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Fine Art

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • Kingston is ranked No.1 in London for Art and Design (The Times Good University Guide 2023).

  • You’ll benefit from dedicated studios and stunning technical workshops where you can develop your individual and collaborative creative skills in a range of traditional media and new technologies.

  • Professional skills modules will help identify and plan your future career, gain real-life experience, and build a portfolio, which will showcase your talents.

  • Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.

About this course
This interdisciplinary course will allow you to experiment across a wide range of specialised areas, including sculpture, performance, painting, drawing, film, video, photography, sound and digital media.

You’ll develop an art practice, develop your artistic voice, and explore materials and contexts through a combination of tutorials, workshops, seminars, lectures, exhibitions, live projects, and self-led enquiry.

You’ll expand your knowledge in the field of art and reflect and contribute to the ways in which art can shape and question society through a curriculum that combines practice and theory. A carefully curated programme of visiting artists, curators and writers enables you to place your ideas into context.

Future Skills
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

Career opportunities
Graduates are well-positioned to work as independent artists, curators, writers and beyond. Some are instrumental in setting up, and contributing to, new creative, cultural, and educational spaces. Others progress to postgraduate study and research or go
on to teach and provide technical support to others, including individual artists, galleries and museums, schools, and universities.

Modules

– Introducing Studio Practice
– Professional Skills
– Critical Issues in Fine Art: Research and Practice

To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.

Assessment method

Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios, dissertation).

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W100
Institution code:
K84
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 120 - 136 points

The preferred entry route for this course is for applicants to be taking a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, or the recognised equivalent. Applicants will need 120-136 tariff points from recognised level 3 qualifications. Plus GCSE (A*–C or comparable numeric scores under the newly reformed GCSE gradings): five subjects including English and Maths (Key Skills Level 2 may be used in lieu of GCSE English and Maths). Offers will be made on the basis of your UCAS application and portfolio. More details about portfolio requirements can be found on the course page on our website. You will be notified by email giving you advice about how to upload your online portfolio, once we have received your application.

A level - BBB - AAB

Or A Levels at equivalent to 120 - 136 UCAS points.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM

T Level - M

Please note: We only accept applications for Year 1 (Level 4) entry. This course does not have an integrated Foundation Year (Year 0) included in the degree. We also do not accept applications for Year 2 (Level 5) nor for Year 3 (Level 6) entry.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio
Further details can be found in the entry requirements on the course page: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/fine-art/

English language requirements

English language requirements https://www.kingston.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-language-entry-requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

When assessing your application, we’re looking for evidence of your ability, potential, passion for your subject and the skills and experience you have to evaluate your suitability for a course.

Our course entry requirements include tariff ranges. We vary the required UCAS Tariff points in our offers as we consider each application individually and use a number of factors to build an offer that is tailored to you, this includes your personal statement and predicted grades.

Learn more on the Kingston University website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course
Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

65% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

How do you compare?

See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

83 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

92 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please visit the provider’s course webpage for the most accurate details on tuition fees including Foundation Year O, international fees, and any additional course costs.

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