AUB, BA (Hons), Fine Art

Level 4

Your first year builds upon your previous learning; you’ll experiment broadly and acquire new skills and knowledge, from a combination of both practice and theory sessions.

You’ll attend various workshops, learn about curating and exhibit your work. An important part of the first year is helping you to confidently speak and write about your work. In the final unit of this year, you will define your practice and determine which areas you wish to specialise in.

You’ll work in a mixed practice studio.

Level 5

Your second year encourages you to examine the positioning of your work within the Fine Art industries and to consider its relationship to audiences.

At the beginning of Level 5, you’ll decide where to locate your practice and which practical working zone of the course to locate yourself in. You can also move between zones.

You’ll continue to improve your practical skills whilst simultaneously clarifying the research questions you are investigating.

You’ll have opportunities to study abroad and participate in challenging projects.We encourage work experience in this year if you decide to opt for the independent study unit. Your research into career options and professional practice will also begin.

Level 6

In your third year, you’ll continue to develop and refine your understanding of your own practice, specifically the Fine Art discipline, the language it operates within and how it is interpreted by viewers.

This is the crucial year where you consolidate your previous experience and experiments and pursue a focused practice. This is celebrated in your two degree exhibitions, one at AUB and one in London, allowing your work to be viewed by hundreds of people and giving you a springboard into professional life.