BA (Hons) Fine Art

Want to explore your creativity, ideas, and instincts in a vibrant community of artists, thinkers and makers And shape the future of contemporary artBA (Hons) Fine Art emphasises the importance of ‘thinking through making’ to support life-long professional development. You’ll enhance your critical thinking, collaboration, independence and creativity skills in an ethical, diverse and sustainable context. Through this approach, you’ll develop skills and knowledge relevant to a broad range of contemporary applications.You will shape your distinctive career path as an artist and join generations of graduates who have achieved national and international success.  Whatever your choice of medium, we will encourage and support you in developing your practice and a substantial portfolio. You’ll have access to the tools you need to make and create, including Printmaking facilities, 3D studios and a foundry, our historic Munnings Life Drawing Studio, Painting studios and Augmented and Virtual Reality.Your creative development will include gaining valuable professional skills related to promoting and selling your work, curation, contracts, costing and networking. Opportunities will emerge through the course team’s close links with regional and national galleries like Tate Modern, Wysing Arts Centre, Firstsite, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and OUTPOST. Why study with usLearn a variety of fine art approaches paired with a historical and theoretical foundation to encourage debate and reimagine the future of fine art practice.Gain key advanced techniques from drawing to digital media and technical knowledge through comprehensive workshops, developing your creative practice through experimentation, risk taking and playfulness.Work in our incredible studio space and workshops and explore different media techniques and materials.Learn how to contextualise your work and think practically about the audience while exploring collaborative, collective and socially engaged approaches.Develop business skills such as sales and promotion, growing your audience, curation, contracts, costing jobs and presenting your outcomes.Through our links with regional, national and international organisations, gain opportunities to engage in collaborative projects, including with other courses.

A / AS Levels GCE
GCE A/AS Levels 3 A-level qualifications at grades BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points) or above. Where candidates are not taking 3 A-levels, Norwich University of the Arts will consider combinations of A-level/AS-level and other Level 3 qualifications.

BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF or RQF)
Distinction, Merit, Merit in an art, design or media related subject

BTEC Diploma (QCF or RQF)
Distinction*, Distinction* in an art, design or media related subject

T Levels
A T Level in any subject with overall grade Merit or above

UAL Extended Diploma
Merit

UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Pass

UAL Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Pass

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Pass

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Art and Design)
Pass

International Baccalaureate Diploma
A minimum of 26 points

Most international students are required to hold an English language qualification. Applicants are required to have a minimum UKVI approved IELTS exam score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each section. Equivalent English language qualifications are acceptable such as, IB English language syllabus A or B/English Literature (Grade 4). TOEFL - 80 overall, with minimum marks as follows: Listening 17, Writing 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20.