Fine Art

Release your enthusiasm for nurturing your creativity, ideas and intuition within a thriving community of artists, and influencing the future of contemporary art with the Pearson BTEC Fine Art HND Level 5. Become a professional, self-reflecting individual that can meet the demands of employers in the fine art sector and adapt to the constantly changing world of art. Prioritize 'learning through practice' to support ongoing professional development, and refine critical thinking, collaboration, independence, and creativity within an ethical, diverse, and sustainable framework, gaining skills relevant to diverse contemporary applications, including promoting and selling your work, curation, costing and networking. Whatever your choice of medium, we will encourage and support you in developing your practice and a substantial portfolio.

As a Boston College student, you will have access to our Art and Design facilities, including printmaking, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and fashion, Apple Mac computers and industry-standard software, iPads, photography studio, darkroom, library and art shop. These resources will support your learning and help you develop the critical skills necessary to thrive in the fine art field.

During your first year, you will study a Level 4 HNC. Upon successful completion of the first year, you will then progress on to the second year to study the Level 5 HND.

Throughout this course, you will develop competence and confidence by:
Developing ideas and concepts through brainstorming, research, and critical thinking
Learning a variety of fashion and textiles approaches paired with a historical and theoretical foundation to encourage debate and reimagine the future of fashion and textiles practice
Learning how to contextualise your work and think practically about your audience while exploring collaborative, collective and socially engaged approaches
Learning how to display clothing and garments effectively
Developing business skills such as sales and promotion, growing your audience, curation contracts, costing jobs and presenting your outcomes
Working with external agencies and clients to gain professional experience and networking opportunities

Concept and Development: Develop your creative concepts and skills through various projects and assignments
Creative Project: Apply your learning in a significant creative project that showcases your skills and understanding
Live Projects: Work on live projects to build your clientele and professional network
Personal Professional Development: Focus on your personal and professional growth, setting goals and strategies for your career
Professional Project: Undertake a major project that demonstrates your professional skills and knowledge

Assessment is via a mix of practical, real-world projects and portfolios that embed relevant theory into practice and mirror industry challenges.

The assessment of Pearson's Higher National qualifications are criterion-referenced and you will provide evidence in the form of assignments, which are assessed against the unit learning outcomes and assessment criteria.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS