Fine Art (with Professional Practice Year) at University for the Creative Arts
Fine Art (with Professional Practice Year) (BA (Hons), W103) at University for the Creative Arts asked for 32–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uca.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 32 - 168 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check uca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 80% had fewer than the 168 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 76%, other qualifications 9%, other higher education 8%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W103 · W1 fine art
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 84%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%87%
Learning opportunities77%83%
Assessment and feedback79%88%
Academic support81%90%
Organisation and management58%71%
Learning resources77%86%
Student voice70%82%
90 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£19.5k5 years£24k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
45%
say their work is meaningful
UK 68%
20%
use what they learned
UK 25%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Caring personal services10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Canterbury, South East England, England
- Postcode
- CT1 3AN
Subjects
fine art design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Canterbury
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Art at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidKent College (Inc Medway School of Arts) | Foundation Degree in Fine Art Practice FdA | 72 - 168 points | — |
| University for the Creative Arts | Fine Art (with Professional Practice Year) this course | 32 - 168 points | 96–111 |
| Newcastle University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 120 - 156 points | 176–191 |
| Kingston University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Fine Art - Painting and Printmaking BA (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Art and Technology BA (Hons) | ABB | 208–223 |
| University of Dundee | Art & Philosophy BA (Hons) | ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Leeds | Art and Design BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Art and Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
See all 240 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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