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Study mode | Start date | Duration | Fee international | Fee UK/ EU | Fee study period | Year of study |
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Full-time | September | years: 3 | £12250 | £9250 | Academic year | 2017 - 2018 |
In the first year you will choose options in: painting, sculpture, printmaking, video and photography. In addition, you will studydrawing and contextual and professional studies. The second year develops your individual studio practice in one or more of these areas. You have the opportunity to explore a range of approaches to fine art via projects, workshops and self-directed study. In the final year you negotiate and develop your individual creative practice, culminating in an exhibition, part of DMU’s Festival of Creativity.
The course is designed to develop the skills that you will need to compete in a professional creative market. As an integral part of the course you will leave with an externally facing website of your work, which is essential in securing creative portfolio work.
The creative thinking skills that you develop on the course make you employable in a wide range of art and art-related careers. Some pursue postgraduate study and develop careers as professional artists or designers, others have careers in teaching, arts administration, conservation and restoration, art therapy, theatre design, film and television production, illustration, publishing, gallery management and the crafts.
Leicester is at the heart of England with excellent transport links. It is just off the M1 and close to the main A1, with easy access to the north and south. The M69 and M6 are also close by and offer access to Birmingham, Wales and the south west. Leicester is just over an hour away from London St Pancras, and the Eurostar hub, meaning Paris is only four hours away by train. East Midlands Airport is 30 minutes away with regular flights to destinations across Europe.