BA (Hons) Art and Contemporary Practices

... United Kingdom
... University of the Highlands & Islands

Course Overview

Explore your creative identity and engage your imagination, working on collaborative projects, participatory art, community initiatives, digital creation, relational practices, curation, art and education, public art, and more. Interpret and contextualize theory, creative, and technical skills to produce effective contemporary art that builds engagement between the art world and the wider community.

Set your sights on a successful career, focusing on employment in your chosen field, with opportunities to explore the evolving possibilities for art and creativity within the full context of contemporary art, health, recreation, and education.

General Eligibility

  • Entry to year 1, HNC, is 1 Scottish Higher at grade C or above OR

  • 1 A level at grade D or above

  • Alternatively, NC Art and Design OR

  • Foundation Apprenticeship Creative and Digital Media

  • We will consider individual competence in art, design, or lens-based skills evidenced by a portfolio of your work and you may be required to attend an interview

  • Advanced entry

  • Entry to year 2 may be possible with the HNC Contemporary Art Practice, with a B or above in the Graded Unit, or equivalent

  • Entry to year 3 may be possible with the HND Contemporary Art Practice, including a Graded Unit result of B or above, or equivalent

  • This is a Category 2 PVG course: PVG Scheme membership is required for specific optional modules/unit(s), where there is guaranteed contact with vulnerable groups in optional module/unit(s), but an alternative pathway exists to achieve target qualification.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

    • Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.0 or equivalent

    • English (PTE) Academic-58 average with 51 in each component

    • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 80 or above with min 18 in each section

Programme Information
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Course Category

Arts


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Campus Name

Inverness, Perth


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Course Level

Undergraduate


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Duration

Full-Time, 4 Years, Part-time: 8 Years


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Available Intake

September


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IELTS Score

6.0


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Tuition Fees Range

7110,

7980, (INT)


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