Venues

Granton Campus

Content

This rewarding studio-based HND provides a broad and advanced visual education for students who have a strong interest in developing skills, knowledge and awareness of Contemporary and Fine Art practices. Students have the opportunity to develop individual practice in relation to their own interests and benefit from having their own individual studio space to work in from the start of the course. Students are encouraged to research, develop, contextualise and evaluate their concepts and practice in response to their subject choices.

Year 1

Developmental Drawing; Contemporary Art: Two-Dimensional Practice; Contemporary Art: Three-Dimensional Practice; Contemporary Art Practice: Graded Unit 1; Sculpture: An introduction; Creative Arts Project: Production; Creative Arts Project: Development; Contemporary Art Professional Practice and Exhibition Studies 1; Contemporary Art Practice: Theory and Context 1.

Year 2

Developmental Drawing Portfolio; Contemporary Art Practice: Graded Unit 2; Contemporary Art Studio Practice 1: Given Theme; Contemporary Art Studio Practice 2: Self-Generated Theme; Contemporary Art Professional Practice and Exhibition Studies 2; Contemporary Art Practice: Theory and Context 2.

Entry Requirements

2 Highers; or Art and Design Diploma Level 3 (UAL); or other relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 6. Interview and portfolio.

Progression Routes

You can choose to continue your studies to degree level at an art college.