Study Art, Design and Visual Culture
Taught by leading academics, industry professionals and practising artists, our Art, Design and Visual Culture degrees provide you with a comprehensive overview of your chosen discipline. Our courses reflect the fast-changing opportunities in digital arts, design, culture, heritage and media.
Courses
2025/26 Full-time
- Animation BA Honours
- Animation with Foundation BA Honours
- Creative Media Arts BA Honours
- Creative Media Arts with Foundation BA Honours
- Fashion Design BA Honours
- Fashion Marketing and Promotion BA Honours
- Fashion Photography BA Honours
- Fashion Photography with Foundation BA Honours
- Fine Art Mixed Media BA Honours
- Fine Art Mixed Media with Foundation BA Honours
- Games Art BA Honours
- Games Design BA Honours
- Graphic Design BA Honours
- Graphic Design with Foundation BA Honours
- Illustration BA Honours
- Illustration with Foundation BA Honours
- Photography BA Honours
- Photography with Foundation BA Honours
2025/26 Part-time day
2025/26 Full-time
- Art and Emerging Technologies MA
- Art and Visual Culture MA (January)
- Art and Visual Culture MA
- Cultural and Critical Studies MA
- Cultural and Critical Studies MA (January)
- Expanded Photography MA
- Global Contemporary Art MA
- Interactive Media Practice MA
- Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture MA
- Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture MA (January)
- Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture with Professional Experience MA
2025/26 Part-time day
- Art and Emerging Technologies MA
- Art and Visual Culture MA (January)
- Art and Visual Culture MA
- Cultural and Critical Studies MA (January)
- Cultural and Critical Studies MA
- Expanded Photography MA
- Global Contemporary Art MA
- Interactive Media Practice MA
- Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture MA (January)
- Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture MA
Known for our combination of pure, practice-led and applied approaches, and for using our knowledge for the betterment of society we offer PhD, MPhil, DProf and MRes study. We can provide you with guidance on how to write your research proposal and our entry requirements for a Research Degree.
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Careers
Industry links
Our dedicated professional practice modules will help you to develop strong links within your chosen sector in London and beyond. Additionally, the University’s dedicated Careers and Employability Service offers tailored support during your studies and for up to three years after graduation. The service provides workshops, industry networking events and placement opportunities.
Employment opportunities
- Animator
- Artist
- Arts educator
- Curator
- Features writer
- Gallery owner or director
- Graphic designer
- Illustrator
- Museum archivist
- Photographer or fashion photographer
Westminster Stories
My Art and Design Foundation Year Experience
Our Art and Design degrees, offered with a foundation year, provide students with the creative skills and confidence before progressing onto their main degree.
Westminster graduate artwork featured in solo exhibition
Fine Art Mixed Media BA graduate discusses the exhibition, studying at Westminster and being inspired by Course Leader, Raine Smith.
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Chat with our students
Ask some of our current students about their experience of life at the University of Westminster.
What our students say
Rainha De Souza
Fine Art Mixed Media BA - 2023
My course has been an exciting and an extensive journey of learning and development. I particularly enjoyed the freedom of experimenting with variety of different media in my creative practice. Moreover, the collaboration with tutors and like-minded peers made the learning experience more enthralling.
Mely Itzae Montemayor Ayala
Illustration BA Hons - 2023
Throughout the course, we had several workshops run by alumni from the course. The workshops allowed us to explore different areas of specialty such as Concept Art, Children’s Illustration, Animation, plus many more within a professional context. This improved my understanding of how to take my practice further and what skills I would need to develop to pursue my desired area of specialty.
Nicholas Olawunmi
Photography BA - 2023
I chose the University of Westminster to pursue a career in photography. After thorough research on various universities, I found that Westminster offers excellent academic and disability support. Additionally, the university provides outstanding facilities that are essential for advancing my skills in photography.
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Student work
Ruth Martin, Fine Art Mixed Media BA
Hannah Miller, Animation BA
Aleksandra Lewczuk, Fine Art BA
Gyorgy Englert, Photography BA
Kintija Karasa, Graphic Design BA
Brando Naldi and Maxwell Francis, Contemporary Media Practice BA
Facilities
You'll have access to specialist facilities including professional darkrooms and processing facilities, a photographic green screen and film studios, moving image editing suites, 3D workshops, digital facilities and traditional printing areas.
Professional Design Tools
Our design courses use state-of-the-art design and production tools to support your professional development.
Professional Photography Studios
Our professional standard photography studios are equipped with modern studio lighting and photographic equipment. The studios can be booked by students, in addition to their use during course sessions.
Fine Art Studios
Our spacious Fine Art studios provide students with the facilities to bring their creative ideas to life.
Darkrooms
Photographic darkroom for analogue photography, allowing students to process film images at our Harrow campus.
Harrow Library
All students enjoy access to the University’s library resources across our campuses. Our Harrow library is equipped with books and resources for our creative disciplines. It features professional standard hardware and software, as well as collaborative and private workspaces.
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