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Fine Art – (B.A.)
University of Kent, Medway Campus
School of Arts
| Application Deadline: | You are advised to apply as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,860 - ≈ € 12,845 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Chatham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Kent, Medway Campus
Today, students of fine art are just as likely to stage exhibitions, produce critical and creative writing, and perform, as create ‘traditional' art for the ‘white cube' gallery environment. This results in a changing dynamic for making and studying art.
The School of Arts at Medway embraces this by offering a unique and exciting interdisciplinary learning experience where you are free to work in a diverse range of media and to develop your creative ideas. As an undergraduate student at Kent, you are free to produce work in: art practice, curation and critical writing.
You will have opportunities to collaborate on projects with other students in the Faculty of Arts and to produce public events, publications and exhibitions. The course integrates critical debate and the theory of art with the development of your practice-based work. Supported by your tutors, you are encouraged to realise your creative and intellectual potential by developing independent work through practice, and to take advantage of the rich culture of events, symposia and exhibitions that are a regular feature of University life. Students at Medway are engaged, enthusiastic and contribute to the energy that creates such a dynamic and challenging cultural environment.
Careers
The programme develops your skills and gives you the confidence to place your work within the arts field. It prepares you to work in a range of areas in the arts, both within large institutions and with independent practitioners. You can also work as a freelance artist, establish independent collectives and groups or decide to continue your academic studies by taking a postgraduate degree.
Through your study, you gain key transferable skills considered essential by graduate employers. These include excellent communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team and independently, and the ability to analyse complex ideas and the confidence to suggest your own innovative solutions.
Contents
Stage 1
Stage 1 introduces you to the core topics in the field. Movements and ideas from Realism to Relational Aesthetics, from the Bauhaus to Lady Gaga, and from the art academy to art in the streets are discussed. Studio projects are selfdirected, but expected to respond to the wider discussions and debates in the programme.
Core modules
* Contextual Studies (Theme: Space and Time)
* Creative Investigations (Theme: Communication and Critique)
Stage 2
In Stage 2, you develop your practice, looking specifically at the contexts of your work and the work of others, and taking account of historical and contemporary practice. In particular, you begin to develop your critical essay alongside your ongoing studio practice. The critical essay is a space where you can develop the ideas that motivate your practice and explore critical and creative approaches to producing writing. You also collaborate with other students in the module, Practice and its Publics where you can create an event, exhibition or publication project.
Core modules Studio Development
* Art in Context
* Contextualising Practice
* Practice and its Publics
Stage 3
In Stage 3, you produce an independent body of work and complete your critical essay. You choose your final route of study from three distinct strands: Art Practice, where your practice culminates in a presentation of work for the end-of-year degree show; Curation, where you produce a proposal for a curatorial project (which you are encouraged to realise upon completion); and Writing Critique, where you produce an extended piece of writing presented in the form of a publication.
Core modules
* Developing Ideas Through Practice
* Resolution
Year abroad
You have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner institutions either for a term in the autumn term of Stage 2, or for a year between your second and final year.
Teaching and assessment
Staff at the School of Arts have a close working relationship with students. All our staff are engaged with the practice of fine art and bring with them a broad range of experiences that cross the disciplines of criticism, curation and art production. Lectures and seminars are complemented by other teaching scenarios such as group critiques, one-toone tutorials, practice-based seminars and visits to galleries and museums.
You are given your own studio space so you have the freedom to develop as an artist, curator or writer, and you have access to fully-equipped workshops, IT facilities and darkrooms.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Offer levels
A/AS level 280 points (3 A level equivalents) inc BC at A level, IB Diploma 33 points inc 5 in HL Visual Arts or 6 in SL Visual Arts where taken or IB Diploma with 14 points at Higher inc 5 in HL Visual Arts or 6 in SL Visual Arts where taken.
Tariffs
* A-level: / 280 pts
* IB Higher: 14
* IB Overall: 33
Required subjects
* BC at A level inc Fine Art, Art and Design or History of Art grade B where taken
* Portfolio of practical work of an acceptable standard
English language entry requirements
In order to enter directly onto a degree course. you also need to prove your proficiency in English, and we ask for one of the following:
* average 6.5 in IELTS test, minimum 6.0 in reading and writing
* a TOEFL score of at least 580 including 4.0 reading and writing (paper-based test) or 85 including 19 reading and writing (internet-based test)
* grade C in Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
* grade B in Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English
* international GCSE English as a first language grade C; as a second language grade B.
We also accept some school English certificates.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 85 |
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