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Fine Art Painting BA(Hons)

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Intro

One of the few painting degrees in the UK, Fine Art Painting at Brighton is studio-based and centred on vital hands-on learning-by-doing.

Our course is well known and highly respected. Many of our graduates exhibit their work globally and have made significant contributions to fine art and related cultural spheres.

Rather than teaching a house style, we offer a diverse and dynamic learning experience, rooted in painting but extending across many fine art media. We aim to foster independent artists and thinkers who engage through experimentation, exploration and risk taking. This prepares you to engage with the world of contemporary fine art through a range of individual approaches.

Your tutors are internationally exhibiting artists with painting at the core of their practices, all with professional experience of the subject.

Frequent individual and group tutorials guide you through every aspect of your work – from the material, to the conceptual and contextual. Methods and materials workshops give you practical knowledge of painting skills and critical studies foster your social and historical awareness. Professional development modules prepare you for successful creative careers beyond graduation.

We offer two other undergraduate courses within our fine art subject area:

  • Fine Art BA(Hons)
  • Fine Art Printmaking BA(Hons)

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Key facts

Location Brighton: City campus

UCAS code W120

Full-time 3 years

Apply now with UCAS for 2023

Art and design courses at Brighton are ranked joint 8th in the UK and in the top 100 globally by the QS World University Rankings® 2022

Artwork by Sola Olude
Black Girls Love To Dance by Sola Olulode from the third-year exhibition. Sola has exhibited widely and been short-listed for the Evening Standard Art Prize.
student in a painting studio
As a Fine Art Painting student you’ll be making work alongside your peers in your own generously-sized, permanent studio space.
student hanging art work at graduation show
There are opportunities to exhibit your work throughout the degree, in our on-site gallery spaces and off-site at venues such as Hove Museum, and your degree culminates with the university’s popular Graduate Show.
mixed media student displaying work
While we are a painting course, we don’t place restrictions on your creativity – our students regularly make work across a wide range of media that both affirms and challenges what fine art and painting could be.
Yvonne Feng Unreachable Sky
You’ll learn from a staff team of practising professional artists – tutors include Chris Stevens, Alexander Pollard, Yvonne Feng (a crop of whose work is above) and Bernadette Kerrigan.
Painting by Pippa El Kadhi Brown
Takeaway by Pippa El-Kadhi Brown who graduated in 2018 and has won the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2020, a Royal College of Art Scholarship Award 2020 and the Creekside Artists Graduate Studio Award 2019.

Course content

Why study with us?

  • You will have your own studio space at the university, and be in regular contact with expert staff through individual tutorials, lectures, seminars and workshops.
  • There are opportunities to exhibit your work throughout the course including student-led exhibitions at the university and in art and exhibition spaces across the city, culminating in the Graduate Show in your final year.
  • Your lecturers are established professional painters, so you will receive guidance from tutors with specific, up-to-date knowledge of the medium.
  • International links with the University of Nagoya, Japan, include an exchange programme available by competitive application.
  • Two Fine Art Painting graduates per year are chosen for a six-week residency in Chongqing, China organised through the university.

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Hear from Fine Art Painting student Archie Nash about the studio spaces, the course tutors and living in Brighton

Year 1

First year tuition develops your ability to produce self-directed work. Studio practice units emphasise experimentation and risk-taking within a critical but supportive environment; workshops cover all technical essentials of painting; you'll explore the contexts of art; and seminars introduce you to professional development. 

Modules

  • Studio Practice 1: Introducing Studio Practice

    This module introduces you to the main elements of artists’ studio practice, with emphasis on investigation, experimentation and risk-taking, as important aspects of generating of new work. In this module, you will explore painting and the different roles of drawing, together with studies in a variety of media, as a means to process and develop source material, record information and generate ideas. You will develop your understanding of artistic practice and ability to lead your learning and research.

  • Studio Practice 2: Developing an Independent Practice

    In this module you will explore the themes and ideas you initiated in semester 1, adding to this growing body of work with new subject matter and content. You will be helped to take increasing control of the direction of your own artistic research. The emphasis continues to be on investigation, experimentation and risk-taking. In addition, you will be encouraged to begin to articulate the art, historical and cultural context in which your work sits. 

