Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts

Introduction. Discovery. Location.

The aim of the first year is to introduce students to the main aspects of artistic practice and Fine Arts studies.

It offers a panoramic view of techniques and technologies, grouped in workshops that transversally address two-dimensional practices (such as photography or painting), three-dimensional practices (such as sculpture or digital fabrication) and time-based practices (such as audiovisual work or performance), showing the interdependence of the material configuration and the emergence of languages.

Art history is introduced as a viewpoint from which to examine the ever-changing role of artistic practices and the artist in society, and to critically reflect on the concepts that have historically shaped the field of aesthetic thought.

Theory is introduced as an integral aspect of practice, understanding the formation of discourse and research as integral parts of the artist's work. Methodological understanding of artistic practice is introduced.

It is organised in processes and projects, in subjects that allow students to begin to explore and define their own interests.

The first year also focuses particularly on the communicative aspects of artistic work, both in its instrumental and expressive dimensions.

Students are introduced to understanding how to present ideas, processes and results, showing and explaining their work in graphic, textual, audiovisual and performative forms.

Students are introduced to the functioning of the professional, institutional and economic contexts of art.

Self-awareness. Experimentation. Contextualisation.

The second year builds upon the experiences and skills acquired during the first year, developing languages based on experimentation with a wide range of techniques and technologies.

In addition, workshops foster a set perspective in relation to each medium, learning to understand the specifics of each way of exhibiting work.

Knowledge of the transformation of artistic practices throughout history is broadened and an anthropological viewpoint is also introduced.

The connection between theory, practice and research within artistic work is deepened, and the articulation of practice in processes and projects continues to mature, developing one's own ideas based on observation, research, reflection and experience.

During the second year, emphasis is also placed on the communicative aspects of artistic work, introducing writing as a transversal tool and English language proficiency in the professional context.

The development of individual practice is pursued, but emphasis is placed on the importance of building a strong sense of community, encouraging group work, collective and collaborative practices, as well as the need to share processes and results.

Finally, students are introduced to the understanding of critical structures and organisations which explore the possibilities of other communities and practices beyond the institutional contexts of art.

Knowledge. Professionalisation. Socialisation.

In the third year, the overview developed during the first two years allows students to start consolidating and singularising their practice, working both individually and in a collective and collaborative way, and actively participating in their learning process together with teachers and colleagues.

For this purpose, challenges and frameworks are proposed, encouraging students' practice to mature in its formalisation and associative resonances, as well as in the ways it is exhibited and presented, opening it to a wider public, both inside and outside the academic context.

Students are offered the possibility to progress in the comprehension and perfection of techniques and technologies they have already studied, or to begin to learn others, so they can choose which languages, techniques and media are relevant to them.

This technical and procedural specialisation intersects with the possibility to approach debates that appeal to present artistic practices from different fields, reinforcing, in addition, the crucial role of theory and research.

Seminars on artistic practices in context allow students to deepen their understanding of this intersection of thematic and disciplinary fields of interest, languages, techniques, media and methodologies through the proposals of practicing artists.

Note: to choose 36 ECTS of optional subjects

Final Project. Research. Situated Practice.

In the final year, students have the opportunity to continue defining which languages, techniques and media are relevant to their practice, and to approach the thematic and disciplinary fields of interest they wish to address, delving deeper into aspects of methodology.

The active questioning of the role of the artist and art in society, and their articulation as established practices and in specific work contexts, is proposed as a catalyst for the individuality of each student, which is reflected in their way of research, action and presentation.

Artistic practice seminars in context offer the possibility for students to put their work in dialogue with that of other practicing artists, and between the third and fourth year, students are required to carry out an external internship, which will allow them to familiarise themselves with a professional environment.

Finally, students must consolidate the skills and knowledge acquired in an integrative process that culminates in the Final Degree Project, which could be considered as the first project of their professional career.

Note: to choose 24 ECTS of optional subjects