Fine Art BA (Hons)
Kingston UniversityKingston School of Art, Knights Park
Course overview
Experiment and explore your creative potential Develop your ideas through sculpture, painting, printmaking, installation, film, photography, performance and sound. Prepare for a career in the visual arts or wider creative industries with the Fine Art BA (Hons) course from Kingston University. 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.
We also have excellent links with many London-based, national and international organisations, such as large publicly funded galleries, museums, private galleries, and artist-run spaces and collectives. You'll also be part of a community which has produced prize-winning artists, such as Fiona Banner (Tate Britain Duveen commission 2010), Kaye Donachie, Sarah Maple and Sarah McCrory, Director of CCA Goldsmiths and co-judge of the Turner Prize 2014. Fine art at Kingston School of Art Fine art students are discovering how their subject is connected to the world around them and exploring their interests through different mediums.
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Key highlights
- Work across sculpture, painting, printmaking, installation, film, photography, performance and sound
- Dedicated studios and technical workshops for traditional media and new technologies
- Links with London, national and international galleries, museums and collectives
- Develop both individual and collaborative creative skills
- Alumni include prize-winning artists such as Fiona Banner and Sarah Maple
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 120-136 — Text: Qualifications needed for 2027: Open UCAS tariff points: 120-136 The typical offer for this course is 120-136 UCAS points from Level 3 qualifications in Art & Design subjects. You could achieve this with: A-levels: BBB or A*CC
- A-level: BBB/A*CC — Text: Qualifications needed for 2027: Open UCAS tariff points: 120-136 The typical offer for this course is 120-136 UCAS points from Level 3 qualifications in Art & Design subjects. You could achieve this with: A-levels: BBB or A*CC
- BTEC: DDM — BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Distinction Merit
- Other qualification — Foundation Diploma in Art and Design: Distinction
- Access to HE Diploma: 120 — 120 UCAS points, normally with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits
- Additional condition: portfolio — Additional requirements for Fine Arts BA (Hons): Open Please submit a portfolio in digital format, 15-20 pages in length.
- International Baccalaureate: 27-29 — IB Diploma: 27-29 points. The preferred route is to first take a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design or a recognised equivalent course. Please refer to the Foundation Diploma in Art, Design and Media Practice course page for further details how to apply and application deadlines. Additional requir…
Scholarships
Family Bursary
The family bursary is a 10% tuition fee discount for international students with a direct family connection.
Up to 10% of feesInternational Success Support Scholarship
The International Success Support Scholarship provides £2,500 towards tuition fees.
Up to £2,500Sanctuary Scholarships
Careers this course leads to
- Practising artist
- Gallery curator
- Museum or gallery education officer
- Art technician
- Arts administrator
- Photographer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,050 per year | International: £21,400 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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