Contemporary Fine Art

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BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art | University of Greater Manchester

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Explore your creativity and experiment with drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, photography, installation, performance, digital, digital 3D, video and sound art at the University of Greater Manchester. Our BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art course employs traditional fine art methods, processes, and theoretical frameworks for contemporary and ever-evolving public-facing contexts. You’ll create outward-facing work every semester and gain creative sector experience.

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The University of Greater Manchester’s BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art course supports you in developing professional creative practice ready to capture, analyse and challenge complex social and political issues. Our experienced staff are practising artists who will encourage you to explore themes and contexts in broader art history, allowing you to locate your practice in a historically informed contemporary context.

We offer a supportive environment where you can develop your creative skills and knowledge. Using our well-equipped workshops and dedicated studio space, our expert team will support you in developing outward-facing output in each semester of every level of study.

We'll help you develop technical skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, photography, installation, performance, digital, digital 3D, video and sound art, and new and emerging technologies. We embed relevant and appropriate strands of professional practice throughout each level, so you'll gain the knowledge and skills to curate, document, promote, market, and critique exhibitions of art.

We'll encourage you to explore public engagement strategies and use the University's excellent industry links. You'll have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with a range of industry specialists. Our tutors have a wealth of experience delivering contemporary art for public display. They will support you in building your portfolio, ready to deliver a professionally presented and industry-ready creative show in your final year.

Throughout the BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art, we'll nurture your curiosity and encourage you to become a socially engaged and community-facing contemporary artist who responds to current social-political issues and concerns. We'll focus on building your confidence from the very start. We'll help develop your self-belief so that you can make work for public engagement, interact with people outside of the studio through your art, and prepare you for a wide variety of careers. We aim for you to graduate with an inquisitive mind, the inclination to collaborate, and an expanded and broad transferable skillset.

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Our excellent industry connections have assisted previous students in winning regional and national competitions and awards, prestigious commissions, and artists’ residencies.

We'll offer you opportunities to be involved in negotiating an exciting programme of public engagement, alongside the curated exhibitions you'll deliver as part of this course. These ‘live briefs’ provide you with invaluable experience in this important creative field.

Exhibition experience is vital, and we'll expect you to play an active role in the department's exhibition committee. You'll have the opportunity to present your work to the public, including at the School of the Arts' Creative Showcase during your final year. The creative show is open to industry professionals and external partners so that you can use it as a platform for your professional careers.

We offer opportunities for you to participate in foreign study trips, as well as visit current exhibitions and events at galleries, public art installations, sculpture parks and arts centres around the UK.

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You'll be taught by a dedicated team of practising artists working in group and private studios, all with different areas of specialisation in the delivery of publicly engaged art practice. With extensive experience exhibiting nationally and internationally, they have strong connections to arts organisations and commissioning agencies.

Theory is combined with practice, and traditional techniques with modern technologies. In addition to taught practical workshops in a wide range of media and materials, you'll receive tuition in using industry-standard digital software.

Our large, well-lit open studios have adjacent 2D facilities, including printmaking, drawing and painting workshops, and 3D facilities, including ceramic, casting, glass, 3D printing, and wood and metal workshops.

Prominent guest speakers from a range of fine art disciplines are invited each year to discuss their practice, and the department has strong links with arts groups, including the Bolton-based neo: artists studios (set up by our previous graduates) and Hive Artists CIC galleries and project spaces.

By choosing to study with us, you'll have the chance to enjoy Bolton's many shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities. Manchester, one of the UK's most multicultural and lively cities, is less than 20 minutes away by train. Not forgetting, the North West of England is renowned for its beautiful countryside, coastline and heritage. This makes the University of Greater Manchester an ideal base from which to explore some of the best cultural and outdoor activities the UK offers.

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96 UCAS points.

We accept a full range of qualifications that carry UCAS points, including A-levels and BTECs. Please see our guide to the UCAS Tariff for examples of how to achieve these points. For most courses, we are also able to consider non-tariffable qualifications.

Any subjects are acceptable at Level 3. Relevant creative subjects are strongly preferred.

You should also have five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above (or equivalent), including English.

You'll be required to attend an interview and provide a portfolio of appropriate work. Your portfolio should demonstrate your skills in a range of relevant creative media and styles.

The quality of the portfolio/interview is the primary basis on which applicants are selected; therefore, special consideration will be given to applicants without the above qualifications who have a strong portfolio. Relevant work or voluntary experience will also be considered. In these cases, we may ask applicants to undertake additional assessments to determine their suitability for the course.

If English isn’t your first language, you’ll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent). We also accept a range of other English language qualifications – please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.

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Where changes are made to material information contained in

this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of

admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and

will outline the various options available to the applicant.

As a BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art graduate, you'll be highly regarded for your ability to visualise, think creatively and 'outside the box', and your specialist skills in 2D and 3D areas. You'll possess strong observational and analytical skills, and be able to critically evaluate your work and the work of others.

You'll also have experience showcasing your work at events and exhibitions, working to briefs, meeting deadlines and organising your time effectively. These skills are required across a range of sectors and demonstrate your ability to generate new ideas.

What can I do with this qualification?

Our graduates increasingly embrace an interdisciplinary approach, finding new ways to blend different media. The University of Greater Manchester's BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art focuses on building your confidence from the very start so you have the self-belief to create work for public engagement and interact with people outside of the studio through your art in preparation for a wide variety of careers. You'll graduate with a broad transferable skill set, increased curiosity and the confidence to collaborate with others.

BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art graduates can fill a wide range of roles in public and community art, from community art coordinator, public art, and rehabilitation arts to freelance, curatorial positions in galleries and museums, art therapy, gallery and set design, and the education sector.

Graduates from the University of Greater Manchester have gone on to set up their own studio spaces and obtained positions within local arts groups such as Hospital Arts, Bolton at Home's Percent for Art and Artists in Schools. Another group of graduates established 'neo: artists' and set up their own Bolton-based studios and art galleries.

Alternative career options

Creative flair is something that many employers outside of the creative industries value, especially as visual content is central to the success of any online operation. Graduates can use the qualification as a stepping-stone into a range of other careers. Some of these roles may require relevant experience and/or postgraduate study. They include:

Advertising

Arts administration and management

Interior and spatial design

Exhibition work

Multimedia programming

Publishing

Web design

Arts consultancy

Commercial art

Arts writer/critic

The programme is a member of NAFAE (National Association for Fine Art Education).

Funding your studies: From January 2027, eligible students may be able to use the new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) to access tuition fee loan funding for this course. The LLE is designed to make student finance more flexible and support people to study, retrain or develop their skills at different stages of life. Find out more about the LLE and eligibility Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) | Skills for Careers

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Important note regarding tuition fees:

EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be

eligible for 'Home' fee status.

If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living

in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel

Area arrangement.

Please read the student finance for EU students web page on

www.gov.uk for information.

Home Undergraduate Tuition Fee Adjustment

The tuition fee applicable to the first year of your programme of study is confirmed in your offer letter. The tuition fee set is based on the regulations and guidance in force at the time of offer but remains subject to adjustment in accordance with any government-approved inflationary increase. The University reserves the right to amend tuition fees for all years of study, including the first year, by no more than the maximum increase permitted under legislation and regulatory guidance issued by the UK Government and the Office for Students.

Where such increases are approved, they will not exceed the rate of inflation, as measured by an appropriate index such as the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), or any successor measure specified by government. The University will apply any adjustment consistently across affected student cohorts and will give reasonable notice to students of any confirmed change to the published fee before the start of the relevant academic year.

This approach ensures that tuition fees remain compliant with applicable legislation, proportionate to inflationary changes, and consistent with government policy linking permitted fee uplifts to the maintenance of high-quality education and outcomes. For more information, please refer to the government guidance at: gov.uk – Universities to deliver better outcomes in return for full fees.

Postgraduate and International Tuition Fee Adjustment

The tuition fee applicable to the first year of your programme of study is confirmed in your offer letter. The University reserves the right to amend tuition fees for subsequent years of study in accordance with its Course Fees Policy. Where such increases are approved, they will not exceed the rate of inflation, as measured by an appropriate index such as the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), or any successor measure specified by government. The University will apply any adjustment consistently across affected student cohorts and will give reasonable notice to students of any confirmed change to the published fee before the start of the relevant academic year.

How to apply

Home Applicants

Multiple courses or institutions (September entry):

Apply via UCAS (www.ucas.com), where

you can select up to 5 courses for a fee of £28.95.

Institution: University of Greater Manchester

Code Name: UGM

Code Number: B44

Tel: 0870 1122211

Single course applications (any intake):

You can apply directly to the University using our online application

form. This route is:

Free, secure, and straightforward

Supported by direct contact with Admissions

Includes regular application updates

Provides access to offer-holder events and taster sessions

Important:

You cannot apply both via UCAS and directly in the same academic year — a UCAS application will invalidate any direct application.

For September entry, accepted direct applicants will have a simplified UCAS record created and shared on their behalf. By applying directly, you agreed to these terms.

Before you apply:

Check the entry requirements and ensure you select the correct start date/location.

Prepare the following:

Education history and dates

Qualification certificates (image files for upload)

Employment history (if applicable)

Personal statement (to enter or upload

Contact details for two referees (including at least one academic)

Document formats: PDF or JPEG (Word accepted for personal statements).

Ensure all information is accurate before submitting.

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BA (Hons) Contemporary Fine Art -

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Phone: 01204 903394

Email: admissions-team@greatermanchester.ac.uk

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English Language Qualifications

Have you completed an English Language qualification prior to application or have a valid exemption as per the list below?

(The qualification/exemption must be uploaded with this application)

E.g. Applicants from Nigeria/Africa must upload their WAEC or NECO certificate before the application is

submitted for a prompt response and offer.

Acceptable English Language Tests – Undergraduate and Postgraduate

These tests must have been taken within 2 years of the start of the course

IELTS Academic (taken within 2 years)

Undergraduate programmes 6.0 with no band below 5.5

Postgraduate programmes as per entry requirements

PTE Academic

Undergraduate and Postgraduate requiring IELTS6.0

No less than 59 in each component

Postgraduate requiring IELTS 6.5

Postgraduate requiring IELTS 7.0

No less than 76 in each component

TOEFL iBT

Must meet the following component scores:

Reading – 18

Writing – 17

Listening – 17

Speaking - 20

Reading – 20

Writing – 19

Listening – 19

Speaking 21

Reading – 24

Writing – 24

Listening – 22

Speaking 25

Other qualifications we currently accept (which do not require an additional SELT)

GCSE in English Language (from a UK awarding body)

Irish Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level English

Grade C/C3 (20 points)

Grade B/B3 (37 points)

Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level English

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