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Visual Arts
Graduate Diploma - 1 year

Programme content

STUDY BLOCK 1
Materials of the artist.
Introduction to aesthetics.
Drawing.
Studio Work 1.

STUDY BLOCK 2
Sketchbook.
Studio Work II.

STUDY BLOCK 3
Studio Support Work 1.
Studio Work III

STUDY BLOCK 4
Studio Support Work II.
Contemporary Art Practice.
Studio Work IV

END-OF-YEAR EXHIBITION OF WORK
Click here to see the catalogue for the 2005 Visual Arts end-of-year show, Reclamation.
Click here to see the catalogue for the 2006 Visual Arts end-of-year show, Prima Materia.

Entry requirement

A portfolio of work in the visual/applied arts AND EITHER a degree in Fine Art or a related subject such as Art History, Art and Design, Architecture OR a qualification equivalent to second year of undergraduate study eg HNC, HND, Dip.HE in Fine Art or a related subject.

Applications may be accepted from candidates who do not have the entry requirements listed above provided they can show a portfolio of work at an appropriate level and demonstrate an affinity to contemporary art, its materials and its theory, an adaptable approach to problem solving, and the abilities to communicate effectively and take responsibility for their work.