  • Methods and Materials

    This module introduces you to materials, processes and technical skills and will support you to develop your confidence with independent research, time management and planning. You will learn how to make a stretcher and prepare a variety of supports and grounds. Through workshops and demonstrations, you will be introduced to a wide range of oil and water based media and learn about presenting and hanging work.

    You will be briefed on good health and safety practice within the workshops and studios.

  • Introduction to Theories and Practices of Fine Art

    This module introduces a range of approaches used to think about the relationship between fine art practice and the social and cultural contexts in which art has emerged at various periods. Attention is paid to how artworks and art practices embody changing ideas, meanings, values and effects.

    Students from all fine art areas take part, enabling interdisciplinary dialogue. The module explores historical contextualisation appropriate for studio practice, supporting the development of library-based research and academic skills.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. When you have applied to us, you’ll be told about any new developments through Student View.

Painting student in uni studio

Year 2

In your second year you continue to produce self-directed work, but there is greater emphasis on its relationship to the worlds of cultural and political debate. The interim show teaches you about the key issues of exhibiting publicly, and the option module allows you to explore topics outside your usual learning range.

In your second year you may choose to study a module from another course or discipline. You may also apply for overseas study placements in Japan and Korea.

Modules

  • Studio Practice 3: Studio Practice: Investigation, Experimentation and Public Exhibition Practice
  • Studio Practice 4: Articulating Your Development: Professional Practice and Research Material
  • Theories and Practices of Fine Art: Contexts and Specialism
  • Option module*

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

 Fine art painting student

Final year

In your final year you produce a body of work to professional standard, exhibiting it in the acclaimed, annual graduate shows; write a research essay to define and contextualise your practice; and receive professional development lectures on subjects ranging from self-employment to project management, networks and planning strategies.

Assessment for studio units is based on artwork and writings; historical and critical work is assessed through written work and presentations. You’ll receive written feedback on your progress. At these points you complete your own self-assessment matching the form used by your tutors. These encourage you to reflect on your development. 

Modules

  • Studio Practice 5: Reflection and Experimentation in Studio Practice
  • Theories and Practice of Fine Art: Articulation of Your Critical Position
  • Studio Practice 6: Studio Practice and Final Exhibition.

 Final year painting canvas

Facilities

  • Dedicated studio space for each student.
  • Expert technical staff to assist you in workshops and inductions into equipment and technologies.
  • Wide range of power tools for woodworking.
  • Essential hand tools available for loan.
  • Media Centre, including specialist equipment including materials for sound, film and photography available for short term loan, computer rooms with contemporary software for digital image processing and manipulation, graphic layout and typography, animation, film and sound production and editing.
  • Photographic Services Unit including well-equipped dark room, studio and camera loan facilities.
  • Students also have access to the TECH HUB – a team of technical demonstrators based in Grand Parade who provide specialist creative software support including Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects etc) , Rhino, Blender and C4D, as well as web and blog-related software. They manage digital manufacturing services within the School of Art and Media, including laser cutting, 3D printing, CNC routing, plasma cutting and 3-axis CNC milling. They also have VR headsets and 3D scanners. The TECH HUB has its own dedicated PC suite with all of the software they support as well as standard university programmes.
  • Department print bureau.
  • One of the country's best-stocked specialist art and design libraries.
  • Internationally important Design Archives.
  • On-site supplies shop.

You must provide your own painting materials (paints, paper, canvas and wood supports) and basic equipment such as brushes, hammer, staple gun, drawing board, Stanley knife,etc. As a student you are entitled to educational discounts on computers and software.

student using painting facilities

Students carrying artworks

Meet the team

Christopher Stevens, course leader

Chris's work spans painting, drawing, photography, animation and video, and has won numerous national awards. Since graduating from Brighton in 1981 his work has been exhibited widely both in the UK and abroad, winning prizes in numerous national art exhibitions. In 1993 he was shortlisted for the post of official war artist in the Bosnian conflict by the Imperial War Museum. Throughout his career as an artist he has remained committed to realist painting as an ongoing and vital artistic practice. His work is represented in London by Mummery+Schnelle.

