Fine Art

Combine studio practice with critical understanding of theory and experiment across a range of media

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Key Facts

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Degree

BA (Hons) Fine Art

Degree Duration

3 years

Pathways Available

International Stage One
4 years : 1 year pathway + 3 year degree

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Start Dates

September

Degree Overview

This course will help you to find your own identity as an artist through the development of core skills and practical techniques.

The course is focused on making and critical thinking, and you can concentrate on a single discipline or work across a number of disciplines and media. Your practical work will support a growing critical and contextual understanding of the theory of art and culture.

Taught by practicing artists of international standing, our academic staff exhibit and publish nationally and internationally. In 2015 Fine Art lecturer Graham Fagen represented Scotland at the Venice Bienniale (one of the most prestigious cultural exhibitions in the world).

Using our large studios, you can explore drawing, painting, time-based art, digital media, sculpture, print, photography, video, sound, performance, installation, and artists’ books.

You will also have access to all our world-class workshops, where you can experiment with whichever materials you require, including:

plaster / bronze / resin casting
woodworking
the presentation of artworks
methods and materials of painting and painting surfaces
screen-printing
lithography
etching
wood block
3D printing
interactive programming
ceramics
dedicated edit suites
sound rooms
green screen film studio
digital and analogue darkroom photography
You will have the opportunity to take part in exchanges with partner institutions across the world.

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Important
  • This course will be taught by the Dundee Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design

Why Study this Degree

Our graduates have established successful careers as artists, working nationally and internationally, such as Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz.

Fine Art graduates have developed careers in: exhibition curation, publishing, writing and research gallery management researchers, curators, and theorists arts administration

Our graduates enter industries that require creative skills and knowledge, including the media, film, and entertainment industries.

Your Pathways

The IS1 is the first year of a four year International Incorporated Bachelors. And its designed to strengthen your English language abilities and introduce core concepts and knowledge required at university study level.  Once you have successfully completed your studies you will continue the remaining stages of your degree directly with the University of your choice.

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University of Dundee

Ranked in The Guardian's Top 20 UK Universities in 2021, the University of Dundee prides itself on three things: Impactful research, an excellent student experience and a community campus in the city.

Situated beside the majestic River Tay, Dundee is Scotland’s sunniest city. It also has the highest student ratios per head of population anywhere in the UK so there is an exciting and diverse range of nightlife, leisure activities and culture.