Why study this course with us?

• At Chester, there is an engaging and supportive atmosphere in which ideas about literature are shared. Group discussion is at the heart of our English Literature degree, and we do everything we can to make the study of literature exciting, varied and dynamic.
• The diverse nature of contemporary Fine Art and English Literature offered by the University of Chester is represented in the design and delivery of the course within a supportive environment; whilst the emphasis is on practice, this is underpinned by a strong theoretical element.
• Opportunities for placements and elements of professional practice provide the course with a Ôreal-lifeÕ edge, affording you to consider the nature of the Fine Artist you could become. Media area workshops are well resourced and all Fine Art students are allocated studio spaces.
• There is regular tutorial and teaching contact with academic staff many of whom are practitioners and researchers of national and international standing.

Job prospects

Fine Art graduates possess multiple transferbale skills including specialist workshop skills, research and presentation skills, communication and writing skills, universally applicable across a broad range of roles. Graduates from the programme work in galleries and museums, as curators, educators and makers and roles that involve any form of visual communication.Ê