Find out about the rest of the Fine Art Painting staff: Alex Pollard, Dr Yvonne Feng, Oliver Gosling, Bernadette Kerrigan and Robert Hersey.

Chris Stevens'Washed Up’ by Chris Stevens, Oil on canvas 137 x 183cm

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Meet us at our postgraduate events

Meet us at our postgraduate events

There’s no better way to explore your future study opportunities than by meeting lecturers and researchers at a postgraduate event.

Not sure how to prepare your portfolio?

Not sure how to prepare your portfolio?

Join us at our online portfolio advice event on 28 February to get tips and advice from students and staff about how to prepare your portfolio.

Painting Alumni Morag Caister wins Sky Arts Portrait of the Year

Painting Alumni Morag Caister wins Sky Arts Portrait of the Year

The win for Morag, who graduated from Fine Art Painting in 2019, means that alumni from the University of Brighton course hold both the current Portrait Artist of the Year and the Landscape Artist of the Year following Elisha Enfield’s win of that title earlier this year.

i-D profiles University of Brighton Painting graduate Sola Olulode

i-D profiles University of Brighton Painting graduate Sola Olulode

The influential style magazine focuses on the work of painter Sola Olulode who graduated from our Fine Art Painting BA(Hons) in 2018 and is enjoying success in the UK and abroad.

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Fine Art at Brighton is 5th in the UK for career prospects, Guardian University Guide 2023

The course has been invaluable and vital. The tutoring has been exceptional and the professional conversations within critiques and tutorials has been key to understanding how I can develop my work.

Cameron Duke, Fine Art Painting BA(Hons)

Careers

Prepare for your career 

Professional development lectures in your final year cover areas including self-employment, networking and project management, preparing you for a career in the creative industries.

Strong links with local arts communities provide volunteer and employment opportunities.

Your learning is underpinned by your growing critical understanding of contemporary fine art practice. We encourage you to explore all aspects of painting, discovering how different media and processes impact on the ideas and content of your work.

At Brighton, there is no house style – we believe that to develop as a painter you must be unafraid of taking risks and be willing to learn through both failure and success. We will encourage you to test the boundaries in an environment of discussion and debate.

Jake Grewal

Work by Jake Grewal – graduated 2016

Showcasing your talent 

There are opportunities to exhibit work publicly throughout the course. You can see some of the recent exhibitions on the Fine Art Painting Instagram account.

At the end of your degree, you can exhibit a body of work in the university’s graduate show, a large-scale exhibition that is the culmination of the final year and a major event open to the public.

Graduating students have also self-funded a major show in London.

Student work

Work by Michaela Yearwood Dann – graduated 2016

Graduate destinations 

Our graduates have had international residencies at The British School in Athens, Foundation Armando Alvares Penteado Sao Paulo, and at institutions in China.

Our alumni have had gallery representation at Ceri Hand, Ana Cristea, Nettie Horn, Herman Germann, George and Jorgen, Domo Baal, and Saatchi, with work exhibited in New York, Sao Paulo, Basle Switzerland, Los Angeles and London.

Notable alumni

Some recent graduate successes:

  • Charlie Schaffer, winner of the BP Portrait Award 2019 
  • Conor White, graduate 2018, exhibitor Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2019 
  • Michaela Yearwood Dann, Bloomberg New Contemporaries Fine Art Show 2017. 
  • Jake Grewal Woon Art Prize 2016 finalist, winner of the 2016 Cass Arts Prize, showcase at Delphian Open Call exhibition 2018 
  • Dave Auborn finalist exhibitor in the Riverside National Open. 
  • Oriele Steiner Bloomberg New Contemporaries. 
  • Alex Crocker, George Little and Grant Foster all had solo shows at Ana Cristea, New York. 
  • Elizabeth McCarten. Winner of the Jacksons Young Artist Award in the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2017.
  • Alison Lapper MBE, artist

Ones to watch

  • Sophie Hulf, winner of the inaugural Cass Art Phoenix Brighton Studio Award
  • Felicity Meacham, graduate 2018, runner up in The Graduate Art Prize
  • Nettle Grellier, showcased at the Delphian Open Call Exhibition, London’s biggest open submission gallery show.

