Program Overview

MA Fine Art (Media)

Overview

MA Fine Art (Media) at Bath Spa will encourage you to experiment and take risks before going on to establish your own strategy for practice. You’ll develop skills and knowledge through a combination of practice, research and professional development.

What you'll learn

• Explore multiple disciplines through research, collaboration, experimentation, risk-taking and independent enquiry.
• Learn from internationally-renowned practising artists and benefit from exceptional technical support.
• Work in permanent studio spaces and excellent workshop facilities, in a purpose-built, interdisciplinary environment.

Course structure

MA Fine Art (Media) at Bath Spa runs over one year and is divided into three trimesters.

Trimester one

• Begin to take chances and challenge your creative processes.
• You’ll interrogate your existing knowledge and develop skills in an environment that encourages playfulness and artistic risk-taking.
• You can experiment freely in our wide variety of specialist facilities, open studio spaces, and technical workshops – where expert support is on-hand.

Trimester two

• Building on the work in the first trimester, you’ll maintain an experimental approach, but start to narrow your focus.
• We’ll help you evaluate your initial studio developments and refine your working strategy.
• You’ll be encouraged to pay greater attention to the presentation of your practice and to test how finished works relate to each other in, as well as to the spaces of, exhibition sites.

Trimester three

• You’ll work in the studio with increasing independence as you establish a professional practice.
• You’ll devise and complete your Master’s Project, working to a proposal which contextualises your work within your specialist discipline and leads to your final Degree Show.

How will I be assessed?

• Your progress is evaluated throughout the course and at the end of each trimester through a mixture of exhibitions, verbal/visual presentations, research folders/blogs and written assignments.

How will I be taught?

• You’ll learn through lectures, talks, taught sessions, individual and group tutorials, and studio critiques and seminars.
• Guest lectures and seminars with internationally renowned designers, artists and industry professionals will help you determine where your current practice sits within contemporary debates.

Opportunities

• Fieldwork
• Competitions and awards
• Careers

Facilities and resources

• Where the subject is taught
• Resources
• Our workshops

Fees

• 2025 entry
  • Student | Annual tuition fee
  • UK full time | £9,950
  • UK part time | £4,975
  • International full time | £18,560

Additional course costs

• You may need to pay additional course costs over and above your tuition fees, for example, for specialist equipment or trips and visits.
• Please check the course Programme Document for details of any additional costs.
• You can also read our Additional Course Costs Policy for further information.

Funding opportunities

• Please visit our Funding pages for an overview of the funding options that may be available, including scholarships and bursaries.

Entry requirements

• We're looking for energetic and self-motivated individuals who can work on their own but see the value in collaboration with others.
• You should enjoy asking questions and solving creative problems.
• Typical offers and subject-specific requirement
  • You’ll need a good first degree in Fine Art/Media/Creative Media or equivalent experience, and experience of how fine artists, and the filed of Fine Art, work.
  • See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) web page to learn more.
  • You’ll be selected on your potential to thrive on the course, as demonstrated by your portfolio and interview.

How do I apply?

• Ready to apply? Click the "apply now" button in the centre of this page.
• Need more guidance? Head to our how to apply webpages.

Interview and portfolio guidance

• With your application form you should provide images of recent work, either in an attachment or through a link to an online resource.
• These should be clearly marked with size, date and medium.
• You should also write a short statement outlining why you want to study for an MA at Bath School of Art, Film and Media and what attracts you to the course.
• Find out more about submitting a portfolio.

When to apply

• Many of our postgraduate courses have a limited number of student spaces.
• To avoid the disappointment of the course being full, we recommend that you apply now.
• Late applications (generally those made after 31 July) will only be considered if places remain on the course.

Contact us

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• Pathway Leader: Charlie Tweed
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• Programme Leader: Claire Loder
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