University of Dundee
Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture) BA (Hons)
University of Dundee

Key Course Facts

Course Description

This course 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.

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 45 graduates of Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture) BA (Hons) at University of Dundee for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in .

Overall student satisfaction
64 /100
45 total respondents
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Art

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £18000 £13000 £19500
25-75 percentile range £16000 - £24500 £9000 - £20500 £12000 - £23500


Salary of all UK Graduates of Art

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £18000 £16221 £19536
25-75 percentile range £15000 - £22000 £11190 - £21313 £13583 - £25698

What You Will Learn

Programme content: As a student of Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture), BA (Hons) you will study the following course modules.

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture) BA (Hons) at University of Dundee

14% Elementary occupations
14% Artistic, literary and media occupations
11% Sales occupations
10% Teaching Professionals
10% Skilled trades occupations
5% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
5% Customer service occupations
4% Business and public service associate professionals
3% Design occupations
3% Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations

Grading & Study Time

Assessment Methods

Study Time Distribution



Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Art

Qualification requirements

Including art and design or a related subject, an appropriate literate subject and one other subject outside art and design

at Advanced Higher, including Art and Design or a related subject and an appropriate literate subject, plus BB at Higher in different subjects including one other subject outside Art and Design.

Including 6, 6, 5 at Higher Level to include art and design or a related subject, an appropriate literate subject and one other subject outside Art and Design.

Do you not fulfill the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements?
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture), BA (Hons).

Costs

Tuition Fees Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture) BA (Hons)

England UK £9250 year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 year 1
Wales £9250 year 1
Channel Islands £9250 year 1
Ireland £9250 year 1
Scotland £1820 year 1
EU £19500 year 1
International £19500 year 1

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2024

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

  • year 1 (Default entry point)

University Rankings

Positions of University of Dundee in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of University of Dundee in related subject specific rankings.

Arts Visual & Performing

    • #4 
    • #25 
    Art & Design
    CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
    [Published 13 June, 2022]
    • #2 
    • #51 
    Art & Design
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 20 April, 2022]

See all 48 university rankings of University of Dundee

About University of Dundee

The University of Dundee is a publicly funded institution in the small and diverse city of Dundee, Scotland. Particularly well known for their research work in the fields of Health and Climate Change, student researchers here feel that they can make a difference at home and abroad. Students discover a friendly, safe, and welcoming city in Dundee, where inhabitants are able to get to most of their commitments either by bike or even on foot.

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Where is this programme taught

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