Fine Art - Course Outline

Level 1

Students can enter Fine Art after successfully completing our General Foundation in Art and Design (apply for course WW12) or on successful completion of a recognised Foundation Course or equivalent (apply for course W100).

For further information, please see General Foundation in Art and Design.

Level 2

• taught lectures
• Foundation of Contemporary Practice
• Supporting Practice 1
• An Integrated Practice
• Supporting Practice 2

Level 2 broadens your understanding of the creative possibilities for personal development. We will also introduce you to the wide range of facilities we offer and you will begin technical training. You will also attend Contemporary Practice courses where you will begin to understand the practice of art in todays society.

Level 3

• Self-directed Practice: Experimentation and Investigation
• Supporting Practice: Professional, Transferable and Technical
• Optional cultural trip

In level 3 you begin to take ownership of your own learning. You will develop a relevant programme of study and research with multi-disciplinary options. You will develop your professional knowledge and your technical ability. You will also be given the opportunity to take part in a cultural trip or an exchange programme to gain an understanding of art from a different country and widen your horizons.

Level 4

• Honours Degree Studies
• Professional Practice, Presentation and Exhibition
• Dissertation

In your final year you will work entirely on your own personal project. From start to finish you will create a work of art to professional levels. You will exhibit your project at the end of the year at the Dundee Degree Show. You will also complete a cohesive dissertation.