COVID-19 update
The Art School is following guidance from the government and Public Health England to ensure the health and wellbeing of our students and staff. Therefore, our buildings are currently closed and staff are working remotely to provide teaching online.
If you would like to find out more about the Art School and your chosen course, you can book an individual online open day with the Course Leader here.
Applications remain open for MA Fine Art and whilst the building is closed we will be conducting interviews online and via email.
We expect to commence our 2020/21 courses as planned in September 2020.
The MA Fine Art course is suitable for applicants who can meet the entry requirements that are detailed below, and have an appetite to develop their fine art practice within an intensive studio-based teaching environment. For further information on how to apply to the course, and to download the Application form, please go to the Apply section on the Art School front page.
Entry requirements
All applicants have to meet the minimum entry requirements for admittance to the course, including the English Language Requirements (If you do not speak English as a first language) though there are three different ways of doing so:
| 1. | Standard Educational |
| Applicants who have achieved a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art or a related subject. | |
| 2. | International Educational |
| Applicants who have achieved an international qualification equivalent to a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art or a related subject. | |
| 3. | Other experiential |
| Applicants who can demonstrate equivalent prior practice and experience, such as extensive work in administration; or perhaps minimal GCSE qualifications plus a number of years working in an arts context.
Using a process called Recognition /Accreditation of Prior Learning (R/APL), Art School Admissions Tutors consider how various work-life and (in)formal educational experiences meet the educational level of the entry requirements. Please see our Recognition/ Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy here. |
English Language Requirements
All applicants who do not speak English as a first language are required to provide evidence of their English language skills. The Art School cannot accept any applicant who scores lower than the equivalent of Level 6.5 from the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS), with a minimum of 5.5 for listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
If you do not require a Tier 4 visa and wish to take The Cambridge English Exams, your score requires to be in the range of 176–184 or higher.
Selection Criteria
To distinguish between all the applicants that meet our entry requirements we select those that we believe have the current ability and potential to:
| · demonstrate commitment and motivation for the subject and the course; |
| · explore, articulate and develop their ideas as visual and material outcomes; |
| · creatively research information and visual material to support the development of their ideas; |
| · demonstrate a range of skills and technical abilities appropriate to their developing art practice; |
| · communicate ideas visually, verbally and in writing;; |
| · self-direct and evaluate their own work. |