Program Overview

MA Fine Art

Course summary

The MA Fine Art course at Sheffield Hallam University is a residency-style program that allows students to refine their art practice over 12 months. The course is designed to support students in developing an individual artistic identity, and it provides opportunities for students to hone their existing skills and try new forms of art.

How you learn

Students on the MA Fine Art course learn through a variety of approaches, including seminars, lectures, workshops, individual tutorials, group critiques, and peer discussion. The course also includes guest lectures and seminars, collaborative projects, exhibition making, and public dissemination.

Modules

The MA Fine Art course consists of three compulsory modules:

• Thinking And Form: Establishing Ecologies Of Practice In Residence
• When Ideas Become Form: Art Attitudes, Sites Of Practice And Research
• Your Work In Public: Realisation, Expanded Exhibition And Dissemination

Future careers

The MA Fine Art course prepares students for careers in fine art, curation, arts management, education, studio management, making, arts writing, exhibition making, public arts, and socially engaged practice. Graduates of the course have gone on to become high-profile artists and prize winners.

Equipment and facilities

Students on the MA Fine Art course have access to a wide range of facilities, including painting and sculpture facilities, dedicated TV, film, and photography studios, industry-relevant hardware and software, performance spaces, a creative media centre, professional galleries, print, wood, metal, and ceramic workshops, and 3D printing.

Where will I study?

The MA Fine Art course is based at City Campus, which is located in the heart of Sheffield.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for the MA Fine Art course, students typically need to have an honours degree in an Art and Design subject at 2:1 standard. Students also need to submit a portfolio of their work, a CV, and an artist statement.

Fees and funding

The tuition fee for UK students starting the MA Fine Art course in 2026/27 is £10,940. The tuition fee for International/EU students is £18,600. Students may be eligible for postgraduate student loans of up to £12,858.

Additional course costs

There may be additional costs associated with the MA Fine Art course, such as materials and equipment. These costs are estimated to be around £745.60.

Legal information

Any offer of a place on the MA Fine Art course is subject to the University's Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.