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Fine Art at University of the Arts London - UCAS

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2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.

University of the Arts London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

BA Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts brings together students and staff to examine what contemporary fine art practice is and to help forge its future. ‘Thinking through making and making things happen’ is the ethos around which BA Fine Art at Chelsea is structured. The course provides a critically creative environment where you can develop your own practice. Your experience is based around a series of events that include on and off-site exhibitions, performance, publications, presentations, symposia and screenings that are aimed to give you experience of real-world practice. We encourage open and exploratory thinking. You will gain the confidence, experience and skills to play an effective role as a professional artist on an international stage. What to expect

  • Broad-based course: Benefit from explore a wide range of specialised areas including film, video, digital media, sound, print, performance, painting, sculpture and drawing.
  • Experimental learning: Test your ideas, experiment with new techniques and learn to take risks to produce the most creative and innovative pieces.
  • Diverse teaching: Learn through an exciting programme of tutorials, seminars, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and live projects.
  • Creative community: Be part of a community of artists and draw inspiration from shared experiences, ideas and perspectives.
  • Tailored education: Tailor your course to reflect your interests, strengths and creative ambitions.
  • Social and ethical exploration: Explore how art can be used as a vehicle to interrogate and redefine social issues such as class, race, gender, disability and identity.
  • Sustainable approach: Develop an ethical, inclusive and sustainable approach to working and exhibiting.
  • Theory and practice: Learn about fine art theory and how social, cultural, political and environmental contexts have helped shape and change the way art is created and consumed.
  • Facilities: Access to Chelsea's shared workshops. These include ceramics, casting, laser cutting, photography metal and woodwork, and an audio-visual editing suite.


 Industry experience and opportunities You can choose to study part of your course at 1 of our partner institutions through UAL’s Turing and international exchange programme. About Chelsea College of Arts Chelsea College of Arts has a reputation for producing some of today’s leading artists and designers. Our students are encouraged to radically engage with contemporary fine art and design practice. The College offers courses in curating and collections, fine art, graphic design, textile design, product and furniture design and interior design At Chelsea College of Arts, we look at art and design in a social, cultural and political context. We are particularly interested in the effects of globalisation. This could either be on creative practice itself or a response to it. As an international hub of creative practices, we have a range of partnerships, projects and exchanges that broaden student and staff perspectives and knowledge. 
 Located in central London, the College's Grade ll listed Pimlico site overlooks Tate Britain and the River Thames. It has excellent workshops, extensive library facilities, a canteen and an onsite gallery, Chelsea Space. The College is home to UAL’s Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN) research centre, the Decolonising Arts Institute and Iniva. The College’s alumni include Mariko Mori, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Haroon Mirza, Steve McQueen, Rana Begum, Chris Ofili, Margaret Calvert, Mark Wallinger, Thomas J Price, James Richards and Helen Chadwick.

How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

14Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W104
Institution code:
U65
Campus name:
Chelsea College of Arts
Campus code:
H

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Qualification requirements

Additional entry requirements

Interview

You may be invited to an interview following our review of your application

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535* Year 1
Scotland £9535* Year 1
Wales £9535* Year 1
Channel Islands £9535* Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535* Year 1
EU £29990* Year 1
International £29990* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

PLEASE NOTE the above fees are for entry in 2025. Tuition fees for the 2026/27 academic year have yet to be determined and may increase for new and continuing students. More information about tuition fees for entry in 2026/27 will be published in due course, with further information about tuition fees at UAL available on our website: https://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/undergraduate-tuition-fees
Fine Art at University of the Arts London - UCAS