BA (Hons) Fine Art (Part Time)

COURSE OVERVIEW

This is the part-time version of the BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art

Full-time course length: 3 years
Part-time (2 days per week) course length: 5 years

This course provides a stimulating creative environment where students can develop their own studio practice as professional artists.

Key features

Supportive, challenging, creative environment
Staff are practising artists
Good progression to employment
Excellent studios and facilities such as printmaking, life room, 3D crafts workshop, ceramics studio and darkrooms
On-site and public exhibiting opportunities

During the first part of the course, students explore the range of specialist areas through practical workshops and inductions. For the rest of the course, students may specialise in painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, or use a range of approaches to fine art without specialising in one area.

The course includes workshops, crits and seminars, where students of all specialist areas meet to discuss their work and exchange ideas.

Through talks, discussions, gallery visits and their own research, students develop an awareness of the historical and contemporary context of fine art and the ability to critically evaluate their work and that of their contemporaries.

Throughout the course, students develop their professional practice as artists and have exhibitions both in college and in public spaces, as well as taking part in other external projects.

Contact time and study hours

This part-time degree programme is taught over 5 years. You can expect to have around 2 days of timetabled teaching contact per week. You will have approximately 40 hours of timetabled teaching contact for each 20 credit module. This is supported by independent self-guided study.

Teaching and assessment methods

We use a variety of teaching methods, including:

practical and creative studio-based workshops
discussions
lectures/seminars
tutorials
small group study
self-directed study
study trips

Assessment methods vary between units but could include:

presentations (of practical work)
journals
research proposal
sketchbooks/drawings
written assignments

Validated by University of the Arts London (UAL)

This programme is validated by University of the Arts London (UAL). UAL is a leading education provider in the creative arts, ranked second in the world for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023). They oversee the standards and quality of our curriculum, which enriches your overall learning experience.

Please note this course is undergoing revalidation

Every 5 years UAL and Chichester College Group reviews course content to ensure that our students are benefitting from a high-quality academic experience. During this process there may be some changes made to the course which are not immediately reflected in the content displayed on this page. The information on this page will be updated once the process has been completed. Please contact us if you have any questions about this or the course via enquiries-worthing@gbmc.ac.uk

FURTHER INFORMATION

Who can apply?

Each application will be assessed individually, including a review of your grades, interview, portfolio/audition and any experience.

Typical entry requirements are below but offers may vary:

a relevant A-Level or Level 3 Extended Diploma

In exceptional circumstances, if you do not meet our entry requirements, your application may still be considered if you demonstrate additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by: