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Fine Art with Art & Design Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Southampton Solent University

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UCAS CODE: FA03

Course options

  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Nurture your talent for painting, sculpture or applied art, guided by a passionate team of artists, curators and theorists, in a supportive, creative community.The foundation course begins with a five-week group project. This enables students to mix with like-minded peers and helps them to settle in quickly. The one-year foundation provides all the creative, technical and study skills needed to prepare for the degree. Upon completion, you will be able to progress onto the three year BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree here at Solent.This course embraces all possible ways of making and thinking about fine art practice. You will be taught new skills and techniques and will learn how to use a variety of mediums in order to produce art to a very high standard. You will have the opportunity to pursue the mediums, ideas and processes that you are most passionate about.We will nurture what is particular about you and your practice to support you to cultivate your artistic talent and grow into confident and original thinkers and makers.Our dedicated fine art studios are equipped to enable you to reach your full potential. You will be allocated your own studio space and will have full access to a range of dedicated technical workshops, including a sculpture workshop with metalwork, welding, woodworking and casting equipment a print-making workshop with intaglio, dry point, etching, silkscreen, woodcut and letterpress facilities a digital print workshop with high-quality large-scale print facilities, high-end scanners and the latest software and photography darkrooms and studios.You will also have the opportunity to use our media academy facilities, boasting Mac suites with the latest design software, as well as a media store containing high-definition cameras, video cameras and sound equipment.The course has strong industry and community links and you will be given the opportunity to engage in an ambitious programme of professional development alongside your own individual artistic practice. You will create an online profile and curate and show your work in group exhibitions at professional galleries within the city.4 years with foundation year

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 15,050per year

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

University information

Southampton Solent University

  • University League Table

    102nd

  • Campus address

    Southampton Solent University, East Park Terrace, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 0YN, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    80th out of 84 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 239
    106 45%

    79th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    54.0 54%

    76th

    11
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.12 78%

    53rd

    2

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