BA Fine Art (with Foundation Year)
About this course
BA (Hons) in Fine Art, combining studio practice with art history and professional practice. Core topics include research methods, project management, critical and analytical thinking, ethics and professional practice, and design and creative practice. The final year includes a 5,000-word research project and a public exhibition in Liverpool. The programme is ranked 9th in the UK (The Guardian University Guide 2025).
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Entry requirements
Applicants must achieve a minimum of 72 UCAS points for entry on to this course. UCAS Tariff points can be made up from a range of qualifications.
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What students say
Based on about 26 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 29 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 76%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 9%
Most common jobs
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 74%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 8%
- Wales: 6%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Approaches to Fine Art
- Applications and Uses of Drawing
- Visual Awareness/Critical Skills in Relation to Studio Practice
- Methods and Practice
- Themes and Issues in Art History
- Art and Design History: Close Up Lecture
- Close up investigation of a single artwork or artefact incorporating both formal and contextual analysis
- Considering a range of diverse historical and cultural contexts for individual artworks, artefacts and practices
- Challenging the ’grand narratives’ of art history by drawing attention to marginalised areas of practice
- Workshop, studio or museum/gallery visits in order to handle and discuss materials/artefacts/artworks at first hand.
- Tutorial
- Establishing Autonomous Studio Practice
- Professional Practice
- Special Topics in Art History
- Tutorial
- Advanced Studio Practice
- Research Project/Studio
- Advanced Professional Practice
- Contemporary Curating: Display, Interpretation, Audiences
- Aesthetics
- Tutorial
- Research Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fine Art (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £17,500 after 3 years, £20,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £16,500 and £30,500. The £20,500 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Art.
What do graduates of BA Fine Art (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Fine Art (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University?
88% 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 (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University?
The average entrant had 83 UCAS points.
Does BA Fine Art (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Fine Art (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.