Reasons to choose Kingston
Becoming part of our creative agency, StudioKT1.com, you’ll gain practical experience by working on exciting paid live briefs from companies such as Unilever and Mozilla Foundation.
Kingston School of Art’s industry-standard, cutting-edge workshops, studios and making spaces are accessible to all students.
Facilities include world-class 3D workshops, digital media labs, printmaking, film and photography facilities. Kingston has an ethos of Thinking Through Making.
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
Can you see yourself working as an art director in advertising, a design studio, or on social media? This course will develop your knowledge of these industries, exploring topics such as storytelling, branding and strategy.
You’ll also study the art director’s role, learning to create effective advertising campaigns, visual identities and content for organisations and unique projects.
There are plenty of opportunities to gain relevant experience, which will enhance your CV. You’ll be able to work on live projects with creative companies, interpreting briefs and developing a coherent visual identity to match a company’s ideas.
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
By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to apply your expertise to the creative industries, combining your understanding of art and design with your knowledge of commercial practices.
Example modules
– Visual Narratives and Design Thinking: Creating Compelling Stories, Creative Problem-Solving
– Creative Project Management
– Live case study.
To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.
Assessment typically comprises practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios and dissertation).
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Kingston University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
Please note: This course does not have an integrated Foundation Year (Year 0) included in the degree.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
English language requirementshttps://www.kingston.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-language-entry-requirements
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.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course 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.
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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.
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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