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Fine Art

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Grade C English Language (Grade 4 for those sitting their GCSE from 2017 onwards). Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs.

UCAS Tariff

112

A minimum of 72 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Fine art

**Push the limits of your creativity. You’ll experiment while you develop your practice on this course taught by internationally recognised artists and practitioners.**

As part of this course you’ll:

- Experiment with painting, performance, installation, photography, drawing, printmaking, animation, digital processes and other media

- Taught by nationally and internationally recognised artists and practitioners, who will help you to develop your artistic identity

- Participate in seminars, collaborative on and off-site activities and live curatorial projects

- Exhibit your projects to the public and impress industry by exhibiting your work at the end of your final year

- Be encouraged to take a proactive approach and make your own opportunities, as you will after graduating

**Find out more**

**Your community**
As a Leeds School of Arts student, you’ll join the city’s thriving visual arts scene. You could form your own collectives while you study. Past students participated in Leeds’ annual Light Night event and even set up their own galleries.

**Learn from visiting artists**
The INSIDE/OUT lecture series offers historical, theoretical and critical analyses of art, architecture and design. The series welcomes internationally recognised practitioners to share their practice. Find out about forthcoming events on the INSIDE/OUT webpage.

**Exhibit your work**
You’ll have the opportunity to exhibit your work at the annual Degree Show that’s attended by arts professionals from across the country.

**Why study Fine Art at Leeds Beckett University...**
- Close links to industry and creative businesses

- Tutors with extensive professional experience and networks

- Access to expert advice and insight through our series of guest lectures

- Study within one of the largest university arts communities in the north

- Leeds' thriving creative sector has countless opportunities for fine art graduates

- 90% of BA (Hons) Fine Art graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation

*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 20-21

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:
- Studio 1 (semester 1)
- Context 1 (semester 1)
- Workshop 1 (semester 1)
- Studio 1 (semester 2)
- Context 2 (semester 2)
- Workshop 1 (semester 2)

Year 2 Core Modules:
- Studio 2 (semester 1)
- Context 3 (semester 1)
- Workshop 2 (semester 1)
- Studio 2 (semester 2)
- Context 3 (semester 2)
- Workshop 2 (semester 2)

Year 3 Core Modules:
- Studio 3 (semester 1)
- Context 4 (semester 1)
- Workshop 3 (semester 1)
- Studio 3 (semester 2)
- Context 4 (semester 2)
- Workshop 3 (semester 2)

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

City CampusC

Department:

Art, Architecture and Design

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

50%
Fine art

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Art

Teaching and learning

76%
Staff make the subject interesting
84%
Staff are good at explaining things
84%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
74%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

74%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
79%
Course specific equipment and facilities
37%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

95%
UK students
5%
International students
15%
Male students
85%
Female students
85%
2:1 or above
15%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Art

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£16,000
med
Average annual salary
94%
med
Employed or in further education
40%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

29%
Other elementary services occupations
13%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
8%
Other administrative occupations

Quite a few students of fine art have already retired and are taking the degree for the excellent reason that they love art, and they're willing to pay to study it. You should bear this in mind if the stats you see feature particularly low employment rates. If you need to earn a living once you've finished your fine art degree, be aware that freelancing and self-employment is common - about one in six fine arts graduates were working for themselves. Also common are what is termed 'portfolio careers' — having several part-time jobs or commissions at once - and many courses actually help you prepare for freelancing. One in ten of last year’s fine arts graduates had more than one job six months after graduation — over twice the average for graduates from 2015. Graduates from these subjects are often found in arts jobs, as artists, designers, photographers and similar jobs, or as arts and entertainment officers or teachers — although it's perfectly possible to get jobs outside the arts if you wish, with jobs in events management, marketing and community work amongst the most popular options.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Art

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£20k

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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