University of Lincoln

BA (Hons) Fine Art

University of LincolnBrayford Pool, United Kingdom

Course overview

Fine Art focuses on the artist as a socially responsive, publicly-aware practitioner, operating within physical, intellectual, and digital networks and referencing local, national, and global artistic platforms. At Lincoln, you can benefit from staff expertise, and an environment designed to nurture your creative development and expression. With specialist options and opportunities to collaborate with other students across the School of Creative Arts, you can extend your creative work into new and exciting areas.

Across the course you can also build a range of professional transferable skills that you can hone within out purpose-built studios. This programme is also available with an Arts Foundation Year, which can provide an alternative route of entry onto the full degree programme. Find out more at https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/course/afyafyub/.

Key highlights

  • Focus on the artist as a socially responsive, publicly aware practitioner
  • Practice spans physical, intellectual and digital artistic networks
  • Specialist options to extend creative work into new areas
  • Collaboration with students across the wider School of Creative Arts
  • Purpose-built studios for developing professional transferable skills
  • Optional Arts Foundation Year offers an alternative entry route

Entry requirements

  • UCAS tariff points: 104-112 — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
  • International Baccalaureate: 29 — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
  • BTEC: DMM — BTEC Extended Diploma
  • T-level: Merit — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
  • GCSE: 4 or above — to include English
  • A-level: BCC-BBC — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
  • International qualifications — International Non UK Qualifications: If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/ for information on equivalent qualifications. EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language profici…

Scholarships

  • Global Leaders Scholarship

    The scholarship is available to international students and is valued at 50% of tuition fees for one year of study.

    Up to 50% of fees

  • International Undergraduate Scholarship

    The International Undergraduate Scholarship is valued at £2,000 and will be awarded to eligible students as a tuition fee discount for each year of their undergraduate programme at the University of Lincoln.

    Up to £2,000

  • Partner Scholarship

    If you’re eligible to receive the Partner Scholarship, you may also be eligible to receive a tuition fee discount of £1,000 through our Early Payment Discount.

    Up to £1,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Practising artist
  • Gallery curator
  • Arts administrator
  • Community arts worker
  • Art technician
  • Arts education officer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £18,300 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Lincoln, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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