BA Fine Art
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BA (Hons) Fine Art, combining studio-based practice with critical analysis. Core topics include critical and analytical thinking and design and creative practice. Students develop work across disciplines including painting, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics from individual studio spaces. An optional year-long sandwich placement is available.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 96-120 A level: Minimum three A levels. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM-DDM IB: 24 points. No specific subjects required.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 84%: 152 offers from 182 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 73%
- Organisation and management: 50%
- Learning resources: 81%
- Student voice: 69%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 65 students who started
- Continued on course: 73%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 22%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 115 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 73%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 4%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 13%
- Design occupations: 11%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 63%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 47%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 42%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 290 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 5%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 20%
- Wales: 56%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started
- A levels: 94%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
- No formal qualifications: 3%
Modules
- Introduction to concept, process & practice
- Introduction to independent studio practice
- Research Basics
- Interdisciplinary Understanding
- Practice-Based Research
- 21st Century Challenges
- Real-World Contexts
- Research Proposal
- Consolidation
- Positioning in Practice
- Contribution
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fine Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £29,000. The £23,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Art.
What do graduates of BA Fine Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Fine Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
81% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Fine Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is 24 points in the IB. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Fine Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
84% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 152 offers from 182 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Fine Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Fine Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
73% of students continued into their second year, and 22% left higher education.