assessment
Continuous assessment of Studio Practice through individual tutorials and group seminars throughout the year, plus a final assessment through a presentation. Critical Studies is assessed through essays and collaborative presentations, and a portfolio of art writing. If you complete the coursework for both components successfully, you can expect to proceed to the next level of your degree.
Application enquiries
Please see how to apply for information on applying to this programme.
Equivalent GCE A-level qualifications
| BTEC National Diploma |
Access courses |
Scottish qualifications |
European Baccalaureate |
International Baccalaureate |
Other requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successful completion and portfolio of work required | 60 Credits including 45
at level 3 and portfolio of work required |
CCCC (Higher)
CC (Advanced Higher) and portfolio of work required |
60%
and portfolio of work required |
4, 4, 4 at HL
and portfolio of work required |
You present a portfolio of work at interview |