Charlie Schaffer

Charlie Schaffer, winner of the BP Portrait Award 2019 

Further study 

This degree also opens up a range of postgraduate study options. At Brighton, for example, you could progress on to  

  • Fine Art MA
  • Art and Design PGCE

Professional advice and support 

Outside of your course, our Careers Service is here to support you as you discover (and re-discover) your strengths and what matters to you. We are here for you throughout your university journey as you work towards a fulfilling and rewarding career.

Connect with our careers team

  • Find part-time work that you can combine with your studies.
  • Find, or be, a mentor or get involved with our peer-to-peer support scheme.
  • Develop your business ideas through our entrepreneurial support network.
  • Get professional advice and support with career planning, CV writing and interview top tips.
  • Meet potential employers at our careers fairs.
  • Find rewarding volunteering opportunities to help you discover more about what makes you tick, and build your CV.

Whatever your career needs, we are here to help. And that's not just while you are a student, our support carries on after you've graduated.

Find out more...

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Employment demand for arts graduates

The British Academy has compiled a report (May 2020) quantifying the demand for arts, humanities and social science (AHSS) skills in the workplace. It helps to answer the legitimate question of what the economic return is on undertaking a degree, both in time and money. 

According to the report:

  • As arts, humanities and social science (AHSS) graduates progress through the first ten years of their career they are able make strong progress up the career ladder into roles attracting higher salaries
  • Arts, humanities and social science (AHSS) graduates are employed in some of the fastest growing sectors including financial services, education, social work, the media and creative industries
  • Of the ten fastest growing sectors, eight employ more graduates from AHSS than other disciplines

This makes AHSS graduates at the heart of some of the most exciting, productive, largest and fastest-growing sectors of the UK economy.

Future skills demand

According to the report:

  • With the challenges the world is facing – climate change, global pandemics, the growth of populism – the UK needs the insights of the arts, humanities and social sciences (AHSS) as much as those from science, technology and engineering (STEM)
  • Evidence within the report shows that Arts, humanities and social science (AHSS) graduates are central to these challenges and changes – they will be vital in giving us the tools to examine and explain human behaviour, understand how society functions, learn from the past and apply those lessons to the present, and analyse the drivers and implications of a changing world and how different countries, places and cultures interact.

Entry criteria

Flexible admissions

When you apply to Brighton we want to hear about who you are. Grades are never the whole picture; we're interested in things like creativity, resourcefulness, persistence and the capacity to think big and find new ways of doing things. And we recognise that not everyone has the same background. That's why we treat everyone who applies as an individual. We recognise many qualifications and we care about all of your achievements and the experiences you've had that set you apart.

Find out more

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Entry requirements

A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBB–BCC (120–104 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DDM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range. We are looking for highly motivated and creative students. We will consider you on an individual basis. Your portfolio is the most important and mandatory part of your application. If your predicted or actual grades fall below the range but you can evidence your thinking, ideas and abilities through a high-quality portfolio we will still consider your application.

Art foundation diploma
Pass. A foundation diploma is not a requirement for entry – it is just one of a range of qualifications that is accepted for admission to this course. 

International Baccalaureate
30 points, with three subjects at Higher level.

Access to HE diploma
Pass with 60 credits overall. Art and design courses preferred. At least 45 credits at level 3, and 30 credits must be at merit or above.

Studied before or got relevant experience?
A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton, and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3. 

English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.

International requirements and visas

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We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

Visit our language centre

For English language preparation courses.

Visit our International College

For degree preparation courses.

Visas and immigration advice

Applying for a student visa

Check out our step-by-step guidance.

Portfolio advice 

Our online selection process is vital in letting us see not only your work but also how you engage with and think about it. We will need the following from you in your application to the course:

  • 30–35 jpegs of work you have produced, focused as much as possible on the work that you are most actively interested in exploring
  • a written statement (max 500 words). This is in addition to your UCAS statement.

Your work, 30–35 images, can include not only finished paintings, but also studies, sketches, collages, whatever you feel is important to your work. Include some details to show us the physicality of the work, but also include an image of the whole work – it’s important that we get a sense of scale.

