BA (Hons) Fine Art Mixed Media · WestminsterBachelor's degree · 3 years
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BA (Hons) Fine Art Mixed Media Bachelor's degree at Westminster

BA (Hons) Fine Art Mixed Media at Westminster. You'll develop technical fluency and conceptual depth across drawing, sculpture, painting, digital work and installation, moving between studio-based making and critical reflection.

BA (Hons)
Award
3
Years
Full-time
Study mode
85%
in work/study (15m)

About this course

BA (Hons) Fine Art Mixed Media is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at Westminster, based in Harrow Campus. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.

For Creative arts and design graduates from this provider, 85% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 60% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £25,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)

For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Art & Design, see the sections below.

Course evidence score

The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.

8.3
/ 10
Excellent
3 of 3 official measures
Student satisfaction
What students say in the National Student Survey
Strong79

Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)

Graduate outcomes
In work or further study 15 months after graduating
Excellent85

Moderate evidence Published sample: 40; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 85% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)

Continuation
Students who continue past their first year
Excellent85

Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 85% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)

Curriculum & modules

Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.

Year 1 4 modules
  • Contemporary Fine Art Practice ExperimentationCore
    Module details

    Drawing on the experience gained in Semester 1, this module helps you to develop your continued individual practical pursuit in fine art practice. It encourages an independent approach to developing fine art practice with the aim of producing a substantial body of work for exhibition. Delivery consists of fine art and technical workshops. Initial tutorials, reflecting on work so far, with later tutorial input and the course of gallery visits, seminars and talks to aid the practical and theoretic

  • Creativity and CollaborationCore
    Module details

    This module provides an induction and understanding of creative and collaborative research practice, assessment processes and group working required in creative practice subjects. The module will introduce you to the University's commitment to the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). You'll be challenged to experiment individually, undertaking contextual and practical research, which will contribute to a significant group project where students will be allocated creative role

  • Introduction to Mixed Media Fine Art PracticeCore
    Module details

    An introduction to the practical and critical challenges of producing contemporary fine art. Using proposed starting points as triggers to self directed enquiry, the aim is to provoke a process of practical and critical enquiry across a range of media. You will consider context and content via presentations and through a journal. A course of technical workshops and on-going tutorial support, screenings and seminars provide additional impetus alongside an on going diet of recommended exhibitions

  • Sources of Contemporary Fine Art Practice
    Module details

    The module will examine, via a series of lectures with the potential for discussion, the contemporary art context you are historically located within. In particular focussing on the very diverse (pluralist) contemporary scene that puts an emphasis on 'practice' over materials. The course involves a broad overview of key themes from 20th century art such as Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Feminist Art and Participatory Art. Further to which the prefix of 'Post' – as in Post-Modern, PostColonial or Post-

Year 2 5 modules
  • Contemporary Fine Art Ideas & FormCore
    Module details

    The aim of this module is to raise and discuss issues that drive contemporary art practice. It will critically examine the way that ideas take form and how histories of contemporary art are written and received. These issues are explored with reference to the work of a range of contemporary artists, practices and critical texts. This module also acts as an important transitional point between previous contextual studies and studio-based modules and the Level 6 dissertation. Students are encourag

  • Contemporary Fine Art Practice 2.1 Exploration & DevelopmentCore
    Module details

    This module is studio based. The aim of the module is to encourage you to experiment and take risks with materials, processes and ideas which you may have encountered in level 4. Within the module your developing body of work is supported by a growing awareness of the need to contextualise and critically evaluate the work you produce, including in relation to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You will be required to attend specific seminars, tutorials and workshops. You will obtain new skill

  • Work Based and Placement LearningCore
    Module details

    This module introduces you to the professional creative industries and provides you with experience of related workplace environments, relevant to the host course, through a range of tailored professional projects, including a work placement (alternatives may include client-set briefs and curated public events). Taught sessions introduce different career possibilities and provide an overview of professional skills, as well as introducing you to relevant support within the University and external

