About Fine Art in Aberystwyth University

Fine Art at Aberystwyth University will allow you to develop new or broaden and deepen your skills in painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, book illustration, experimental film, installation and site-specific performance. Our Fine Art programme offers you training that connects traditional skills with contemporary practice and theory. On completion of this degree, you will emerge with real world capabilities, enabling you to pursue careers as artists, curators, educators. 

Why study Fine Art at Aberystwyth University?

So, what gives us the edge?

• Studying at the School of Art, you will have access to an internationally renowned collection of art and artefacts. Our collection consists of some 20,000 prints, photographs, drawings, paintings and ceramics. We actively draw on those original works of art to build a practical knowledge of art history.

• The School of Art is a government-accredited art museum that runs its own galleries. There are only two such schools in the UK. This means a hands-on study of art in a museum environment. It gives you the opportunity to engage creatively with art history by curating works from our collection as part of your degree scheme.  For examples of a student-curated exhibition, visit our Museum and Galleries blog.

• As a student here, you will be joining one of highest-ranking art departments in the UK for student satisfaction and employability success.

• Our staff are actievely engaged in research, and their findings inform our teaching in the School of Art. Our team of experts include well-known art historians, practicing curators and exhibiting artists.

• During your time in the School of Art, you will have the opportunity to work with and study our internationally renowned collection of prints, photographs, paintings and ceramics.

• All students in our school have access to our teaching facilities which inlcude a MAC suite, studios and learning spaces.
• The highlight for all students in our department is curating an exhibition in our galleries as part of your degree scheme.

• On the our doorstep is the National Library of Wales. One of only five copyright libraries in the United Kingdom, the National Library in Aberystwyth holds over six million books, maps, prints and manuscripts, and has an outstanding collection of paintings and works on paper.
• This course is available to students who have completed a foundation course in Art.

Career opportunities

Research shows that the vast majority of our graduates build careers in their chosen field. Our graduates establish themselves as professional art historians, curators and administrators. Employers include:

• Arts Council;
• BBC;
• Design Council;
• The Observer newspaper;
• Royal Academy of Arts;
• Royal Collections Trust;
• Saachi Gallery;
• Tate Gallery;
• Victoria and Albert Museum.

Our graduates are:

• University educators;
• Secondary school teachers;
• Art gallery managers;
• Museum or exhibition curators;
• Journalists;
• Art directors in publishing;
• Conservators of easel painting, ceramics and works on paper.

Each year a significant number of our graduates enrol on Master of Arts degree schemes at Aberystwyth University and elsewhere to enhance their career opportunities further. 

Transferable Skills 

The study of Art is not only intellectually stimulating and personally rewarding, it also has many practical benefits. It promotes creative problem solving, develops interpersonal skills and improves the ability to succeed in a changing world. These transferable skills are highly sought after in today’s job market, which is why they are actively promoted by us during your studies at the School of Art. They include the ability to:

• research facts and interpret information;
• effectively communicate ideas, both orally and in writing;
• connect theory to practice and develop interdisciplinary thinking;
• work independently or as part of a creative team;
• stay focussed, motivated and goal-oriented.

Academic qualification equivalents:

• We generally accept minimum 75% in year XII Std. of the Centeral Board of Secondary Education and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, in addition to the state boards of education in India.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS          :         6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component
• TOEFL         :         88 with minimum component scores: Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17. 
• PTE             :          55 with minimum scores of 51 in each component 

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