You should choose works that show evidence of:

  • painting and drawing skills (this may or may not be about technique, some of the best artists have made very ‘raw’ work, we just want to see how you use the medium as appropriate to your intentions)
  • other works you have made that you feel are relevant to your interests as an artist.
  • your engagement with subject matter and content. Show us that you are interested!
  • self-motivation / ability to work on your own initiative
  • your development, experimentation, risk taking.

Your portfolio should be focused as much as possible on the work that you are most interested in exploring.

How to create your online portfolio
If you already have an online portfolio hosted by another site this is fine, but please edit it where necessary so that your work meets our criteria.

If you do not already have an online portfolio, you can create one on an image-sharing website such as Flickr or BlogSpot.

Please do not send work by email, by uploading as attachments or multiple links. You should send us one link which contains all your works and writings. Make sure your submission does not require a password to view. It must be accessible to us!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept submissions via file sharing websites that require plug-ins or PDFs to be downloaded. We also cannot accept submissions via Facebook. Full guidance and details of formats, where to send your link and deadlines will be sent to you once you have applied.

Your written statement
You must also include a short (max 500 words) written statement telling us more about the ideas and interests that underpin your current work, and your ambitions for its future development. This is in addition to your UCAS statement.

To help with this, think about critical responses to at least some of the following:

  • tell us about your work, what sorts of things are you interested in?
  • what is it about this kind (or kinds) of work that interests you? •  where might your work be going? Talk about what you might want to do next.
  • what artists have you looked at and why? Who and what interests you? This can also include other, non-art interests if relevant.
  • experimentation: what other things are you also interested in exploring?
  • risk-taking: evidence you have you pushed yourself. Did it work? What didn’t work? What have you learned from it?
  • why do you want to do fine art, and painting specifically, at Brighton?
  • what sort of things might you like to get out of our course?
  • what might you want to do in the future, as a student, as an artist, or in other careers?

Please note: we are not asking you to stick to what you tell us forever, artists change their minds all the time. Also, we are not looking for justifications or reasons why. We want to know how you think about your work, and your passion for the subject and medium.

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Find out more about how to create and submit your portfolio.

Fees

Course fees

UK (full-time) 9,250 GBP

International (full-time) 15,300 GBP

What's included

You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included in your fees, while studying a course in the School of Art and Media in the 2022–23 academic year are listed here.

  • Typically, practice-based courses incur more costs than text-based subjects. For many courses you will need to budget for the cost of specialist materials, equipment and printing and are likely to spend between £50–£300 per year.
  • For some courses you may also need to budget up to £100 for specialist personal protective clothing which, with care, will last for the whole of your course and beyond.
  • For most courses you will have the opportunity to attend field trips and off-site visits, for example to galleries, exhibitions and studios both in the UK and overseas. These are optional and are not required to pass your course. The amount spent would be based on location and number of trips taken, and typically range between £100 and £700 across the duration of your course.
  • You will have access to computers and necessary software at City campus and Moulsecoomb campus and at other locations across the university. Specialist equipment is provided to cover essential learning. Students may choose to buy their own specialist equipment, these may include cameras, or computers and software, university/student discounts are available for some equipment and software. Budgets can range from £50–£2,000. Buying specialist equipment is best undertaken in consultation with our academic and technical staff. This expenditure is not essential to pass any of our courses.
  • For some courses you will need to budget up to £200 for printing and publishing. Photography courses may incur higher costs (£500–£2,000) when printing and framing images of professional standard for public presentation.
  • Course books, magazines and journals are available in the university libraries. You do not need to have your own copies, but if you wish to, you should budget up to £200 over your course to buy them.
  • For courses in which there is an optional placement year, you will need to budget for living costs (rent, food, travel etc) in that city/country, as if you were on site at the university.
  • For some courses you will need to budget up to £150 for stationery.
  • Final-year graduation shows are opportunities to present your final, independent project work to the public. Practice-based courses will typically incur higher costs. Depending on the specific nature of your final project you will need to budget between £20–£2,500.

You can chat with our enquiries team if you have a question or need more information. Or check our finance pages for advice about funding and scholarships as well as more information about fees and advice on international and island fee-paying status.

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The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2023–24.

Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees in the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

Location and student life

Campus where this course is taught

City campus

City campus is located at the heart of central Brighton.

