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University degree

Fine Art

Loughborough University
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Our BA (Hons) Fine Arts degree gives you the chance to investigate, participate and contribute ideas to the field of contemporary art. Interested? Learn more.

Create, question and innovate at one of the UK’s top universities for Art and Design. Fine Art at Loughborough offers a vibrant, creative, and critical environment that explores the possibilities of contemporary fine art practice and theory. Whether your preferred medium is drawing, painting, sculpture, print, photography, video, digital or a combination of interdisciplinary activities, you will develop an exciting and diverse body of work.

A Fine Art degree encompasses art history and visual culture. You will develop new critical connections between culture, society, politics and the environment, while honing professional, practical, intellectual and transferable skills as well as employment opportunities. We will encourage you to build the confidence, experience and skills needed to become a professional practitioner or pursue further postgraduate qualifications.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts1%
96-111 pts4%
112-127 pts12%
128-143 pts15%
144-159 pts15%
160-175 pts13%
176-191 pts6%
192-207 pts6%
208-223 pts6%
224-239 pts5%
240+ pts17%
How they qualified
96% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel96%
otherHE2%
baccalaureate1%
degree1%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
85%
In professional / skilled jobs
92%
Continue past first year
90%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£25,000
After 15 months
£19,500
3 years on
£26,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
90%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching88%
Assessment & feedback75%
Academic support81%
Well organised84%
Learning resources88%
Student community89%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Loughborough University's own site.
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