BA (Hons) Fine Art and Material Practice Bachelor's degree at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Understanding the context of an artwork or artefact. This module aims to de-mystify key theories and concepts that you will encounter as part of your journey and will help to see your own practice in relation to these contexts of practice. Drawing will be used as a practice-based methodology to investigate current themes and ideas alongside introductions to research and academic study stills.

Assessment: Assignment (2000 words or equivalent) 50%; Portfolio (2000 words or equivalent) 50%

Introduces you to a wide range of creative practices and processes which encourages you to explore new materials, techniques and concepts in your studio practice. From paper, clay and fabric to plaster, paint and wire, you will experiment, play, investigate and make work. This module is designed to equip you with practical and methodological skills to research, develop and realise ideas.

Assessment: Presentation (Viva), 3200 words or equivalent 80%; Assignment, 800 words (or equivalent) 20%

Building on Studio Practice 1, this module introduces you to managing a self-directed project and related activities such as using primary and secondary research to identify a focus for a practice-led enquiry, developing a methodology that allows open-ended experimentation and risk-taking, whilst generating outcomes that push the boundaries of your thinking.

Assessment: Portfolio, 3000 words or equivalent 75%; Assignment, 1000 words or equivalent 25%

The aim of this module is to bring you in contact with artists, makers and creatives, introducing you to the wide range of professional practices within the creative sector. You will discover Bristol's artist studios, project spaces, galleries and museums, where you will discover the contexts and communities artistic work thrives and how this scene is subject to constant change renewal.

Assessment: Portfolio, 2400 words or equivalent 60%; Group Presentation, 1,600 word or equivalent 40%

This module continues to explain and discuss themes and theories, relevant for makers and artists with emphasis on how they relate to your own practice. The aim is to deepen your understanding of the ideas that inform current art and making practices and how artists position themselves in these contexts.

Assessment: Portfolio, 2500 words or equivalent 50%; Assignment, 2500 words or equivalent 50%

This module will help you clarify what motivates your work and provide you with opportunities to expand and deepen your understanding of your practice. In guided and independent studio and workshop sessions, you will develop a self-initiated project. Through this practice-led research, i.e. trailing, experimenting, figuring out, projecting and making, theoretical and professional themes and concerns will emerge.

Assessment: Portfolio, 3750 words or equivalent; Presentation, 10 minutes or 1250 words equivalent

This is a studio practice module that allows you to focus on resolving your increasingly ambitious ideas into artefacts, objects and art works that communicate your concerns with clarity and confidence. With guided and independent studio sessions and access to relevant workshop facilities, your practice will become largely self-directed and build on ideas and skills developed as part of the previous studio practice modules.

Assessment: Portfolio, 5,000 words or equivalent 100%

This module will lead to a collaboratively organised off-site arts event and/or exhibition. As a live project, this module will provide real-world experience in project management such as finding a space, budgeting and fundraising, marketing and project realisation.

Assessment: Display, Show or Performance, 2500 words or equivalent 50%; Portfolio, 2500 words or equivalent 50%

In this module, you will develop and carry out a practice-led research project which will consist of a practical part and critical explanation of 3000 words. Building on your skills and understanding, you will identify an inquiry related to your practice that you wish to research and contextualise in more depth.

Assessment: Presentation, 10 minutes or 1200 words equivalent 20%; Research Project, Practice-led research project with up to 3000 words explanation, 4800 words equivalent 80%

The final two studio practice modules of your degree, are leading up to our degree show. The aim of this first module is to develop ambitious and exciting ideas, as well as relevant processes and techniques in your chosen discipline towards a body of work for the degree show. Building on your knowledge and experience, your project will take you deeper into an inquiry related to the themes and ideas that motivate your work.

Assessment: Portfolio, 4800 words or equivalent 80%; Presentation, 10 minutes, 1200 words equivalence 20%

This module will lead to the production of a body of work that reflects your ideas to a professional standard. You will revisit your proposal, discussing and updating, aiming at a valance between ambitious ideas and realistic planning. You will plan how to address any gaps in knowledge and theory whilst considering was to increase sustainability of your practice.

Assessment: Portfolio, 6000 words or equivalent 100%

In this module you will research and prepare your next steps as a professional practitioner. You will research appropriate opportunities for your chosen discipline and prepare a mock (or live) application, including a digital portfolio of work and artist CV.

Assessment: Assignment, 3000 words or equivalent 50%; Portfolio, 3000 words or equivalent 50%