BA (Hons) Visual Arts by Negotiated Study

This is a broad programme of study that is individualised according to your requirements, through negotiation with teaching staff. It enables you to evaluate and analyse your own learning as you progress through the levels, and gives you the opportunity to benefit from negotiated placements which provide a direct link to work in the creative industries.

Our staff are experts in a wide range of professional fields and learning is through a mixture of one to one guidance, group teaching and self-directed study. This is supported and informed through cultural and contextual studies in the form of lectures, seminars and individual research. There is also the chance to attend specialist lectures from professionals working in the creative-cultural industries including artists, designers and entrepreneurs.

Graduates have gone on to careers in multimedia design, video production and film, event management, exhibition interpretation, teaching, fashion and styling, interior design, community and public art. Alternatively, graduates have continued into postgraduate study or postgraduate certificate in education leading to teaching.

Graduate Profile: Nita Walters

“My final year at Birmingham City University Bournville has been both a challenging and enlightening experience. My sights were originally set upon becoming an art teacher; however, the Professional Practice module opened up many other possibilities within teaching that I may not otherwise have pursued. I now enjoy working in the community as a freelance artist helping students with disabilities to realise their full potential. With this in mind I may go on to do further study, such as an MA in Art, Health & Well-being, at a later stage in my career development.”

Online showcase of student work from 2009: 38 Degrees