Kingston School of Art is one of the UK's leading art institutions.

As one of the UK's leading educational institutions, Kingston School of Art's excellence is reflected by impressive subject rankings, awards, research performance and the global influence of its alumni.

Kingston School of Art is ranked No.1 in London for Design and Crafts (Guardian University league tables 2022).

Professional skills are taught alongside research and theory, with all courses culminating in a major project. Many courses even offer opportunities to work on live industry briefs or to take work placements in industry.

We have recently invested £32m in a major refurbishment project at Kingston School of Art's Knights Park campus to provide students with world-class workshop spaces and design studios.

Kingston School of Art's facilities include fashion workshops, recording studios, a hackspace, gallery and museum owned by the University and much more.

Our architecture and landscape courses encourage you to unravel theory, experiment with new materials and technologies and immerse yourself in the experience of crafting and making.

The practical emphasis of our courses, the on-site Stanley Picker Gallery, and open access to our brand-new workshops allow for the opportunity to develop in a creative, vibrant environment.

Our courses will help you develop the practical and technical skills required to create imaginative spaces, furniture and products, and to illustrate and design graphics.

You'll have the opportunity to work on several live briefs and industry projects throughout your course.

You will have access to the Writers' Centre, Kingston, a literary centre dedicated to creative writing, which hosts talks, workshops, festivals, masterclasses and visits from literary agents, writers and publishers.

Our film and photography degrees will provide you with endless opportunities to experiment, take risks and develop your own signature style.

Our journalism and publishing courses are ranked No.3 in London by the Guardian University Guide league tables 2022.

Our media courses are taught by top practitioners in their fields. Students have access to state-of-the-art facilities like our media suite.

Our Music students have access to the Visconti Studio, an analogue/digital hybrid recording studio with a 300m2 octagonal live room plus vintage and rare recording equipment.

Philosophy students are based at the UK's Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, renowned for its teaching and research in post-Kantian European philosophy.

We offer MSc by Research, MPhil and PhD degrees across the full range of research areas within the Faculty.