Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Fine Art (Central Saint Martins)
- 3 years
- Duration
- 30,890 GBP/year
- Price
- September
- Start
- June
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- London / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
The BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins is a programme dedicated to critically questioning artistic and societal norms.
It focuses on two core questions: the site where art is produced and the site where it is encountered by an audience.
The course encourages students to be imaginative and resourceful practitioners, working across diverse media within interdisciplinary studios. It actively engages with urgent contemporary issues, including climate, social and racial justice. Through experimental exhibition-making in both traditional and unconventional spaces, students learn to challenge and reshape the cultural landscape, preparing to define the future of art practice.
Program structure
Stage 1
- Unit 1: Studio
- Unit 2: Making
- Unit 3: Describing
- Unit 4: Creative Unions
Stage 1 asks: Where do we work and what is practice?
Start with an introduction to Art School, which covers the course's instructional techniques and events. Learning will occur through staff practice, networks, tutorials, lectures, critical discussion, seminars, and self-directed study. Studio and Critical Studies experts will help you identify artistic interests and issues. Stage 1 will culminate with you creating studio methods that suit your interests and writing your first essay. Tutors will help you confidently self-direct your work.
Stage 2
- Unit 5: Placing
- Unit 6: Reading
- Unit 7: Writing
- Unit 8: Encountering
Stage 2 addresses publicizing work.
How and where to exhibit your work will be emphasized as you build your profession. The year-group can exhibit their work in cross-program selected exhibitions and open studios where the art program welcomes the public. Choose from a variety of external projects to explore the different ways you might make your practice public. Through Critical Studies lectures, conversations, and gallery visits, you'll explore contemporary art's concepts, practices, and disputes.
By the end of Stage 2, you will have discovered several ways to make your work public and began to contextualize your practice.
Stage 3
- Unit 9: Positioning
- Unit 10: Practice
Stage 3 equips you to contextualize your work intellectually, culturally, politically, and socially. You will be encouraged to plan your cultural industry career and identify strategies for sustainable practice after the course.
The working week
The majority of your time (40 hours) will be devoted to learning activities like workshops, debates, and individual and collaborative practice.
Price
Tuition fee:
- 30,890 GBP per year*
*Tuition fees for international students may increase by up to 5% in each future year of your course.
During your studies, you may need to cover extra costs which are not included in your tuition fees. You might need to budget for materials and equipment specific to your course. You may also need a laptop or other digital tech/software.
Requirements for applicants
The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:
One of the following accepted full Level 3 qualifications:
- Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Level 3 or 4) or EU/International Foundation equivalent
- Merit, Pass, Pass (MPP) at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects include Art, Art and Design or Design and Technology)
- Pass at UAL Extended Diploma
- Access to Higher Education Diploma equivalent to 64 UCAS tariff points (preferred subjects include Art, Art and Design or Design and Technology)
- And three GCSE passes at grade 4 or above (grade A–C).
Entry to this course will also be determined by assessment of your portfolio.
Exceptionally applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered.
The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- Related academic or work experience
- The quality of the personal statement
- A strong academic or other professional reference
- Or a combination of these factors.
Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
English language requirements
- IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
About the university
The University of the Arts London (UAL) produces and encourages the creativity essential for a better future. Its colleges have been at the forefront of innovative education since 1842, creating work with a lasting impact on people and the planet, driven by curiosity, imagination, and purpose.
London is fundamental to UAL's identity, providing a vital context where the university connects and exchanges ideas with individuals from all walks of life. Globally, its creative network influences education, culture, business, and society.
Through innovative research and creative instruction, UAL's faculty and staff bring fresh perspectives to education. The university enables students to build the careers they desire by working with them at every level - from pre-degree to postgraduate, and from short courses to online learning.
UAL's colleges
Ranked second in the world for art and design, UAL comprises six distinct colleges:
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins
- Chelsea College of Arts
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Arts
Together, they form a community of creatives, innovators, trailblazers, and storytellers, united in their mission to reimagine the future.
Courses in the visual arts, animation, screen, communication, fashion, media, and performance are available at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
