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Fine Art (with Foundation Year)

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
City Campus
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University of the West of England, Bristol
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Course summary

Build your confidence in fine art practice and develop a range of transferable professional skills to support your future in the creative industries and beyond.

Why study fine art?
Art generates powerful platforms for debate. Artists make new ideas visible and play important roles in society as cultural commentators, teachers and activists. Fine Art at UWE Bristol opens doors to a wide range of careers within the global landscape of the creative industries.

Why UWE Bristol?
BA(Hons) Fine Art is based at Spike Island, an internationally renowned contemporary art venue in the heart of Bristol. This is part of UWE Bristol's City Campus, along with Bower Ashton Studios, which house exceptional making facilities and resources. Here, you'll join a vibrant arts and cultural community that'll challenge and inspire you.

This multi-disciplinary course offers a collaborative environment, modern facilities, supportive workshop instruction, critical discussion and expert input. Studying here will allow you to develop your practice in areas such as painting, sculpture, installation, performance, film and digital media.

Tailoring the course towards your particular interests and ideas, you'll have the chance to work in any medium during your studies, develop your ideas and shape your own professional journey.

You'll exhibit and showcase your work regularly throughout the course, including in the renowned annual Spike Island Open Studios, when the whole of Spike Island opens to the public.

Where can it take me?
Our BA(Hons) Fine Art course is dedicated to fostering your career growth. As a graduate, you could not only become an accomplished artist, but also emerge as a leader, educator or social entrepreneur.

You'll develop skills and strengths that are highly valued by a wide range of employers, making you a desirable graduate. You could find employment in diverse roles across the cultural sector, the creative industries, and beyond.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • City Campus

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W10F
Institution code:
B80
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

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.

Application codes

Course code:
W10F
Institution code:
B80
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
72 points

A level

No specific subjects required.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
PPP

No specific subjects required.

Access to HE Diploma

No specific subjects required.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales

We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. This qualification cannot be used to satisfy any subject specific entry requirements.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

No specific subjects required.

T Level

No specific subjects required.

We recognise the individual nature of each application and our typical offer should be viewed as a guide. UWE Bristol welcomes interest from applicants who may not have the standard entry requirements. We will consider evidence of your relevant personal, professional or educational experience where it demonstrates an ability and potential to succeed on the course. Please include details of any relevant experience in your application.

Selection Process:
Applicants studying a relevant subject from the list provided, at A Level (or an accepted equivalent) may not be required to submit a portfolio. Those applicants required to submit a portfolio for review, will be notified and given three weeks to produce a digital portfolio.

Applicants may be invited for an online interview if we have any further questions about your portfolio.

For more details on the process, please visit our selection page: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/undergraduate-applications/selection-processes#ab5105d2b-9494-4d31-abf8-4e3363d50714

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio
Following our review of your application, if you are not studying a related subject, we may request that you provide us with a digital portfolio. If you are asked to provide a digital portfolio and we have any questions about your portfolio, you may also be invited for an online interview. A decision will then be made on the basis of both your application and our review of your portfolio. For more details on the process, please visit our selection page https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/undergraduate-applications/selection-processes

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At UWE Bristol we are committed to ensuring all applicants can fulfil their potential.

We make contextual offers for this course that are lower than our standard entry criteria.

We use a range of information from your UCAS application to consider your background and experiences as an individual and the impact these may have had on you. You do not need to provide us with any additional information to be considered for a contextual offer.

Learn more on the Bristol, UWE website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Tuition fees

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