Overview

This BA Fine Art (Hons) from University of Dundee will help you to find your own identity as an artist through the development of core skills and practical techniques.

The course is focused on making and critical thinking, and you can concentrate on a single discipline or work across a number of disciplines and media. Your practical work will support a growing critical and contextual understanding of the theory of art and culture.

Taught by practicing artists of international standing, our academic staff exhibit and publish nationally and internationally. In 2015 Fine Art lecturer Graham Fagen represented Scotland at the Venice Bienniale (one of the most prestigious cultural exhibitions in the world).

Using our large studios, you can explore drawing, painting, time-based art, digital media, sculpture, print, photography, video, sound, performance, installation, and artists' books.

You will also have access to all our world-class workshops, where you can experiment with whichever materials you require, including:

plaster / bronze / resin casting
woodworking
the presentation of artworks
methods and materials of painting and painting surfaces
screen-printing
lithography
etching
wood block
3D printing
interactive programming
ceramics
dedicated edit suites
sound rooms
green screen film studio
digital and analogue darkroom photography

You will have the opportunity to take part in exchanges with partner institutions across the world.

Careers

Our graduates have established successful careers as artists, working nationally and internationally, such as Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz.

Fine Art graduates have developed careers in:

exhibition curation
publishing
writing and research
gallery management
researchers, curators, and theorists
arts administration and project management
teaching in all sectors, including community arts and art in health care

Our graduates enter industries that require creative skills and knowledge, including the media, film, and entertainment industries.

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Programme Structure

Modules include:

Art & Media Cultures
Contemporary Practice
Independent Creative & Professional Practice
Art, Science and Visual Thinking
Principles of Visual Effects
Thinking Photography

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

360-480

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dundee, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

As part of your application to study at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, you need to submit a digital portfolio. It should consist of one PDF file showing of up to 15 pages of work.
Advanced Diploma: Grade B (level 2)
BTEC: A relevant BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with DDM (level 2)
European Baccalaureate: 75% overall (level 2)
GCE-A Level: ABB (level 2)
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma: 34 points (level 2)
Scottish Baccalaureate: Pass with BB at Advanced Higher (level 2)
SQA Higher/Advanced Higher: BB at Advanced Higher and BB at Higher (level 2)
SQA Higher National: A relevant HND with BB in the Graded Units (level 2)
Welsh Baccalaureate: A-levels in appropriate subjects at AB

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Tuition Fees

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23150 GBP / year

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1820 GBP / year

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Additional Details

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland � 9,790

Living costs

Dundee

United Kingdom

787 - 1494 GBP / month

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