Foundation Degree - Fine Art Contemporary Practice

UCAS code: W101
Campus code: H
Duration: 2 years full-time / 4 years part-time
Level: 4
Site: Station Plaza
Fee: Please visit our fee page here

About this course

Our Fine Art Contemporary Practice course offers a broad introduction to painting, sculpture, print-making and installation/ film. Your practical experience will be supported by cultural and critical studies and preparation for your progression to further higher education courses including Top-Up degree, Postgraduate or employment. The course is underpinned by an emphasis on contemporary ideas and contextualisation. Students are expected to work together with tutors to find a mode of working that is both personal and contemporary. All of the staff are practicing artists and student experience is enriched by a dynamic visiting lecturer program by artists both national and international. The Professional Development module includes overseas visits and in the past students have visited places such as New York, Amsterdam, Prague and Istanbul.

Syllabus

Year 1
Personal/Professional Development
Practice-led Research
Painting
Printmaking (Including components of mono-printing, collagraph, etching, woodcut, screen print and digital imagery)
Sculpture
Installation / film
Cultural and Critical Studies
Personal/Professional Development
Installation
Personal Project

Year 2
Professional Practice
Practice-led Research
Specialist Studio Pathway (Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Installation)
Cultural and Critical Studies
Exhibition Project

Areas of study

The introductory modules are followed by a sustained period of introspective and personal development, informed by practice-led research. Cultural and Critical Studies provide a contextual and theoretical background and aim to extend your knowledge and appreciation of social, cultural and environmental issues. The Professional Practice module, including work-related learning, work placement and careers education, ensures that you are provided with a sound platform for entry to employment or progression within higher education.

Course structure

You will develop your creative potential through a wide range of studio and workshop activities. Projects are supervised by a team of practising artists, either within the studio or on work placements.

Entry requirements

Individual offers may vary. UCAS tariff: 120 points, from a minimum of one 6-unit qualification in G/VCE Art and Design or BTEC National Awards in Art and Design. International Baccalaureate: Individual assessment. AA-approved access course: Acceptable, subject-specific units GCSE (minimum grade C): A good profile. For non-native speakers of English: IELTS 6.0 overall, 6 in writing. Other: Art and Design Foundation Diploma. Interview and portfolio review. Accredited prior learning. Accredited prior experience.

Career and progression opportunities

By the end of the course you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for immediate progression into professional practice or degree-level study. Many students undertake further study on the one-year Degree Top-up course at Sussex Coast College Hastings or at other institutions. Approximately 70% of students choose to progress onto top-up degree courses and we have had students directly progress onto MA Fine Art programmes (Printmaking, Sculpture and Design by independent project).

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