University Centre St Helens
UCAS Code: W120 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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A level
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Access to HE Diploma
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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You will need 80 UCAS Tariff points. Some typical examples of how you can achieve 80 UCAS Tariff points are detailed below: A levels – CDD BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma – Merit, Merit, Pass (MMP) Access to Higher Education Diploma – 45 credits at Level 3, for example, 15 credits at Distinction, 0 credits for Merit and 30 credits for Pass. The required total can be attained from various credit combinations.
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About this course
Specialising in painting, this is a unique degree offered at only a few institutions in the UK. From day one of your studies, you will innovate and experiment to build a relevant and exciting individual practice.
Based in our spacious painting studios, you will develop an understanding of a range of technical, philosophical, and aesthetic processes, whilst learning from experienced lecturers, who are active professionals in the industry.
At the end of your studies, you will have the opportunity to exhibit your work at University Centre St Helens' Degree Show, where family, friends, lecturers, and the local and regional arts community can see your work.
Modules
Year 1: Introduction to Painting, Contextual Studies, Academic and Personal Development, Drawing Process, Image Capture and Collage into Painting.
Year 2: Painting Language and Identity, Painting Critical Study, Career, Studio and Gallery Practice, Drawing Personal Development.
Year 3: Painting Major Study, Critical Study in Context, Professional Presentation.
Assessment methods
Assessment is carried out using both formative and summative methods, and will include practical work, journals, sketchbooks, oral presentations, written essays and live projects. Work is also reviewed through seminars, group crits, peer reviews and academic tutorials.
Our annual final year show in the third year of your studies will allow you to display your work to a wider audience.
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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.
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