Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Bachelor of Arts with Honours - BAH
Alternative Exit
Alternative Exit
Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-JMU-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

To introduce students to the creative, critical and professional processes involved in making and showing contemporary art.

To encourage students to produce art, adopting critical approaches that can be developed to a professional standard.

To acquire independent Fine Art professional practice through self-management, evaluation and a developing personal criteria.

To develop a theoretical discourse through a broad contextual programme.

To encourage students to develop an intellectual practice and social contact with peer groups and tutors and to exhibit/show their work.

To help develop graduates who will be ready to make meaningful and critical contributions to the world of contemporary art practice. 

To develop sector awareness and employability skills related to the creative industries.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Create a Fine Art vocabulary, which is transferable towards the development of ideas and Fine Art Practice.
2.
Achieve and apply an independent research methodology.
3.
Fully realise and employ the adaptability of acquired skills.
4.
Understand, acknowledge and apply techniques and processes by means of correct Health and Safety issues.
5.
Evidence a knowledge of techniques relevant to professional Fine Art Practice.
6.
Produce and distribute Fine Art Practice, derived from studio work, to a professional standard.
7.
Implement as necessary the use of technical processes and safely demonstrate the appropriate applications.
8.
Identify and generate a statement on professional self-awareness and career potential.
9.
Successfully determine a strategy to realise a professional career and/or research continuity.
10.
Collate, record and interpret necessary data.
11.
Communicate effectively using appropriate visual or oral language.
12.
Socially engage in the sharing of artistic intent to develop self-awareness and personal development.
13.
Process and evaluate the use of information technology.
14.
Self manage independent learning and performance.
15.
Engage in collective goals and associated responsibilities.
16.
Engage with the critical, theoretical and conceptual frameworks in which contemporary artists operate.
17.
Evaluate professional aspiration.
18.
Acquire knowledge in the practice of Fine Art which enables connections to be made between intention, process, outcome, context and methods.
19.
Make a critical self-evaluation of personal Fine Art Practice.
20.
Maintain artistic appraisal through contextual awareness.
21.
Professionally realise their Fine Art Practice through publication.
22.
Comprehend and develop skills in a range of appropriate media as a fundamental language of visual research.
23.
Demonstrate the ability to maintain studio practice through a body of practical work.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

The Fine Art course is taught through a range of teaching methods. Teaching of studio-based coursework includes individual tutorials, workshop inductions, safety briefings, group crits, presentations, exhibition, seminars, project briefings, visiting artist talks and lectures. 

Assessment methods include review/assessments of physical or online portfolio submission and studio based and/or externally based presentations of work. Details regarding module submissions are on CANVAS. Students will be required to submit additional statements related to their studio wok alongside the exhibition/online portfolio.  

Feedback on coursework in the studio modules will be given in ongoing formative personal tutorials with feedback and indicative grades.  

Opportunities for work related learning

Students on the BA Fine Art course can undertake external projects and short placements during the course as opportunities arise.  These will be shared via CANVAS, tutorial group meetings and noticeboards in the studios.  The main studio has a reading area with art publications where students can research exhibitions, residencies, etc; these are also available online.  Students are encouraged to research (and apply to) opportunities to show their work externally.  This includes high profile events like New Contemporaries and Freelands Painting Prize.   These showcase new and emerging talent from final year students and recent graduates.  Externally adjudicated projects develop skills in effective documentation, critical writing, proposal bids and budget planning.

Self-employment opportunities are also available throughout the year.  These include options to work with UniTemps, but also to work on installing and invigilating the final degree shows at LSAD.  Level 6 students undertake a live external project presenting work to the public at The Royal Standard Gallery.  Live projects teach employability skills including collaborative teamwork, project management, art installation, curatorship, presentation and interpretation.

Through the visiting artist talk series students can present their work and proposals to professional speakers representing the creative industries sector at the university.  This provides valuable feedback on future planning.  External projects will be documented and submitted as equivalent to studio coursework in modules 4101FA, 4104FA, 5101FA, 5104FA and 6104FA.  Final year projects will be documented presented in 6101FA.

All students benefit from school-wide, self-employment events and student futures.  The following graduate skills are embedded into the teaching and assessment of BA Fine Art: analysing and solving problems, team working and interpersonal skills, verbal communication, initiative, numerical reasoning, information literacy and ICT skills.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

The programme is offered in a full-time mode. The course normally lasts for 3 years. Students will be offered the opportunity of study abroad at Level 5. This will involve the replacement of 60 credits of Level 5 with an appropriate study abroad programme of study. The programme will offer … For more content click the Read More button below. Changes to Level 6 Modules will only be applicable to students entering Level 6 in 2024. Students taking Level 6 in 2023/4 will be on the 2023 version of the modules.

Approved variance from Academic Framework Regulations

The PSRB Oversight Panel noted the rationale for the following variances in January 24: Variance 1: to continue to allow 2 x 40c modules at Level 4 4101FA and 4104FA. Variance 2: to continue to allow 2 x 40c modules at Level 5 5101FA and 5104FA. Variance 3: to continue … For more content click the Read More button below. The following information was received and noted by the Panel; the review will only be considering changes to the 2022 and 2023 versions of the programme, as the programme will be suspended for 2024. There will be another review event taking place next academic year to review and revise the 2025 version of the programme

Entry Requirements

A levels
Access awards
Alternative qualifications considered
BTECs
GCSEs and equivalents
IELTS
International Baccalaureate
Interview required
Irish awards
NVQ
Reduced offer scheme
T levels
UCAS points
Welsh awards

Extra Entry Requirements

Is a DBS check required?

No

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH25-01) creative arts and design