W1 Fine art course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting W1 means fine art, in the creative arts and design area (W). 153 courses at 75 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 64 and 104 UCAS points; 28 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often ABB. Another 73 joint honours courses carry W1 as their second subject.

Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too

Codes in use

Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.

• W100 41
• W101 21
• W102 16
• W103 8
• W104 6
• W105 6
• W190 5
• W120 4
• W191 4
• W111 3
• W150 3
• W106 2
• W108 2
• W110 2
• W112 2
• W121 2
• W123 2
• W192 2
• W107 1
• W10F 1
• W10G 1
• W10K 1
• W10L 1
• W122 1
• W12N 1
• W130 1
• W132 1
• W140 1
• W160 1
• W161 1
• W16F 1
• W1FY 1
• W1GA 1
• W1P3 with media studies 1
• W1P4 with publishing 1
• W1P5 with journalism 1
• W1V3 with history by topic, incl. art history 1
• W1W2 with design 1
• W1W3 with music 1
• W1W4 with drama 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying W1 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with W2 design 8
• with Q3 English studies 5
• with V3 history by topic, incl. art history 5
• with W3 music 5
• with C0 no standard meaning 3
• with Q1 linguistics 3
• with W8 creative writing 3
• with C8 psychology 2
• with N2 management studies 2
• with R0 no standard meaning 2
• with V5 philosophy 2
• with W6 film and photography 2
• with W7 crafts 2
• with C1 biology 1
• with C2 botany 1
• with C7 molecular biology and biochemistry 1
• with C9 other biological sciences 1
• with F0 no standard meaning 1
• with F3 physics 1
• with F6 geology 1
• with G1 mathematics 1
• with H0 no standard meaning 1
• with H3 mechanical engineering 1
• with L1 economics 1
• with N3 finance 1
• with N5 marketing 1
• with P3 media studies 1
• with P4 publishing 1
• with P5 journalism 1
• with Q5 Celtic studies 1
• with Q6 Latin 1
• with Q8 classical studies 1
• with R1 French 1
• with R2 German 1
• with R3 Italian 1
• with R9 other European languages 1
• with W4 drama 1
• with W9 other creative arts 1
• with X1 teacher training 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• fine art 117
• design 4
• natural sciences 4
• drawing 3
• audio technology 2
• creative arts and design 2
• fine art conservation 2
• health and welfare 2

Universities

• University for the Creative Arts 10
• Lancaster University 9
• Norwich University of the Arts 6
• University of the Arts London 5
• Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 4
• University of Bath 4
• University of Derby 4
• University of Lincoln 4
• University of Staffordshire 4
• Anglia Ruskin University 3
• Arts University Bournemouth 3
• Arts University Plymouth 3
• UCL (University College London) 3
• University of Brighton 3
• University of Northampton 3
• Aberystwyth University 2
• Birmingham City University 2
• Bucks New University 2
• Edinburgh Napier University 2
• Falmouth University 2
• Glasgow School of Art 2
• Goldsmiths, University of London 2
• Hereford College of Arts 2
• Liverpool Hope University 2
• London Metropolitan University 2
• Loughborough University 2
• Teesside University 2
• University of Bedfordshire 2
• University of Chester 2
• University of Cumbria 2
• University of East London 2
• University of Gloucestershire 2
• University of Greater Manchester 2
• University of Reading 2
• University of Salford 2
• University of South Wales 2
• University of Southampton 2
• University of Suffolk 2
• University of Sunderland 2
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 2
• Bath Spa University 1
• Bristol, UWE 1
• Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts 1
• Cardiff Metropolitan University 1
• Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) 1
• Coleg Sir Gar 1
• Coventry University 1
• De Montfort University 1
• Hull College 1
• Kingston University 1
• Leeds Arts University 1
• Leeds Beckett University 1
• Liverpool John Moores University 1
• Manchester Metropolitan University 1
• Middlesex University 1
• Newcastle College University Centre 1
• Newcastle University 1
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 1
• Nottingham Trent University 1
• Oxford Brookes University 1
• SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) 1
• Sheffield Hallam University 1
• TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) 1
• The Northern School of Art 1
• Ulster University 1
• University Centre South Essex 1
• University Centre St Helens 1
• University of Dundee 1
• University of East Anglia UEA 1
• University of Huddersfield 1
• University of Lancashire 1
• University of Leeds 1
• University of Oxford 1
• University of Worcester 1
• Wrexham University 1

Courses