Fine Art: Drawing for Fine Art Practice - 2012 entry
MA
Overview
A video about studying for an Oxford Brookes University degree at Swindon College
As perhaps the oldest form of communication, drawing has remained a form of invention and re-evaluation in fine art practice. In this master's programme, taught at Swindon College, students will be invited to re-evaluate their practice through studio investigation and critical analysis, considering the context in which the work is made and how the work operates conceptually, contextually and aesthetically. You also have the opportunity to explore a range of related practices from traditional works on paper, to painting, digital technologies and multidisciplinary approaches. Study culminates in a major body of practical work at the MA degree show.
The course is aimed at graduates in fine art or related disciplines who wish to extend their practice through an intensive scrutiny of visual mark-making media, perceptual representation and associated processes, within contemporary contexts and theoretical debates. You will develop a critical and reflective appraisal of studio practice, and demonstrate understanding and originality in tackling and solving problems through visual, oral and written components.
The department has research links to professional practice initiatives with local galleries and curators, including the Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre near Marlborough in Wiltshire, Artsite in Swindon, making use of additional workshop facilities, exhibitions, professional practice components and an Artist’s Agency.
In detail
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Course content
The programme of learning is centred on individual studio practice, and is informed by a mixture of formal taught components (including lectures, presentations and seminars), individual tutorial (offering reflection and formative consideration of practice), and cultural visits (part of the programme content).
As our courses are reviewed regularly, course content and module choices may change from the details given here.
Part 1
The first 30 weeks (full-time) or 60 weeks (part-time) involves the following compulsory modules:
Module 1: Practice and Context
You will carry out a review of your current practice to date within the context of master’s level study. This is supported by the development of practical enquiry and re-establishing practice through research, accompanied by tutorial and seminar discussions. The module will be assessed by exhibition, and/or presentation of visual research enquiry.
Module 2: Research Methods
You will focus on issues pertinent to all research students such as research processes, research management, ethics, intellectual property, referencing and alternative strategies. You will also investigate methods of enquiry, focusing in particular on the relationship between practice and theory. A range of theories will be introduced to provide you with methodological tools with which to consider your practice. The module will be assessed by a research journal or log and oral seminar presentations.
Module 3: Fine Art Drawing Practice
This is a negotiated practice-based research project, examined by exhibition/presentation. Fine Art Practice is supported by group critiques, individual tutorial support and a series of lectures delivered by staff and visiting lecturers. The module will be assessed by exhibition, and/or presentation of visual research enquiry.
Module 4: Research Paper
This document, submitted in the form of a written paper, should be a reflective and analytical document focusing on aspects of material practice through appropriate research methodologies, with particular emphasis on the work undertaken in Fine Art Practice (Module 3).
Part 2
This requires a further 15 weeks of practice for the final module:
Module 5: Advanced Studio Practice
You will exhibit, present and complete a substantial body of original work that represents the level achieved through individual creative, critical and professional practice at master’s level (Level 7). This will be assessed by exhibition.
Teaching, learning and assessment
Practice-based modules focus on individual tutorial and discussion, and group seminars. Contributions from artists, both staff and visitors, extend the perspective on practice through tutorial, seminars and lectures, and develop a culture of knowledge sharing. Learning for studio-based activity is centred upon individual study proposals and research agendas, through discussion at tutorial.
For research-based and written modules, teaching and learning is designed to reflect the concerns and agendas within practical study. Strategies for teaching and learning include formal lectures, seminars, presentations and discussion. They are supported throughout by individual tutorial and are informed by a programme of visits to galleries, museums and studios. A cultural studies trip (usually abroad) offers you the opportunity to undertake research beyond the UK.
Teaching and learnng for the research methods module is delivered through a mixture of formal lectures, discussion and workshop activities.
Assessment is made either by critique, presentation or exhibition (for studio practice), or oral and written examination (research methods and research paper). A full range of transferable skills is embedded within each of the modules.
Student study time is composed of a mixture of tutor contact and independent practice or personal study. The ratio varies depending on the module requirements, but is on average a 25/75% split out of a total of approximately 1800 hours.
Where you'll study
This course is offered in partnership with Oxford Brookes University by the following college:
Career prospects
Combining the academic rigour of a traditional programme with practical and vocational components, our arts students are well placed for a variety of careers in the creative sector. Many master's students who have developed their practice at postgraduate level will continue as practising artists whilst others take up careers related to their knowledge, expertise or interests, for example within art galleries and museums, teaching further or higher education, new technologies, arts administration, and conservation.
This course builds on our experience with the successful BA (Hons) Fine Art: Drawing for Fine Art Practice course. Success stories from recent graduates include selection for the Jerwood Drawing Prize; having work bought by the British Museum and Arts Council England; and awards from the Arts Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Specialist facilities
The department has research links to professional practice initiatives with local galleries and curators, including the Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre near Marlborough in Wiltshire, Artsite in Swindon and the Morgan-Boyce Gallery in Marlborough in Wiltshire, making use of additional workshop facilities, exhibitions, professional practice components and an Artist’s Agency.
Field trips
A cultural studies trip, usually abroad, gives you the opportunity to undertake research beyond the UK.
Key facts
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Faculty
Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment
Department
Course length
Full-time: 18 months (45 weeks)
Part-time: 3 years (90 weeks)
Teaching location
Swindon College
Start date
September 2012
UKPASS code
042082
Apply / Entry reqs
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Entry requirements
Successful applicants will normally have a good honours degree (or equivalent) in Fine Art (or relevant related discipline). Applicants with alternative qualifications and those without formal academic qualifications might also be considered, providing they can supply evidence of relevant experience and level of work appropriate to the academic demands of the course.
Candidates will be selected after presentation of a portfolio at interview, and admissions tutors will decide on selection on the basis of the candidate’s ability to benefit from the course.
English language requirements
Please see the university's standard English language requirements.
English language requirements for visas
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Border Agency's minimum language requirements as well as the university's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.
International applications
Applicants will need to supply a portfolio of artwork at interview, or make arrangements for the supply of sample work electronically as j-pegs.
How to apply
You apply for this course through UKPASS.
Conditions of acceptance
When you accept our offer you agree to the conditions of acceptance. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Credit transfer
Oxford Brookes operates the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All postgraduate single modules are equivalent to 10 ECTS credits, double modules to 20 ECTS credits, and treble modules to 30 ECTS credits. A full master's course will carry 90 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.
Fees / funding
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TUITION FEES
UK/EU
Full-time: £4,650
Part-time: £2,370
International
Full-time: £11,140
Part-time: £5,680
Fees (part-time and full-time) are for the academic year starting in 2012 only, unless otherwise stated. Fees increase annually by approximately 4%.
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Scholarships and funding
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