The Fine Art course will expand and develop your visual creativity within a contemporary practice-based context underpinned by relevant theory. It includes possibilities in painting and drawing, sculpture, time-based and lens-based media, textiles, printmaking and interdisciplinary studio contexts. <br><br>The diverse and exciting nature of contemporary fine art is represented in the design and delivery of the course, whilst the emphasis is on practice, this is underpinned by a strong theoretical and contextual element. You will gain practical and workshop skills that are then applied to studio projects at Levels 4 and 5 and your own autonomous practice at Level 6. <br><br>Workshops are well resourced and include specialist foundry, fabrication and construction workshops, printmaking studio, textiles studio, drawing and painting studios, as well as facilities for video, photographic and computer-based activity. Level 5 and 6 students work in their own studio spaces with adequate storage for work. Opportunities for placements and elements of professional practice provide the course with a real-life edge, so you can envisage the fine artist you could become. <br><br>Whilst approximately 75% of your time at Level 6 will be occupied with studio modules, you will have the option of theory modules to suit all learning styles, from a short essay and presentation to an extended essay or 8,000-10,000-word dissertation. <br><br>There is regular tutorial and teaching contact with academic staff, many of whom are practitioners and researchers of national and international standing.