IELTs 6.0 with minimum of 5.5 in each component
Explore what it means to be an artist in the 21st Century, considering the role of contemporary art in modern society. Develop your artistic work across the full range of contemporary fine art media, including drawing, installation, painting, sculpture, performance, photography, film, video, sound, and print.
Nottingham is internationally recognised as a vibrant hub for new and emerging artists and artist-led initiatives, boasting a diverse and thriving network of galleries, art spaces and artist collectives. Benefit from our links with such organisations locally, nationally and internationally by working on collaborative projects and enhancing your professional practice.
You’ll have the opportunity to enter competitions and exhibit your work globally. Our Fine Art graduates have played a big role in the development of the artistic network in Nottingham – there is direct correlation with the amount of art projects going on in the city and our alumni – a reciprocal ecosystem that future students can benefit from.
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Year One
Curiosity: Introducing Fine Art Practice
Writing Contemporary Art: Review
Year Two
Speculation: Staging Fine Art Practice
Writing Contemporary Art: Analysis
Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking
Optional module
Critical Histories
Material Encounters
Publishing: Experimental Formats
Experimental Animation
Final year
Resolution: Final Practice and Reflection
Writing Contemporary Art: Research
A high proportion of graduates stay in Nottingham to pursue artistic activities. Many go on to become artists or work in roles such as curators, teachers, gallerists, animators, musicians, community artists, photographers and filmmakers. Some go on to use the skills and experience they’ve gained to enter careers in journalism, media, photography, web design, interiors, landscape design, and education.
Successful and notable graduates from this course include:
film director Simon Ellis
painter Nigel Cooke
artist and illustrator Jon Burgerman
curators Hannah Conroy and Ashley Gallant
artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster
award-winning landscape designer Sarah Price
video artist Marianna Simnett
artist Yoko Hayashi
sculptor David Batchelor.
YouFirst – working with our Employability team
Studying a creative degree in a large university has many benefits, none more so than having access to a large employability team.
Our friendly, experienced careers consultants will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice you won't find in a book or on the internet. You can benefit from this at any time during your studies, and for up to three years after completing your course.
Links with the creative community
This course is set against the backdrop of Nottingham’s exceptionally strong contemporary art community. The city is internationally recognised as a centre of world-leading artistic innovation and creative business.
Over recent years, Nottingham has become a vibrant hub for new and emerging artists, boasting a diverse and thriving network of galleries, art spaces and artistled initiatives – many of which our graduates are involved with. A high volume of our graduating students choose to stay in Nottingham, developing career paths within the city’s art scene.
You’ll benefit from NTU’s wealth of contacts and links with regional and national art organisations, galleries, and collectives. Our Fine Art students have recently exhibited publicly at venues like Surface Gallery, Backlit, and One Thoresby Street, as well as other pop-up galleries in Nottingham and Internationally.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
