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    Foundation Diploma in Art, Design & Media Practice
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    Foundation Diploma in Art, Design & Media Practice

    Kingston University
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    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Master by Course Work

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Campuses

    Kingston School of Art at Penrhyn Road

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026
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    Duration 1 year(s)
    Next Intake September-2026

    Foundation Diploma in Art, Design & Media Practice

    About

    This accredited course prepares you for the study of art and design at degree level. You'll gain an understanding of visual communication, three-dimensional design, fashion and fine art. You'll explore a range of art forms, media and techniques, and begin to develop your own creative style.

    You'll be taught by a broad range of tutors who all work within the creative industry. These will engage you in a critical investigation of your work, progression aims and ambitions. You'll take part in regular research and drawing trips; studio, gallery and museum visits to London also form part of the course.

    Please view our portfolio guidance to assist with your application.

    Application deadlines

    • Home applicants: 1 February 2025
    • EU/International applicants: 1 April 2025

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Typical offer 2025

    A-level or AS Level or BTEC Diploma in an art and design subject. International Baccalaureate Diploma/Certificate at a minimum grade of 24. Five GCSEs at a minimum of grade C or 4, including English Language and Mathematics.

    Typical offer 2024

    A-level or AS Level or BTEC Diploma in an art and design subject. International Baccalaureate Diploma/Certificate at a minimum grade of 24. Five GCSEs at a minimum of grade C or 4, including English Language and Mathematics.

    Additional requirements

    Entry onto this course will require submission of a digital portfolio as part of the application process.

    See portfolio guidance below for more information about how to prepare your portfolio.

    International

    All international students requiring a visa must meet our English Language requirements. For this course it is an IELTS for UKVI Academic 5.0 overall, with no element below 4.5.

    Country-specific information

    You will find more information on country specific entry requirements in the International section of our website.

    International applications are administered as a gathered field. Decisions will start from Monday 2nd May.

    Portfolio guidance

    Please make sure you download and carefully read our guidance for applying for the Foundation Diploma in Art, Design & Media Practice document (PDF).

    You will need to follow the instructions in that document to first create your Dropbox account before completing and submitting your online application as you will need to copy and paste your Dropbox account URL weblink into the online application.

    This will allow you to create your Dropbox; fully complete your online application with your Dropbox URL link and upload important supporting documents (i.e. personal statement, reference and completed academic and English language qualifications) to your online application form and submit your application as soon as possible and in plenty of time prior to the application deadline.

    Once you submit your online application, you will then be able to upload your portfolio images to your existing Dropbox account by the application deadline.

    All applications and Dropbox portfolios will then be reviewed by the admissions tutors after the application deadline.

    Application deadline

    • Home applicants: 1 February 2024 (6pm GMT)
    • EU/International applicants: 1 April 2024 (6pm GMT)

    Typical offer and UCAS points explained

    Like most universities, we use the UCAS Tariff point system for our course entry requirements.

    Find out more about UCAS Tariff points and see how A-level, AS level, BTEC Diploma and T-level qualifications translate to the points system.

    Career

    After you graduate

    Students progress to study courses such as architecture, fine art, graphic design, illustration animation, fashion, costume, filmmaking, photography, product and furniture design and interior design, often choosing to stay at Kingston University.

    Please find below lists of our recent students' degree courses and destinations. What is paramount to our Foundation is to make sure our students get onto the course best suited to them.

    Degree destinations

    • Architectural Association
      BA Architecture
    • Bartlett School of Architecture
      BA Architecture
    • Bath Spa
      BA Contemporary Arts Practice
      BA Graphic Communication
      BA Fine Art Painting
    • Arts Bournemouth
      BA Visual Communication
    • Bournemouth
      BA Animation
      BA Illustration
    • Brighton
      BA Fashion & Business Studies
      BA Design & Craft
      BA Graphic Design
      BA Illustration
      BA Painting
      BA Printmaking
    • Bristol
      BA Fashion Design
    • Camberwell
      BA Fine Art Photography
      BA Fine Art Sculpture
      BA Graphic Design
    • Chelsea
      BA Textile Design
      BA Fine Art
    • Courtauld
      BA History of Art
    • CSM
      BA Graphic Comms Design
      BA Fashion Womenswear
      BA Fashion Menswear
      BA Fashion Design Marketing
      BA Textiles
      BA Jewellery Design
    • Edinburgh
      BA Fashion Design
      BA Textiles
      BA Performance Costume
    • Eindhoven, Netherlands
      Design Academy
    • Falmouth
      BA Games Design
      BA Graphic Design
      BA Illustration
      BA Fine Art
    • Gerrit Rietveld Academie
      BA Graphic Design
    • Glasgow School of Art
      BA Fine Art
      BA Communication Design
      BA Fashion
    • Goldsmiths
      BA Fine Art
      BA Design
    • Kingston University
      BA Architecture
      BA Fashion Design
      BA Fine Art
      BA Product & Furniture Design
      BA Graphic Design
      BA Illustration Animation
      BA Interior Design
    • Konstfack, Stockholm
      Graphic Design & Illustration
    • Lancaster
      BA Fine Art
    • London College of Communication
      BA Illustration & Visual Media
      BA Film and Television
    • London College of Fashion
      BA Fashion Design
      BA Menswear
    • Lincoln
      BA Design for Education & Museum
    • Loughborough
      BA Graphic Design
    • Manchester
      BA Illustration
      BA Fashion
    • Newcastle
      BA Fine Art
      BA Architecture
    • Northumbria
      BA Fashion Design & Marketing
    • Norwich
      BA Illustration
    • Nottingham
      BA History of Art
    • Nottingham Trent
      BA Fashion
      BA Graphic Design
    • Ruskin
      BA Fine Art
    • Slade (UCL)
      BA Fine Art
    • UAL Wimbledon
      BA Fine Art
      BA Theatre Design
    • Westminster
      BA Fashion Design
      BA Architecture
      BA Film

    Fee Information

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