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BA Fine Art with Integrated Foundation

  • UCAS code
    W102
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    2023/24 See 2022/23 entry
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  4 Years
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    Full Time:  4 Years

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Explore new and emerging art as well as historical and contemporary forms with our BA Fine Art with Integrated Foundation.

Through this four-year degree, you’ll develop as an artist as you experiment with a range of subjects and media.

Your first, foundation year will provide an introduction to studying fine art, as well as university life. For example, you will: 

  • learn the processes and expectations of studio practice through projects, workshop training, talks and group work
  • gain an introduction to art history
  • develop your core skills, including researching, academic study, and writing
  • have access to specialist support and guidance
  • become fully integrated into life at the University of Reading. 

As your studies progress, you’ll explore art in its historical, theoretical, social and cultural contexts, and develop your guided independent studio practice through:

  • one-to-one tutorials, group seminars, lectures and visiting artist talks
  • exhibition opportunities
  • workshops
  • visits to museums and art galleries.

Facilities for BA Fine Art with Integrated Foundation

The Department of Art at the University of Reading has an extensive range of facilities and studios open to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

  • In our studio workshops you can focus on construction, printing and casting.
  • Explore photography in our darkrooms. 
  • We also have digital workshops with facilities for film and video editing, imaging, sound, virtual reality and web building tools, and a dedicated audio-visual recording room. 

Professional Placement

You’ll be encouraged to take advantage of placement opportunities that can develop your professional skills and prepare you for a range of careers.

Previous art students at Reading have:

  • taken part in exhibitions and public art commissions
  • delivered workshops at the Tate Modern 
  • worked with different artists and designers through organisations such as Studio Voltaire and Frieze Art Fair 

Study Abroad

Study art abroad through our links to other universities in countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Hungary, the Czech Rebublic, France and Switzerland. 

Depending on your course, you could spend two weeks, a term, or an academic year abroad. This can be part of a standard three-year degree, an extended four-year degree, or a shorter length of time such as a summer school.

We’ll help you decide where to go and for how long, guide you through the application process, and support you when you’re abroad.

To find out more about the benefits of studying abroad, and discover where you could go, visit the Study Abroad website.

Past students have participated in week-long international study trips to Madrid and Berlin, while others have participated in an exchange partnership scheme, organising exhibitions with universities in China and Japan.

Overview

Explore new and emerging art as well as historical and contemporary forms with our BA Fine Art with Integrated Foundation.

Through this four-year degree, you’ll develop as an artist as you experiment with a range of subjects and media.

Your first, foundation year will provide an introduction to studying fine art, as well as university life. For example, you will: 

  • learn the processes and expectations of studio practice through projects, workshop training, talks and group work
  • gain an introduction to art history
  • develop your core skills, including researching, academic study, and writing
  • have access to specialist support and guidance
  • become fully integrated into life at the University of Reading. 

As your studies progress, you’ll explore art in its historical, theoretical, social and cultural contexts, and develop your guided independent studio practice through:

  • one-to-one tutorials, group seminars, lectures and visiting artist talks
  • exhibition opportunities
  • workshops
  • visits to museums and art galleries.

Facilities for BA Fine Art with Integrated Foundation

The Department of Art at the University of Reading has an extensive range of facilities and studios open to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

  • In our studio workshops you can focus on construction, printing and casting.
  • Explore photography in our darkrooms. 
  • We also have digital workshops with facilities for film and video editing, imaging, sound, virtual reality and web building tools, and a dedicated audio-visual recording room. 

Professional Placement

You’ll be encouraged to take advantage of placement opportunities that can develop your professional skills and prepare you for a range of careers.

Previous art students at Reading have:

  • taken part in exhibitions and public art commissions
  • delivered workshops at the Tate Modern 
  • worked with different artists and designers through organisations such as Studio Voltaire and Frieze Art Fair 

Study Abroad

Study art abroad through our links to other universities in countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Hungary, the Czech Rebublic, France and Switzerland. 

Depending on your course, you could spend two weeks, a term, or an academic year abroad. This can be part of a standard three-year degree, an extended four-year degree, or a shorter length of time such as a summer school.

We’ll help you decide where to go and for how long, guide you through the application process, and support you when you’re abroad.

To find out more about the benefits of studying abroad, and discover where you could go, visit the Study Abroad website.

Past students have participated in week-long international study trips to Madrid and Berlin, while others have participated in an exchange partnership scheme, organising exhibitions with universities in China and Japan.

Entry requirements

Select Reading as your firm choice on UCAS and we'll guarantee you a place even if you don't quite meet your offer. For details, see our firm choice scheme.

Typical offer

CCC

All suitable applicants will be interviewed and will need to provide a portfolio of their work.

International Baccalaureate

24 points overall

BTEC Extended Diploma

DMM

Extended Project Qualification

In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides to students for University study, we can now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5

For information on other English language qualifications, please visit our international student pages.

Structure

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4

Core modules include: 

  • Art Studio 

 Optional modules include: 

  • Modernisms and Mythologies
  • What is the Contemporary?
  • Reading Objects, Writing Images

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Core modules include:

  • Art Studio including Career Management Skills 

Optional modules include: 

  • Image Action Text
  • Visual Thinking and Material Writing
  • Bodies of Difference

​Please note that all modules are subject to change. 

Core modules include: 

  • Art studio 

 Optional modules include: 

  • Philosophies and Theories of Art
  • What is the Contemporary?

​Please note that all modules are subject to change. 

Core modules include: 

  • Art Studio
  • Art Dissertation

​Please note that all modules are subject to change. 

Fees

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250

New international students: £20,300

UK/Republic of Ireland fee changes

UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.

EU student fees

With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees. For exceptions, please read the UK government’s guidance for EU students.

Additional Costs

Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

Placement year fees

If you spend a full year on placement, you will only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee for that year. For more information, please see our fees and funding pages or contact placements@reading.ac.uk.

Careers

97% of our graduates are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2018/19, based on first degree art responders).

Our courses will equip you with the knowledge, intellectual ability and practice-led skills you need to make an imaginative and effective contribution to the art world – or the wider creative industries.

As well as producing world-famous artists, Turner prize nominees, and representatives for Britain at the Venice Biennale (Cornelia Parker, Mike Nelson, Bob and Roberta Smith), at Reading School of Art we equip students to be highly employable in a wide range of fields. 

Recent employers include Manolo Blahnik, the London Metropolitan Police, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the BBC and University College London. 

Tara discusses BA Fine Art.

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