28th September

After researching different courses across different art schools and universities, I've found that none are perfect. Each course I looked at had pros and cons. Looking at all the different courses that I could choose from made me realise that the course I choose doesn't define the work I'll create or the work I'll create after I graduate. Glasgow School of Art seems more restricted and designed for students that are already confident in what art medium they want or like to work in. The courses are already specialised. As well as this, the work that I have seen in past degree shows doesn't look innovative or new. I think that some courses are stuck in their ways as most students work looks very similar and not individual. The student satisfaction rate from GSA isn't high compared to the other Art Schools I looked at. The sculpture and environmental art course looks interesting as I like the work that was shown from last years open day and this years degree show. I think that this would be the course I would apply to at Glasgow. I want to go somewhere that has people I can bounce and take inspiration off of. I think that I need more time to make a full decision about Glasgow as the open days might change my mind or show me things I cant see online. University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh College of Art) has a much higher student satisfaction rate, as well as interesting work that caught my eyes. This was the University I researched for the SOLE group task on Tuesday the 28th. Edinburgh was at the top of my list for places I wanted to study, but after doing more research their Fine Art course has a equal mix of art history and fine-art practice, which isn't something id want to do. The film directing course also caught my eye. It students and graduates have had a number of oscar nominations but it is a primarily documentary focused course, and I'm not sure it would let me explore the surrealist ideas that I have. I think that Edinburgh along with Glasgow have a certain reputation because of their prestigious names. I dont think that this is a bad thing, but I want to be aware of everything about the place I choose to study at. The Univesity of Dundee (Duncan of Jordenstone College of Art and Design) seems more open and free. Most art courses have a general year before you have to specialise and move into a set medium and course. This is different from GSA and UOE because it lets you figure out exactly what you like to do as well as giving you a chance to try out a lot of different mediums. However I dont know if i need another general year after doing the course I'm doing right now, but that might change as the year goes on. The student satisfaction rate from Dundee is very high and looks like it has the most enjoyable courses. The work coming out of Dundee looks similar to Edinburgh but is different in feel, the individual work seems more innovative and refined but moving so far from away where I'm from seems like a big commitment right now, I might change my mind when the the time to apply is nearer. The University of Arts London and Central Saint Martins are prestegious schools with good a reputation but the student satisfaction rate is still really high. The courses are really broad compared to the courses from Scottish Universities, there's a lot more options and specializes courses, as well as more general ones: which is different from the other schools i looked at as they were either generalised or specialised. After looking at the Universities website and examples of artists who studied there, i think the schools have a unique teaching method as the work coming out of these schools is really interesting and innovative from looking at this years degree shows. The talk from UAL that was held at college did make me think more positively and actually consider studying However a major downside to UAL would be the distance and the cost of living and studying there. I dont know if i would be ready to move down there for my Undergraduate because even Dundee seems like a big commitment. I think that i still need more time to research the different options and visit the Unversities in person when the open days come around.


General Degrees – Fine Art

 

ECA - https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/study?programme_type[0]=31&school[0]=2

GSA - https://www.gsa.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-degrees/

DUA - https://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/undergraduate-courses

CSM - https://www.arts.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate-courses?collection=ual-courses-metaprod&query=!nullquery&start_rank=1&sort=relevance&f.Course%20level|level=Undergraduate

UAL - https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects

 

Degrees I’m Interested In


University of Edinburgh: 

Sculpture – BA

·      Gather skills through hands-on experience in our purpose-built workshops and studios, whilst at the same time, developing fluency in a visual language that is concerned with form, space, and presence.

·       Research, drawing, and visual thinking are key to your practice, and we encourage a philosophy that allows the mind to recruit whatever is necessary to improve and feed your work. 

·       Critical discussion is central to the teaching programme 

·       Valuable one-to-one teaching is received

·       there are weekly project spaces and other events which involve students at all levels in the wider debates about making and thinking about contemporary art practice.

 

Fine Art – MA

·       Has an equal split between the study of art history and studio-based art practice.

·       You will experience the expanded field of art practice 

·       In the first year and be allocated a studio tutor in the second year whose studio practice is related to your interests. 

·       In the third and fourth years you will choose from a range of specialised topics in History of Art and develop a more independent approach to your studio practice in Art. 

·       In your final year, you will write a 10,000-word dissertation on a research topic of your own choosing and develop a body of artwork for the degree show exhibition.

 

Film Directing – MA 

·    We develop these through workshops and tutorials. Our students work within an integrated framework that helps them question the form of their films and enables them to find the right language for their storytelling. 

·       This programme takes a project-led, practice-based approach to study for an MA in Film Directing which specialises in documentary making. It integrates analysis of contemporary film practice with practical filmmaking.

·       Students choose to make a creative documentary or a “hybrid” film which defies genre definition and pushes the boundaries of narrative.


Contemporary Art Practice – MA

·       Studio programme encourages practices that are speculative and reflective, encouraging work in a range of media.

·       You must produce artworks and projects in a family of media, adapting approaches drawn from an increasingly wide array of subject disciplines. 

·       The programme also involves the theoretical study of this family of media and approaches, drawing on related fields and methods. 

·       The programme includes sculpture, painting and printmaking, photography, a/v, and new media.

·       Students often work collaboratively

·       Programme also includes approaches to practice that are non-media-specific, including intermedia, time-based arts, performance, installation, social-practice, education and art writing.  

 

https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/sculpture-ba-hons

https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fine-art-ma-hons

https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/contemporary-art-practice-ma

https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/film-directing-ma

 

 

https://www.gsa.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-degrees/sculpture-environmental-art/

 

 

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