Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts

Basic competences

• BC1. The students have demonstrated possessing and understanding knowledge in a study area that starts from the basis of general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported on advanced text books, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge coming from the vanguard of their field of study;
• BC2. The students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the competences that are usually demonstrated by means of the preparation and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their study area;
• BC3. The students have the capacity to bring together and interpret relevant data (normally within their study area) in order to make judgements that include a reflection on relevant subjects of a social, scientific or ethical nature;
• BC4. The students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences;
• BC5. The students have developed those learning skills which are necessary to undertake later studies with a high degree of autonomy.

General competences

• GC1. Compile, discriminate and categorize information coming from art study sources.
• GC3. Demonstrate initiative and creativity in the artistic field.
• GC4. Demonstrate the capacity to lead and manage artistic projects efficiently.
• GC5. Demonstrate the capacity for teamwork, developing interpersonal relationships, within the preparation of artistic projects.
• GC6. Know and apply work methods of other knowledge areas, contributing those typical of the area of Fine Arts.
• GC7. Demonstrate the capacity to adapt to new environments and situations in relation to artistic learning.
• GC8. Manage the time available for study and development of artistic projects.
• GC9. Apply the theoretical knowledge to the understanding of reality and the solving of specific problems of the knowledge area of Arts and Humanities and/or Social Sciences.
• GC10. Apply critical reasoning starting from the use of analysis and synthesis on one’s own artistic work.
• GC11. Develop the capacity to identify and understand the artistic-cultural diversity.
• GC12. Know and apply artistic-cultural criteria to the valuation of heritage.
• GC13. Know and discern the environmental implications of the artistic and cultural projects.
• GC14. Demonstrate the correct use of oral and written English language in the area of Fine Arts. At least level B2 must be obtained.
• GC15. Demonstrate social sensitivity in the development of one’s professional and/or academic work in the knowledge area of Arts and Humanities, and specifically in Fine Arts respecting the current regulations and, in general, the principles that are contained in the Spanish Constitution and the typical values of the Culture of Peace.
• GC16. Apply the competences acquired during the development of the training program in the area of Fine Arts.
• GC17. Demonstrate the correct use of the oral and written Spanish language in the knowledge area Arts and Humanities, and specifically in Fine Arts.

Specific Competences

The specific competences of the Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts will be acquired by the students throughout the duration of their undergraduate studies. These competences correspond proportionally to some contents that in turn define the organization and design of the study areas and subjects.

• SC1. Know and understand the evolution of the esthetic, historical, material and conceptual values of art.
• SC2. Apply with criteria the esthetic and conceptual values of contemporary art in artistic practice.
• SC3. Demonstrate the capacity to reflect and interpret the thinking of the artists through their works and texts.
• SC4. Develop the capacity to analyze the repercussion between art and society.
• SC5. Use the tools and resources necessary for documenting and explaining one’s own artistic work.
• SC6. Know and integrate the digital tools in artistic practice.
• SC7. Know and apply the artistic methodologies of revitalization of the environment and/or modification of a public or private context.
• SC8. Know and apply the vocabulary, codes and concepts inherent in the different artistic techniques.
• SC9. Use correctly the basic tools of plastic expression (line, color, composition and structure).
• SC10. Know and apply the techniques of two-dimensional representation.
• SC11. Know and apply the basic notions of three-dimensional language.
• SC12. Demonstrate the capacity to express abstract concepts through drawing.
• SC13. Correctly use the space as an artistic tool.
• SC14. Develop advanced strategies for artistic expression based on three dimensions.
• SC15. Correctly handle the materials and techniques of each artistic language.
• SC16. Develop self-learning strategies of the technologies relevant for each artistic project.
• SC17. Know and apply the methodologies of the artistic process.
• SC18. Demonstrate ability to communicate and disseminate artistic processes in contexts of teaching-learning.
• SC19. Develop channels of relating and interchange with other knowledge fields.
• SC20. Demonstrate the capacity to identify the appropriate professionals for intervening in the artistic production, as well as in the distribution, dissemination and preservation of the artwork.
• SC21. Know and apply the adequate resources for dissemination of the artistic projects with the aim of strengthening their repercussion.
• SC23. Know the Spanish and international cultural institutions and organizations and their functions (museum network, exhibits, biennials, etc.).
• SC24. Know the rules of conduct derived from copyrights and intellectual property.

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