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Fine Art MFA

Ulster University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MFA - Master of Fine Art

  • Location

    Belfast Campus.

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary

The MFA Fine Art is a two year course (Full Time) and four years (Part Time) of 240 credits and is practice based and supported by a studio environment. The academic years runs from late September to mid June. The MFA was established 1979, is based in Belfast and has a long and proven track record of providing a rigorous studio-based programme with access to the expertise of a core staff of nationally and internationally recognised visiting artists. Within the studio and wider environments the diversity of teaching input by staff and visiting artists reflects the range of approaches and contexts embraced. We recognise contemporary Art practice as being open and pluralistic and encourages dialogue between diverse disciplines. A multi-disciplinary/ inter-media approach enables students to work in a flexible manner that offers the maximum opportunity for individual practice. Students are asked to engage with systems of enquiry that explore and embrace traditional exhibition formats alongside wider lateral models of production, distribution and dissemination. Critical discourse on practice with an emphasis on analysis and self-reflection contributes to an understanding of contemporary art located within a larger cultural, social, ecological and political context. The MFA supports committed, critically engaged and sustainable professional practice. The 2010 Turner Prize was won by MFA graduate Susan Phillipsz (1994). Other nominated graduates include Phil Collins, Cathy Wilkes and Christine Borland. Graduates of the MFA have been substantially represented over the years in other high profile events and prizes, including the Venice Biennale, Becks Futures, The Nissan Art Award, New Contemporaries, The John Moores Prize and the Glenn Dimplex Award. Two graduates have been awarded the highly competitive Paul Hamlyn Award. Film production, art writing, gallery management and curation are allied areas where graduates have also been internationally successful.

Tuition fees

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£ 24,413per year

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University information

Ulster University

Ulster University

Ulster University

  • University League Table

    47th

  • Campus address

    Belfast Campus., 2-24 York Street, Belfast, Belfast, BT15 1AP, United Kingdom

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Renowned for its warm welcome, Ulster attracts international students from over 70 countries across the globe and has over 250,000 alumni worldwide.
Ulster delivers a first-class UK university experience with the added benefit of being located in one of the UK's friendliest and most affordable locations.
An international student advisory team delivers a bespoke orientation programme and offers pastoral support to international students during their studies.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    37th out of 82 8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 243
    125 52%

    37th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    57.0 57%

    59th

    24

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.27 82%

    18th

    26

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