BA Fine Art
Manchester Metropolitan University
About this course
BA (Hons) Fine Art, combining studio-based practice with critical engagement in contemporary art. Core topics include Ethics & Professional Practice and Design & Creative Practice. Students can specialise in painting/print media or sculpture/time-based art, and an international exchange programme is available in Year 2. The final year culminates in creating and exhibiting a substantial body of work within a critical framework.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English
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What students say
Based on about 50 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 90 students who started
- Continued on course: 82%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 16%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 30 graduates who answered
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 25%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 105 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 69%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 3%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 115 students who started
- A levels: 94%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Working in a Studio
- Future X: Kinship
- Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
- Intra-actions
- Exploring Approaches to Contemporary Art
- Future X: Symbiosis
- Studio Practice: Experimenting and Exploring
- Studio Practice: Developing and Consolidating
- Art and Audience
- Defining and Refining Contemporary Art Practice
- Making and Exhibiting Practice 2
- Future X: Re-worlding
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £18,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,500 and £28,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Art.
What do graduates of BA Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University do next?
100% 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 Manchester Metropolitan University?
89% 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 Manchester Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 26 points in the IB. The average entrant had 167 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University?
82% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.