COURSE OVERVIEW
Duration: 2 Years Full-Time
Entry Requirements: 4 GCSEs (9-4/A*-C)
(if you have maths/english at grade D/3 you would be required to work towards grade C/4 for these qualifications alongside your course)
UCAS points: up to 168 (depending on grade outcome)
Campus: Middlesbrough
Explore, experiment and express. This course is for bold, curious artists ready to find their voice and push the boundaries of creative thinking.
Why Choose This Course?
• Work in specialist fine art studios with expert artisteducators
• Explore a broad range of media, from traditional to experimental
• Exhibit your work in public shows and creative spaces
• Learn to think critically and creatively as a practising artist
This diploma is validated by the UAL Awarding Body, part of University of the Arts London and the UK’s leading provider of creative qualifications at FE level. The Northern School of Art is an approved centre for UAL Awarding Body qualifications. All students are awarded qualifications under their official UAL Awarding Body titles.
COURSE DETAILS
This two-year course is ideal for students who are passionate about creating original, meaningful artwork and want to refine their practice in a supportive, professional environment. It’s about developing your own ideas, building your technical skills, and learning how to communicate powerfully through visual art.
You will explore drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, installation, digital work and more. Projects are designed to challenge your thinking and push your creativity - encouraging you to experiment, take risks and find your artistic direction.
You will also study the work of contemporary and historical artists, take part in exhibitions, and learn how to present and speak about your work with confidence. Throughout the course, you’ll build a personal portfolio that reflects your journey, ideas and ambition.
Our experienced tutors - practising artists themselves - will support you in developing your own unique practice. Whether you’re aiming for university, foundation art, or starting your career in the arts, this course gives you the tools, space and mindset to succeed.
Where Could It Take You?
• Fine Artist
• Illustrator
• Printmaker
• Gallery or Museum Assistant
• Curator (with further study)
• Community Arts Worker
• Art Therapist (with further study)
• Set or Prop Designer
• Art Director
• Arts Administrator
• Freelance Creative
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
"My work and abilities have been pushed so much further in their potential because of The Northern School of Art”
"My work and abilities have been pushed so much further in their potential because of The Northern School of Art”
Ofsted Outstanding
The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough campus has been given another ‘Outstanding’ rating by Ofsted. Following an intensive four-day inspection by six inspectors the School’s further education provision has retained the top rating it has held since 2009.
