Overview

On this course, you'll explore painting, drawing and printmaking as three interconnected ways of thinking and making. You'll be given the space, support and practical skills to discover your artistic voice through imaginative questioning, material experimentation and skilled invention.

You’ll learn through hands-on experimentation, testing materials, processes, approaches and ideas, and reflecting on what you’re doing and why. Regular tutorials, seminars, lectures and group discussions help you develop confidence, identify relevant contexts for your work, and engage with diverse histories and current debates.

Workshops introduce traditional techniques, including intaglio printing and making your own paints from raw pigments, which you’ll explore alongside technologies and know-how from across Arts University Plymouth’s world-class facilities.

You’ll work in a specialist studio environment designed to support focus, curiosity and ambition. As well as course teaching, you can book additional access to specialist facilities for self-directed development through SmartHub, with a guaranteed 11 hours each week during the teaching year.

In printmaking, you can develop a broad technical range, with access to processes such as screen-printing, etching, drypoint, aquatint, lino, woodblock, letterpress, monoprint and more, supported by professional presses and equipment.

Programme Structure

Our unit structure applies to all of our undergraduate courses and creates a culture that promotes curiosity and creative thinking that extends beyond subject boundaries. Thematic approaches encourage an environment of free-flowing creative learning and opportunities for collaboration. Each unit will be contextualised by the subject specialism, and delivery will manifest uniquely through the specialist lens of each course.

Year One

Methods & Materials

Encountering Place

Exploring Subject

Platforms of Exchange

Year Two

Speculative Strategies

Global Challenges

Ideas & Audience

Emergent Practice

Year Three

Research & Development

Publication

Positioning Practice

Final Project

Arts University Plymouth also offers a year long sandwich year option, and global study exchange programmes. Framed within the institution’s innovative Common Unit Framework, these experiences contribute to your BA (Hons) Degree.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

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More details

International applicants who require a Student Visa must apply with sufficient time for one to be processed before the stated Programme Start Date.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

50

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Visual Arts Fine Arts Painting & Drawing View 380 other Bachelors in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

50

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

We typically ask for between 104 - 120 UCAS points, earned through an Art & Design Foundation Diploma, A-levels, BTEC Extended Diploma MMM grade, Access to HE Art & Design, Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, the International Baccalaureate, or other international qualifications.
International applicants can find equivalents for a variety of countries at https://www.aup.ac.uk/international/your-country, or may email international@aup.ac.uk to confirm eligibility.

We welcome applications from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.
All applicants mus demonstrate a good command of the English language, either through GCSE English or an accpeted qualification such as IELTS SELT (Level B2).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17500 GBP / year

≈ 17500 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Living costs

Plymouth

United Kingdom

731 - 1387 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

The following international scholarships are available:

https://www.aup.ac.uk/international/finance#scholarships

Creative Scholarships (up to £2,000) - awarded on merit via a panel, applied to students entering the first year of study of either an Undergraduate or Postgraduate course. Applicants will need to meet benchmarks for excellence of portfolio and demonstrate a commitment to study.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor’s Arts University Plymouth Creative Excellence Award (£2,500) - available to students entering the first year of a full time BA (Hons) programme, awarded on a competitive basis by application with selection at the discretion of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor. There are two of these awards available.

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