Fine Art BA (Hons)

<strong>Reasons to choose Kingston</strong><br/>• Kingston is ranked No.1 in London for Art and Design (The Times Good University Guide 2023).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• 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.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Professional skills modules will help identify and plan your future career, gain real-life experience, and build a portfolio, which will showcase your talents.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• 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 frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>About this course</strong><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><strong>Future Skills</strong> <br/>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. <br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. <br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it. <br/><br/><strong>Career opportunities</strong><br/>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<br/>on to teach and provide technical support to others, including individual artists, galleries and museums, schools, and universities.

Located in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, you'll benefit from excellent transport links to central London and beyond. You'll have access to great employer connections, with Kingston being on the doorstep of hundreds of prestigious businesses.<br/><br/>Kingston University’s commitment to high-quality teaching has been recognised with a TEF Gold rating (TEF 2023). The University has also secured a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and outcomes categories.<br/><br/>Kingston has invested heavily in dedicated study spaces, cutting-edge sports facilities and specialist equipment. You can hone your trading skills at the Bloomberg Trading Room or create your masterpiece in the modern art facilities. Whatever your chosen course, you'll be supported with modern facilities and passionate lecturers.<br/><br/>You can also get involved in over 70 sports clubs and societies and even start your own society.