BA (Hons) Fine Art Bachelor's degree at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Dive in with material practice projects, designed to get you thinking about your individual studio practice. With support from your tutors, you'll start to build your critical thinking – and become familiar with the variety of processes you have to work with. Drawing is the primary means of gaining an understanding of your relationship to the world and is central to the study of fine art. By joining the directed drawing programme, you will develop ideas, communicate complex ideas and solve conce

This module aims to develop students' core academic research skills including locating sources, evaluating credibility, and analysing information. It will provide the foundations from which students will cultivate their confidence to engage in theoretical discourse and idea-driven dialogues which will be required throughout their undergraduate studies.

This module aims to introduce you to the principles of Interdisciplinary working: collaborative working, critical thinking and reflection. Projects within the module will challenge you to work with another discipline to explore a societal and cultural theme or challenge.

You will begin to explore your nascent artistic position through an in-depth study of key artworks within the cannon of fine art that you have a personal affinity with from a museum, gallery or private collection, with this as the focus of your research and the catalyst that will help you develop your practice and position. Alongside tutorials, lectures and group critiques, you'll spend time in the studio – as well as visiting galleries, museums and other national centres of excellence.

The 21st Century Challenges module builds upon the introduction to Interdisciplinary problem-solving developed at level 4 to continue to refine, and begin to apply, your skillsets through real-world projects and live briefs. Projects will tackle 21st Century Challenges to develop your leadership, collaboration, future literacy/critical thinking skillsets.

The Real-World Contexts module challenges you to apply the situated awareness and future-thinking skills to deploy your own practice in the creation or promotion of value for a variety of external stakeholders and communities.

The Research Proposal offers you an opportunity to strengthen your research skills, consolidate your research experience and orientate your level 6 contribution around an enquiry of your choosing that is inspired by your learning across all modules at level 4 and 5. This research proposal will be used to continue your personal and professional development at level 6 where you will identify a route for your own enquiry.

In your final year you'll reach a professional standard and define the parameters of your own practice. You'll refine practical and theoretical skills and use them to create original pieces that really make an impact. You'll put your work into context and explore its potential through open critiques and seminars with your tutors and fellow artists.

The module aims to support your readiness in developing your unique professional career. It will embed attributes reflective of the requirements of real-world practice aligned to your specialist discipline. You will have the opportunity to reflect upon how your experiences over the last 3 years have allowed you to position yourself as a professional in preparation for graduate level work, continued study, research, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Your practice is underpinned by your knowledge. Demonstrate your research and analysis skills in your final research submission, where you explore ideas in both written and practical forms.