Study abroad in London, United Kingdom: Most popular universities for Visual Arts.

Are you thinking of studying Visual Arts, abroad? Below you can find the most popular universities and programmes to study Visual Arts in London, United Kingdom. This list is based on visitors on the Studyportals websites, listing more than 150,000 English-taught Bachelor's and Master's programmes world-wide.



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University of the Arts London (UAL)

The University of the Arts London is Europe’s largest specialist arts and design university, and one of the most renowned international institutions in arts, design, fashion and communication. UAL has six constituent Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts.
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Goldsmiths, University of London

Creativity has always been the hallmark of Goldsmiths, University of London. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive and ideas are allowed to grow. 
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Birkbeck, University of London

Founded in 1823, Birkbeck, University of London is a world-class research and teaching institution located in the heart of central London. As a College of the University of London, Birkbeck awards internationally recognised qualifications and is a world-class research and teaching institution.
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Middlesex University

Students learn in a way that’s personal to them at Middlesex. They get real-life experience to put their knowledge into practice and develop advanced skills. Then they take their skills and experience and use them to learn throughout the rest of their lives.
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Sotheby´s Institute of Art

For over forty years Sotheby’s Institute of Art has been preparing students for careers in the international art world. Our vision is to be universally acknowledged as the premier provider of advanced object-based art education, whose graduates combine passion for the visual arts with scholarship, connoisseurship and market sophistication in order to flourish as leaders in the global art market.
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University of East London

We're top among modern universities in London for academic experience, student welfare, accommodation and facilities, and a 'rising star of higher education' (Times Higher Education 2018)
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Most popular Visual Arts programmes for international students in London

These are the most popular programmes among international students who are looking for a Visual Arts degree in London.

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Fine Art Drawing (Hons)

University of the Arts London (UAL)

The BA Fine Art Drawing (Hons) at the University of the Arts London (UAL) teaches drawing as an extension of thinking. You will develop your understanding of the subject in relation to wider issues in art. The course encourages you to look at how drawing is used in other disciplines such as architecture, choreography, mathematics and science.
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Arts Administration & Cultural Policy

Goldsmiths, University of London

This programme offers you the chance to engage with the key issues in the formulation of arts and cultural policy and the administration of the arts, in particular those relating to the performing arts.
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Art History and Visual Culture

Richmond, the American International University in London

Based at the Kensington campus in the heart of London, the MA in Art History and Visual Culture from Richmond, the American International University in London, will prepare you for an exciting creative career in the art world or more study in the visual arts. This programme puts a spotlight on intercultural issues in art history and visual culture, and professional practice in the visual arts.
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Feminism and Contemporary Art

Middlesex University Summer School

This Feminism and Contemporary Art course from Middlesex University Summer School will discuss how feminist theory has developed in relation to contemporary art practices.
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Design

Royal College of Art

The School of Design is home to internationally significant research by its staff and students, much of which is practice-based. The teaching areas of the School – Design Products, Fashion Menswear, Fashion Womenswear, Global Innovation Design, Innovation Designing Engineering, Intelligent Mobility, Service Design and Textiles – represent a wide range of approaches to research, from the industrially oriented to the highly speculative. 
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Architecture: Alternative Urbanisms

University of East London

This programme explores and develops new forms of urban practice in cities undergoing rapid change. It aims to develop practical and innovative urban design strategies and positions, from neighbourhoods to whole cities. It is designed to develop tools for the urban designer and examines the boundaries between urban and landscape practice through emphasising their interdependence. The programme also explores how the relationship of climate, weather and materiality in a urban territory may give rise to specific solutions to generic questions.
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Art Business Foundations and Placement

Sotheby´s Institute of Art

Art Business Foundations and Placement is an intensive one-semester programme is designed for those who are interested in learning about business practices in the art world both through study and through an internship which is embedded in the programme.
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Illustration and Visual Media

University of the Arts London (UAL)

The MA Illustration and Visual Media at the University of the Arts London (UAL) explores the creation and contextualisation of images at a time of unparalleled possibilities for engagement in visual culture. 
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To apply at one of these universities, you may need a proof of English proficiency. There are several standardised English tests that you can take to proof your English level, such as the PTE (Pearson Test of English), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), CAE (Cambridge Advanced English) and IELTS (International English Language Testing System), offered by British Council and IDP. IELTS is the most popular of these tests, with British Council offering more than 1000 test locations and being accepted by more than 9,000 organisations world-wide.

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About Visual Arts

Visual Arts degrees teach students to manipulate arrangements of colours, shapes or other elements that influence the sense of beauty, especially the representation of beauty in a graphic and plastic environment. Visual Arts degrees offered by top international art schools prepare graduates to follow careers as cartoonists, illustrators, industrial designers, and more.

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