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Fine Art

  • HND
  • 2 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Hinckley Campus
Awarded by:
Pearson Education Ltd
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2026-2027
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Course summary

HND Art Practice is for students that want to explore art and develop skills as creative practitioners. Studying at NWSLC will allow you to have a hands-on practical approach, testing out new mediums, techniques, subjects and more.

We can help you to unleash your creative strengths to enable you to start a meaningful career in the creative arts industry. Whether your skills lie in painting, drawing and illustration, digital arts and media or printmaking, our HND Art Practice course will help perfect your creative talents.  
You will get the opportunity to challenge yourself and see how you compare against other creative practitioners in national competitions and in group exhibitions, enabling you to develop the confidence and know-how to work successfully within a commercial context.

We can help open doors to a range of complementary careers including teaching, art therapy, or working as a stylist, designer or curator of a museum or gallery.

Progression
After completing this course, you will have the chance to top-up to the BA (Hons) Creative Practice course, studied at the Hinckley Campus and awarded by Coventry University to complete your full degree.

Modules

Modules - Year 1
A1: Concept and Development (mandatory core module)

A2: Creative Project (mandatory core module)

Modules - Year 2
B1: Personal Professional Development (mandatory core module)

B2: Professional Project (mandatory core module)

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

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

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Hinckley Campus

Study options

  • HND • Full-time • 2 Years

Start dates

  • 21 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:
5W28
Institution code:
N79
Campus name:
Hinckley Campus
Campus Code:
H
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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:
5W28
Institution code:
N79
Campus name:
Hinckley Campus
Campus Code:
H

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

Unfortunately NWSLC is unable to accept any applications from international students who require a Tier 4 VISA to study.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
64 points

A level
CCC

A Levels including Art and Design or similar

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

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma at MPP

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Five GCSEs at Grade 4 (C) including English or equivalent

For further information please contact us on:

0330 058 3000
HEenquiries@nwslc.ac.uk

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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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

This course may require you to cover some additional costs that are not included within the tuition fee such as the purchase of recommended reading books, subscriptions, specialist equipment and materials, printing and photocopying costs, course-related stationery, costs associated with travel and accommodation for placements and study trips if applicable.
The specific additional costs will be determined by the design and assessment plan for each programme and are reviewed annually. A more detailed overview of specific additional costs will be outlined in the interview.
Most art materials required can be purchased from the art shop on our Hinckley campus, offering low-cost supplies to all students.

Sponsorship information

Unfortunately NWSLC is unable to accept any applications from international students who require a Tier 4 VISA to study.

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