Overview
Our four BA Fine Art degree pathways embrace fine art as an open discipline constructed from many different studio practices and a critical involvement with ideas, culture and society. You will explore a range of artistic practices (including installation, performance, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital arts, film and video) through making, research and critique. Our suite of BA degrees opens the door to a wide range of creative and professional possibilities.
Why study BA Fine Art at Middlesex University?
At Middlesex we have the facilities and the expertise to enhance your exploration of all kinds of art, from traditional forms like painting and sculpture to more contemporary approaches including digital arts, installation, and socially engaged practices. We place an emphasis on learning about art practice, history and theory through studio-based teaching and you will benefit from having an individual tutor as well as being part of a small, friendly peer group.
As a student, you will have the freedom to work independently within the tutorial framework so that you can develop self-discipline, experience of making and showing your work, and critical skills. This approach often leads to student-led collaborations, which contribute to the collective ethos of the course. Initiatives have included a range of exhibitions and events, and many collaborative groups have continued professionally beyond Middlesex.
Pathways
BA (Hons) Fine Art supports you in fulfilling your capacity for self-directed learning through the production of an ambitious body of work; you will explore the relationship between studio and exhibition, making and dissemination, and reflect on the role of different audiences.
BA (Hons) Fine Art Social Practice approaches art practice in its social contexts and offers you the opportunity to engage with a range of communities and institutions with the common goal of making a positive impact to the world around you.
BA (Hons) Fine Art Multimedia Practice supports you in expanding your creative practice and technical expertise with particular emphasis on viewer interaction, contemporary sound and video technologies and digital techniques.
BA (Hons) Fine Art Critical Practice is addressed to students who conceive of their art practice as involved in an in-depth and on-going dialogue with the critical, theoretical, philosophical and historical discourses that surround and inform it.
Course highlights
Our outstanding facilities in The Grove, our specialist building for art, design, media and performing arts, are among the best in the country
You are taught by practicing artists who exhibit and sell their work globally and work across a wide range of media including photography, painting, film, installation, sound and interactive art
At the end of Level 5 (year 2) you have the option of our distinct pathways (BA Fine Art; BA Fine Art Social Practice; BA Fine Art Multimedia Practice; BA Fine Art Critical Practice), which reflect and benefit from particular areas of staff expertise and achievement.
A regular Fine Art lecture series from visiting artists and curators provides insight into professional experience
At the end of your degree you will exhibit your work at our Degree Show, a great opportunity to showcase your talents to the creative industry
A flexible part-time study option and supportive staff mean it's easy to balance your studies with other commitments
As a student of this course you'll receive a free electronic textbook for every module.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1:
Fine Art Practice: Beginnings and Directions (60 credits) - Compulsory
Formations of Fine Art Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory
Starting Out: Art Education and Educating Art (30 credits) - Compulsory
Year 2:
Fine Art Practice and Development (60 credits) - Compulsory
Fine Art Theories and Practices (30 credits) - Compulsory
Art Practice and the Community: Placement (30 credits) - Optional
Art and Philosophy (30 credits) - Optional
Fine Art Practice, Research and Reflection (30 credits) - Optional
Sound, Video and Interactivity Context and Practice (30 credits) - Optional
Year 3:
Critical and Contextual Proposition (30 credits) - Compulsory
Art Practice, Collaborations, Community Participation and Exhibition (60 credits) - Optional
Art Practice, Philosophy and Exhibition (60 credits) - Compulsory
Professional Awareness, Peer Critique and Curatorial Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory
Sound, Video and Interactivity (30 credits) - Optional
Specialist Development, Practice and Exhibition (60 credits) - Optional
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
W101
Institution code:
M80
Campus Name:
Hendon Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
We have a personalised admissions approach in which we make fair, but aspirational offers to our applicants. We feel it’s important that you continue to aim high and achieve great results. If you don’t quite make the grades you hoped to, we’ll look at more than your qualifications when making our final decision. We’ll take into consideration any barriers you may have faced in your learning, especially with potential disruption due to the coronavirus, your achievements in other areas and your personal statement. At Middlesex, we’ll always aim to be as flexible as possible. We pride ourselves on how we recognise potential in our applicants, and support them to succeed in the future.
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