BA (Hons) Fine Art Bachelor's degree at Leeds Beckett University

Step into the heart of fine art and discover the spirit of this course: being curious, open, experimental, and willing to play. This module places you right at the centre of the studio community – a space for making, thinking, talking, and reflecting. Across a series of hands-on projects, you'll try out a wide range of processes and techniques. Some you'll explore together through communal studio activities; others you'll tackle individually as you develop your own creative voice. Along the way,

Building on everything you explored during your first semester, this module helps you push your practice further as an emerging independent artist. Here, experimentation isn't just encouraged – it's the core of how you'll generate new ideas and develop your work. You'll experiment with unfamiliar methods, revisit and rework existing pieces, and try moving your artwork across different media to see what possibilities emerge. A range of studio-based projects – varying in pace, length, and intensit

Develop your independent practice by working collectively and presenting your artwork to a host of different audiences. You'll explore where your practice sits within various artistic communities and consider how your voice, identity, and interests connect to the wider art world. A series of projects – varying in pace and scale – will give you structured starting points for creating and presenting new work. You'll experiment with different ways of displaying your artwork, both individually and a

Strengthen your independent art practice and understand how it can be situated within a range of technical, theoretical, and global perspectives. Experimentation – in both making and research – is central here, helping you generate artwork that's informed, exploratory, and critically engaged. You'll develop your research ideas and consider how they fit within broader fields of artistic enquiry. This includes exploring alternative and experimental ways of presenting research, such as through audi

This module helps you develop your independent art practice with increasing autonomy, guiding you to position yourself confidently as a practitioner. You'll undertake a sustained investigation into how and why you make artworks, and explore their potential purpose and impact. Experimentation remains a fundamental principle, encouraging you to generate work that is thoughtful, exploratory, and personally meaningful. You'll also build proficiency in the processes of making, articulating, and displ

Extend and consolidate your independent practice, demonstrating autonomy, ownership, and a clear vision for your future beyond graduation. You'll continue to develop control and proficiency in making, articulating, and displaying your work, refining both physical and online presentation in line with professional standards. A series of seminars and lectures will focus on the practical and professional aspects of creating, presenting, and promoting artwork. You'll explore documentation, captioning