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Fine Art (with integrated foundation year) - BA (Hons)

University of Cumbria

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Carlisle - Brampton Road Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Pursue your passion and develop your ideas into an exciting and fulfilling creative practice. Working in bespoke studios and workshops, studying our Fine Art course will help you to acquire and hone your art-making skills.Join our Bachelor of Fine Art degree through an integrated foundation year to explore your passion and learn more about university life.


Course overview

You’ll develop knowledge and skills across the Fine Art disciplines of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, photography, filmmaking and digital media. You’ll have easy access to fabrication facilities in metal, wood and ceramic, as well as our print studio, darkroom and audio/visual labs. Tutors, who are all practicing artists, will support and inspire your studio practice with a historical, theoretical and critical understanding of Fine Art.You’ll learn entrepreneurial skills and be encouraged to exhibit locally and nationally throughout your studies. You will visit galleries of note, may create and run your own space in Carlisle as well as curate and organise numerous public exhibitions of your work – gaining essential professional experience.You’ll graduate with the skills and confidence to make a significant contribution to the artistic and cultural landscape.


On this course you will...

- Study inter-disciplinary skills, learning ALL the techniques you need to become a brilliant artist. Including sculpture drawing, painting & printmaking, photography, filmmaking, and even performance.- Be assigned a generous studio space on campus with access to specialist resources and equipment.- Take part in Student Exhibitions from day one. Year 0 exhibition, First Year Drawing Exhibition, Three Minute Film Festival, Seconds Out & a Final Year Degree Show.- Explore external exhibitions and artistic spaces. Our students run exhibitions across the city, arrange events and run workshops, contributing to the creative and cultural life of Carlisle.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 16,000per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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University of Cumbria

University of Cumbria

  • University League Table

    117th

  • Campus address

    Carlisle - Fusehill Street, Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2HH, United Kingdom

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The advantages of a large university combined with hands-on learning in small groups, so tutors get to know students as individuals.
Teaching is led by lecturers with real-world experience, industry links and involvement in the latest research.
The only UK university located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the Lake District National Park), Cumbria's campuses are close to countryside, city and coast.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    79th out of 82 17

  • Entry standards

    / Max 243
    100 41%

    77th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    55.0 55%

    69th

    18

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.93 73%

    77th

    2

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