Fine Art with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
University of Wolverhampton
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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The Fine Art course aims to offer an open ended and practice–led approach to learning with students working from conceptual ideas through to the tools and materials of studio production. What happens on the course?The Fine Art course aims to offer an open ended and practice–led approach to learning with students working from conceptual ideas through to the tools and materials of studio production. The course aims to fuse practical and material led practice with critical and contextual ...Read more

The Fine Art course aims to offer an open ended and practice–led approach to learning with students working from conceptual ideas through to the tools and materials of studio production.

What happens on the course?

The Fine Art course aims to offer an open ended and practice–led approach to learning with students working from conceptual ideas through to the tools and materials of studio production. The course aims to fuse practical and material led practice with critical and contextual exploration. This fusion will enable you to develop a sustainable model of practice as a professional artist and teach you a range of transferable skills relevant to careers in the creative industries. At all levels of the course, you will work alongside practicing artists and researchers who aim to teach through their specialist fields.

The Fine Art course aims to:

Encourage you to explore different media relevant to the development of your own work.

Support you to acquire knowledge and practical experience of working in painting, sculpture, printmaking, conceptual and social practice, film video, photography, performance and installation.

Provide you with the opportunity to observe, discuss and take part in a sustainable model of studio-based practice alongside artist/practitioners who are engaged in their own work.

Enable you to develop an individually negotiated Fine Art practice informed by a relevant theoretical and contextual framework.

Develop critical and analytical skills in historical and critical research and writing.

Understand and locate your work appropriately within the broad and specialist contexts of your subject and research appropriate to your personal and career objectives.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
80/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
69th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
111th
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Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 85 = 15% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
15%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
80%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Art graduate salary at this uni
£16,000
UK Art graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
J
Jordan
05 Nov 24

It's a great place because of the library facilities and pc facilities etc. To improve. The computers needs upgrading in school of art mk building preferably the hard drive..Read more

R
Rhiannon
05 Nov 24

Worst aspect - wlv ask is always..Read more

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DD Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

48 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:

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Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF):

MP Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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T Level:

P Grades / Points required

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Prepare for Foundation Pathway:- We will consider applicants who have not achieved 48 UCAS points (equivalence) from prior level 3 qualifications, if you have a keen interest in this subject area or hold relevant experience. You will be required to attend and pass a compulsory Prepare For Foundation assessment day where you will take part in a variety of activities which will assess your suitability for the course. If you would like more advice and guidance about this admissions pathway, please contact the Gateway team to discuss and support you in making an application to us.Contact the Gateway - University of Wolverhampton (wlv.ac.uk)

Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (48 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at pass)

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Core grade needs to be D or E

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J
Jordan
05 Nov 24
Fine Art BA (Hons)
It's a great place because of the library facilities and pc facilities etc. To improve. The computers needs upgrading in school of art mk building preferably the hard drive...
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R
Rhiannon
05 Nov 24
Fine Art BA (Hons)
Worst aspect - wlv ask is always...
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University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton , Wolverhampton

Set in the heart of England, the University of Wolverhampton offers a high-quality education across a diverse study programme....

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