Fine Art BA(Hons)
Start Dates
21 September 2026
Duration
3 years full-time 4 years inc. placement year
UCAS Tariff
112-104
Overview
Why choose Huddersfield for this course?
- Develop your own artistic voice in a supportive, creative community.
- Access professional-standard studios, workshops, and equipment.
- Exhibit your work and connect with leading UK art institutions.
Fine Art at Huddersfield is all about exploration, experimentation, and creative independence. From the moment you join, you’ll be encouraged to push boundaries, take risks, and develop your own artistic voice — whether you work in painting, sculpture, installation, performance, photography, or digital media.
You’ll learn from practising artists who bring their professional experience and creative insight into every studio session, helping you to refine your ideas and techniques while discovering new ways to make and think about art. Our flexible course structure means you can follow your passions and shape your practice across a wide range of media, projects, and collaborations.
Based in the award-winning Barbara Hepworth Building, you’ll have access to exceptional studio spaces and specialist facilities — from printmaking and photography studios to 3D workshops and digital fabrication tools. You’ll also benefit from dedicated support from technicians and tutors who know you, understand your work, and are there to help you realise your ambitions.
Field trips to galleries, archives, and museums will inspire your practice and connect you with the wider arts community. You’ll have opportunities to exhibit your work publicly, respond to live briefs, and build a professional portfolio that reflects your creative potential.
Whether you want to pursue a career as a practising artist, curator, or creative professional, you’ll graduate with the confidence, critical awareness, and technical skills to make your mark in today’s art world.
Career opportunities after the course *
Artist
Production Manager
Digital Designer
Creative Producer
Producer
*Lightcast
Entry Requirements
BBC-BCC at A Level or equivalent.
112-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
Merit at T Level.
DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Merit in UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Merit in RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Pass in Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design combined with A Level or BTEC qualifications, to total an equivalent of 112-104 UCAS tariff points.
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above.
112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.
Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
If you do not have the appropriate qualifications for direct entry to this degree you may be able to apply to our Art, Design and Architecture Foundation Pathway Degree.
Course Details
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Global Professional Award
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the award-winning Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree* — so you’re ready for the career you want, whatever subject you choose.
Placements
The course offers an optional one-year (36 weeks minimum) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad. This will give you the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, insight into your chosen career and open up your graduate employment prospects. Our Placement Unit and academic staff have excellent industry links and can support you in applying for and finding your placement(s), as well as during your placement year.
Students within the area of Fine Art and Illustration have previously taken up placement opportunities with companies including: House of Illustration - London; Venture Arts - Manchester; Mini Me Card Company - Skipton and Plum Pudding Publishing - Surrey.
During my placement at Surface Gallery in Nottingham, I learnt invaluable skills which allowed me to curate and co-ordinate a solo exhibition for an award winning photographer.
- Megan Bonser
Fine Art BA(Hons)
Your Career
Following the course you may opt for further study, or could consider a career as an artist, curator, or a role in community arts, the media or design for example. Our graduates have won awards and prizes such as the Northern Graduates Prize, The Alternative Turner Prize, and New Sensations (a joint venture between the Saatchi Gallery and Channel 4). They've also gone on to work for companies such as East Street Arts, Leicestershire Craft Centre, Pyramid of Arts, Studio 116 Design, The Whitechapel Gallery in London, Tate Liverpool, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and The Hepworth Wakefield.**
Source: **GEMS
65%
Percent of graduates from this subject area were in work or further study 15 months after graduation
* HESA Graduate Outcomes 22/23, UK Domiciled
My time at the University of Huddersfield has shaped who I am today, both personally and professionally. We were encouraged to explore our own interests freely. This freedom and quality time is what made Huddersfield such a great place to study.
- Becky Gee
Fine Art BA(Hons) graduate.
Fees and Finance
This information is for Home students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.
Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy.
From January 2027 the UK government is launching a new student funding system for people starting university education. Read more about the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).
For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/study/fees/
This information is for international students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.
Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy.
For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/
Home
The tuition fee for a placement year is £1000. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement. Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.
International
The tuition fee for a placement year is £3,300. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement. Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.
Materials:
Basic materials (pens, pencils, brushes, charcoal, canvas and paper) are provided for students. However, if you choose to work with more specialist materials, you will need to provide these yourself. This could be anything from oil paints to building materials, software, , steel etc and depends on your choice of Fine Art practice. The estimated cost of specialist materials is £60 (Year 1), £100 (Year 2) and £200 (Year 3).
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Gallery
See below for a glimpse at some of our facilities
Barbara Hepworth Building
Exhibition space in the Barbara Hepworth Building
Digital Print Centre
Create Lab
Print and Dye Studio
A selection of work from Fine Art students.
Isabel Birchall
Student work by graduate Isabel Birchall
Lucy Ball
Student work by graduate Lucy Ball
Olivia Burkinshaw
Student work by graduate Olivia Burkinshaw.
Yolanda Kenyon
Student work by graduate Yolanda Kenyon
Rio Duma
Student work by graduate Rio Duma
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