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

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 55 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 Art.

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Salary

Salary of Graduates in Creative Arts and Design

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Art 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 £23500 £19000 £23000
25-75 percentile range £18000 - £27000 £13000 - £25500 £16500 - £30500


Salary of all UK Graduates of Creative Arts and Design

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £19948 £16771 £20142
25-75 percentile range £17428 - £24000 £12149 - £21790 £14546 - £26233

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.

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

Required skill level of job after 15 months

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

25% Finance Professionals
15% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
10% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
10% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Teaching Professionals
10% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Media Professionals
5% Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5% Legal professionals

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Creative Arts and Design

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

Costs

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

Scotland £1820 year 1
England UK £9250 year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 year 1
Wales £9250 year 1
Channel Islands £9250 year 1
Ireland £9250 year 1
EU £21900 year 1
International £21900 year 1

Additional fee information

Tuition fees shown for Rest of UK and Scot/EU students are for 2022/23. The fees for 2023/24 have not yet been confirmed and we expect confirmation of these in March 2023.

International tuition fees shown are confirmed for 2023/24 entry. These will increase by no more than 5% per year for the length of your course.

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:

August 1, 2026

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)

UCAS application code:

W100

University Rankings

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

  • Tuition fees for this programme are 9250 per year for UK students. In addition to the tuition fees you should also take into consideration the average monthly cost of living for students in the UK.

  • The median salary of graduates of this course was £23500 15 months after graduation, £19000 3 years after graduation and £23000 after graduation.

  • Finance Professionals (25%), Business, Research and Administrative Professionals (15%), Science, engineering and technology associate professionals (10%), Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation (10%)

  • Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture) BA (Hons) is taught on campus and cannot be taken online at University of Dundee.

  • It is very difficult to get accepted into this course. Accepted students had an average UCAS tariff score of 195 which makes it one of the 0% most difficult courses to enter among all Fine Art students in the UK.