Fine Art

Entry requirements

We encourage application from students with a broad range of qualifications and we welcome students from all educational backgrounds. We'll take into account the knowledge and skills that you've developed outside the classroom as well as your previous qualifications.

Academic entry requirements
You'll usually have BA (Hons) degree graded at 2.1 or above, or an equivalent UK or international qualification in your chosen subject or a related discipline.

Alternative Qualifications/Experience

Applicants with other than the required academic qualifications will be considered for entry if there is sufficient evidence to indicate that they have the potential to fulfil the objectives of the course of study and to achieve the standard of the final award.

Applications are also welcomed from those with other qualifications or with work experience which demonstrates appropriate knowledge and skills to study at postgraduate level.

Please note that AUB doesn't request information about criminal records from our applicants.

Proof of English Proficiency

If you are an international student or if you have been educated abroad, you may be asked to submit proof of English Language Proficiency. This proof can take many forms, all of which are outlined on the English Language section of our website.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

The MA Fine Art course represents an exciting opportunity for you to challenge and build on your previous achievements and to study at an advanced level. This course is an opportunity to look at the familiar with a fresh, perhaps oblique perspective in order to explore how “detour” permits “access” to more subtle yet more complex interpretations.

This course will deepen your knowledge and ability to focus on your chosen field in relation to the key aspects that inform it. Set within a community and culture of makers, students engage in dialogue and debate with their peers, both within and across MA pathways.

By taking advantage of the diversity of the course’s cohort, you will be able to explore cultural and educational differences delivered through practice, discourse, workshops and collaborations with a wide range of MA courses.

Recognising the individual and their aspirations, and celebrating ideas and risk-taking, our approach and experience of encouraging inter-disciplinary and collective activity lies with the provision of a meaningful journey for our students beyond the obvious.

You will meet the fresh, often unpredictable and certainly challenging possibilities that are offered as you test, develop, progress, interrogate, ‘make’ and confidently reflect on your practice.

Information for international students

For further information, email the International Office or call 01202 363233.

Fees and funding

The course is also eligible for a Postgraduate Loan from Student Finance England for UK and EU nationals meeting the residency requirements