Fine Art, BA (Hons)

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 courseThis 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 opportunitiesGraduates 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 goon 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 PracticeTo 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).

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– 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.