Graduate Diploma Fine Art

Entry requirements

• A qualification equivalent to a second year of successful undergraduate study e.g. HND, DipHE
• A relevant Foundation Degree in Fine Art or related subject
• E portfolio of work related to application (optional at point of application. A portfolio will be requested if shortlisted for an interview)
• Critical work example (optional at point of application. An academic writing sample will be requested if shortlisted for an interview)
• English language: CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) Level B2 or IELTS 6.5

Months of entry

September

Course content

The Graduate Diploma in Fine Art is a one-year interdisciplinary programme designed to provide a route into postgraduate study. As a concentrated form of an undergraduate degree, the programme gives graduates of other disciplines the opportunity to transfer existing skills to the study of Fine Arts. As you progress through the programme, you can work across disciplines or choose to specialise in areas such as Painting and Drawing, Sculpture, or Tapestry and Textile Art.

Studio Work units run continuously throughout the academic year as the core of the Graduate Diploma programme, informed and enhanced by additional theoretical and professional units.

A variety of materials-based workshops are undertaken in the first semester, focused by critical engagement with the Ronald Lee Archive, a unique archival resource of visual and material culture that promotes the production of new artworks for a 'pop-up' exhibition.

A series of lectures and seminars introduces Philosophical Aesthetics and supports the writing of a critical essay.

The second semester incorporates Contextual and Professional Research, helping students to situate their own practices in a historical and contemporary context. The year culminates in a Summer Show open to the public.

Fees and funding

Scholarships and Bursaries are available based on individual need.