Year 1 introduces research skills and visual art practice in traditional and new media You will undertake independent studio practice and build confidence through technical and studio-based workshops Lectures seminars workshops visits projects and modules in art history offer historical knowledge creative research methods and an understanding of concepts for interpreting contemporary art

Core modules
Introducing Studio Practice
Professional Skills I
Contextualising Contemporary Practice Fine Art
Key Concepts Research Interpretation & Communication

Year 2 develops your individual research interests creative expression collaborative skills and technical competence You will explore source material critically and analytically You will engage with contemporary critical debates and develop your theoretical understanding

Core modules
Developing Studio Practice
Professional Skills II
Critical Issues in Fine Art Research and Practice
Researching the Contemporary

Year 3 focuses on independent study Your work will articulate increasingly subtle and complex visual arguments reflecting current critical conceptual theoretical and aesthetic issues You will produce work for a final portfolio exhibition and review You will also examine an art history theme through a guided independent research project and complete a dissertation This will enable you to explore a topic in detail and reflect on the links between theory and practice

Core modules
Sustaining Studio Practice
Professional Skills III
Dissertation Research and Reflection
Special Topics in Art and Design II

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it