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University degree

Fine Art

South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

The BA (Hons) Fine Art course introduces you to a wide range of creative areas, including painting, drawing, video, sound, performance, digital technologies, sculpture, and photography. It also encourages you to explore how these areas overlap, breaking down traditional boundaries between disciplines. The programme aims to offer a learning experience in which the interdependence of practical and theoretical development underpins the learning.

The course helps you grow as an artist, maker, and creative thinker who actively engages with today’s cultural world.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
65% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels65%
an Access course25%
no formal qualifications10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
100%
Continue past first year
100%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£25,000
After 15 months
£18,500
3 years on
£22,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Design occupationsHighly skilled25%
Process, plant and machine operatives15%
Administrative occupations5%
Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsHighly skilled15%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled15%
Sales occupations5%
Elementary occupations5%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
100%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching100%
Assessment & feedback100%
Academic support100%
Well organised100%
Learning resources93%
Student community100%
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on South Essex College of Further and Higher Education's own site.
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