Study fine art and illustration animation
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold award
Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a 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.
Fine art
Our fine art courses 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 study in 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.
Our courses
Illustration animation
We're ranked No.1 in London for Art and Design (Times Good University Guide) and No. 1 in London for Graphic Design (Guardian league tables 2024).
You'll be taught critical thinking, drawing, animation, digital crafts, storytelling methods and presentation techniques. Our illustration and animation course produces top graduates who go on to work at the best creative agencies and companies globally, such as Cartoon Network and Netflix.
Our courses
Ideas emerge here
Kingston School of Art has long been recognised as one of the best art and design schools in teaching and research, which is shown in our subject rankings, research, performance, industry and student awards, and the leading brands and institutions that choose to work with us.
We are committed to development and offer students opportunities to explore, experiment and to take risks. Find your unique signature.
We prepare our students to be the creative and cultural leaders in the industries of the future.
The Art School Experience
As part of Kingston School of Art, students on this course benefit from joining a creative community where collaborative working and critical practice are encouraged.
Our workshops and studios are open to all disciplines, enabling students and staff to work together, share ideas and explore multi-disciplinary making.
Future Skills
Knowledge to give you the edge
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.
Virtual Experience
Discover more about Kingston with our virtual experience.
Take a self-guided tour through our facilities, campuses and the surrounding area of Kingston upon Thames. You can also view the different accommodation options available and hear from current students about their course, experience at Kingston and more.
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