The facilities for making and designing, the theatre, galleries, workshops, studios, archives and the independent arts organisations based on site provide a unique and inspiring environment where creativity thrives.

St Peter’s House library and Phoenix halls of residence are close to the exhibition and learning facilities in the Grand Parade main building where you will also find the student centre with careers, counselling, student advice service and disability and dyslexia support. Edward Street provides extensive teaching and gallery space for media, photography and film.

Also on site are Screen Archive South East and University of Brighton Design Archives.

Brighton Pavilion, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, the iconic pier and beach are a very short walk away. The independent shops and businesses of the North Laine and Kemptown, and Brighton main line station, with frequent express services to London, are 10 minutes walk.

Grand Parade exhibition space

Accommodation

Brighton: City campus

We guarantee an offer of a place in halls of residence to all eligible students.

Halls of residence
We have halls of residence across Brighton in the city centre, Moulsecoomb, Varley Park and Falmer. All rooms are self-catered.

  • You'll be prioritised for accommodation in the halls that are linked to your teaching base, subject to availability.
  • City campus is linked to Phoenix halls, Mithras halls and Moulsecoomb Place.
    • Phoenix halls are a short walk from City campus in the centre of Brighton.
    • Mithras hall and Moulsecoomb Place are located on the Moulsecoomb campus, around two miles from City campus. Public transport in the city is excellent.

Want to live independently? We can help – find out more about private renting.

Phoenix Brewery Halls Accommodation

Accommodation for City campus is in the nearby Phoenix Halls

Student kitchen in Phoenix Halls

Student kitchen in Phoenix Halls

Relaxing in nearby Pavilion Gardens

Relaxing in nearby Pavilion Gardens

Local area

About Brighton

The University of Brighton is at the heart of our city’s reputation as a welcoming, forward-thinking place which leads the way when it comes to the arts, music, sustainability and creative technology. Brighton is home to a thriving creative community and a digital sector worth £1bn a year. Many of the work-based learning opportunities offered on our courses such as placements, live briefs and guest lectures are provided by businesses and organisations based in the city.

We provide support and venues for key events in the city’s arts calendar including the Brighton Festival, the Festival Fringe, the Great Escape, the Brighton Digital Festival, Brighton Photo Biennial and the CineCity Brighton Film Festival. Other annual highlights include Pride, the Brighton Marathon, and Burning the Clocks which marks the winter solstice. Our own Brighton Graduate Show transforms our campus into the largest exhibition space in the South East as we celebrate the outstanding talent and creativity of our students.

As a student you’ll get lots of opportunities to experience these events at first hand and to develop your skills through the volunteering and other opportunities they offer.

You'll find living in Brighton enriches your learning experience and by the end of your course you will still be finding new things to explore and inspire you.

It's only 50 minutes by train from Brighton to central London and less than 40 minutes to Eastbourne. There are also daily direct trains to Bristol, Bedford, Cambridge, Gatwick Airport, Portsmouth and Southampton.

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Our Brighton Student Skills Hub gives you extra support and resources to develop the skills you'll need for university study, whatever your level of experience so far.

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As well as being supported to succeed, we want you to feel good too. You'll be part of a community that builds you up, with lots of ways to connect with one another, as well having access to dedicated experts if you need them. Find out more.

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Sport Brighton brings together our sport and recreation services. As a Brighton student you'll have use of sport and fitness facilities across all our campuses and there are opportunities to play for fun, fitness or take part in serious competition. 

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Our sports scholarship scheme is designed to help students develop their full sporting potential to train and compete at the highest level. We offer scholarships for elite athletes, elite disabled athletes and talented sports performers.

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Find out more about how the academic year and degree courses are organised, and about learning and assessment activities you might get to grips with at Brighton. More specific information about this course is detailed in the programme specification (linked below). You can find out also about the support we offer to help you adjust to university life.

Course and module descriptions on this page were accurate when first published and are the basis of the course. Detailed information on any changes we make to modules and learning and assessment activities will be sent to all students by email before enrolment, so that you have all the information before you come to Brighton.

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Programme specification

The programme specification is the approved description of each course. They give a detailed breakdown of the content and structure of the course, and are updated following course changes.

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