FdA Fine Art Practice Foundation Degree (Level 5)

This course embraces a full range of disciplines, allowing you to work in the materials and methods of your choice.

You'll need a minimum of 48 UCAS points from: At least two A Levels at A2; BTEC Diploma or Extended Diploma; International Baccalaureate; Access to HE Diploma. You'll be invited to attend an interview with a portfolio or examples of your work.

You will develop your creativity through projects that stimulate and challenge you while allowing you the time and space to develop your work. We'll encourage you to work in the materials and methods of your choice including: Drawing; Painting; Printmaking; Illustration; Photography; Installation; Intervention; Performance; Sculpture. Business and entrepreneurial studies will include: Self-promotion; Portfolio preparation; How to exhibit and be shown as an artist in traditional and nontraditional art spaces; How to organise exhibitions; Applying for funding/grants; The law for visual artists; Professional practice.

Assessment is continuous throughout the course. Work is organised into practical and written projects. These are then graded and fed back to students with written and verbal feedback. The course culminates in a final exhibition. There are no exams.

You could progress onto our BA (Hons) Art and Design Top-up Degree or BA (Hons) Digital Media Design Top-up Degree. Alternatively, you could progress to the second or third year of the BA (Hons) Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University, our validating institution.

This qualification will also open up a wide range of careers within the creative arts industries such as freelance illustrator/artist or community artist.