Undergraduate courses
Undergraduate art and design courses at the University of East London are enriched by special guest lecturers, industry collaborations and networks in the creative industries across east London, allowing students to develop their passion and skills and launch their careers.
Art and Design degrees with foundation years
BA (Hons) Fine Art UCAS code: W100 / Points: 240
Extended degrees offer an alternative route into higher education for students who do not have the traditional qualifications to start an undergraduate degree, but who wish to progress onto study at BA level in visually creative areas. These include fashion, fine art, graphic design, illustration, photography and textiles.
Fine art has a very strong showcase and exhibition culture that provides you with a firm foundation and the chance to showcase your work regularly. The course is studio based and all students are provided with a studio space in which to work. The course facilitates your work across a range of approaches, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, time-based media, video, performance and installation.
The course offers you broad experience across this range of creative disciplines, and combines the ambitions of a foundation course with the opportunity to progress directly onto Level 1 of a Bachelor’s degree following successful completion of the level-0 year. Courses are taught by practicing artists, designers and architects who are abreast of contemporary developments in their fields. The dedicated Extended Degrees Studio is located in the AVA (Architecture and the Visual Arts) Building, which also houses the BA courses and a full range of workshops that are available to Extended Degree students.
Throughout the course, you receive support and guidance from tutors who are renowned artists and practitioners, as well as from guest lectures by international artists. There is a strong integration between the professional art world and the academic experience, with many students working for noted artists and galleries as interns or assistants. This encourages an independent approach to studio practice resulting in work of outstanding quality and originality, and confident well-connected graduates who succeed as artists and curators when they have completed their studies. With foundation year: UCAS code: W108 / Points: 160
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