  • Concepts of Contemporary Art Practice
    Module details

    This module introduces key debates within Fine Art from the 20th century to the present. It focuses on the theoretical concepts that have influenced visual art practices and the contexts from which they have arisen. It considers the emergence of new art forms, such as performance and video, and current questions concerning more dispersed, relational and research-based practices. A series of lectures, some by visiting speakers, will provide you with an understanding of the relationships these deb

  • Contemporary Fine Art Practice 2.2 Presentation
    Module details

    This module is practice based and supports you to consolidate personal concerns relevant to the development of your practice, within the arena of contemporary Fine Art. The module enables you to develop a body of work with increasing conceptual depth, and to build on your ability to contextualise and critical evaluate your work. Within the module you are required to attend seminars, tutorials and artists talks. The module facilitates and guides independent research. The curated end of year show

Year 3 3 modules
  • Contemporary Fine Art and Professional Practice: Realisation 3.2Core
    Module details

    This is an intensive practice-based module that enables you to develop a deeper engagement with and understanding of the work that you produce. The aim is to create a body of work that demonstrates a high level of engagement with materials, mediums and media and the conceptual, critical and contextual concerns that inform contemporary fine art practices. This module should be a summative experience for you that culminates in the realisation of a body of work for the Degree Show at the end of the

  • Research ProjectCore
    Module details

    The Research Project is an extended piece of work, building on a proposal developed at Level 5 in the host course. Through self-initiated research, you'll identify an appropriate topic relevant to your discipline and embark on a process of supervised but independent inquiry. A distinctive feature of this Research Project is that it is a substantial piece of critical academic work, which embeds research and a theoretical framework as appropriate for a dissertation but offers you options in terms

  • Contemporary Fine Art Practice: Research and Development 3.1
    Module details

    This is a practice-based module that encourages you to reflect on, reconsider and/or consolidate what you have learned and achieved in the Contemporary Fine Art Practice modules at Level 5. The aim of the module is to ensure that your developing body of work is supported by your increasing ability to select, experiment with and use appropriate materials, mediums and media. It also focuses on your ability to research and develop your conceptual, contextual and critical engagement with the work th

Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.

Course in depth

What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.

What you'll study

This degree combines practical studio work with visual theory and professional preparation. In Year 1, you'll establish foundations in colour, composition and form across different media, learn materials and processes from print and textiles to digital fabrication, and study art and design history. Year 2 develops your personal direction through sustained studio practice, introduces digital and emerging media tools, and engages you with live briefs and real-world projects. In Year 3, you'll specialise deeply in areas such as graphic design, illustration, fine art, fashion and textiles, or UX and digital work, whilst building your professional practice and portfolio. The degree culminates in a self-directed final major project, publicly exhibited at a degree show.

Who it's for

You thrive on hands-on creative problem-solving and want time and space to experiment across multiple materials and media. You're curious about ideas, art history, conceptual frameworks, the contexts that shape contemporary practice, but you learn best by making. You work well independently and in critique-based group settings; you're comfortable with feedback and used to refining your ideas repeatedly. This course suits you if you're drawn to studio environments, excited by the possibility of sculpture, painting, digital work or installation, and serious about developing a sustained arts practice.

University & format

The University of Westminster is a public university founded in 1838. This BA (Hons) Fine Art Mixed Media is a full-time, three-year degree taught in English at the Harrow Campus. The University holds Silver for teaching quality in the Office for Students' Teaching Excellence Framework (2023), and as a recognised UK degree-awarding body, your degree is nationally recognised.

Student satisfaction

How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.

The teaching on my course
81%
Learning opportunities
77%
Assessment and feedback
76%
Academic Support
89%
Organisation and management
65%
Learning resources
91%
Student voice
71%

Share of students responding positively.

Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)

Applicant information

The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.

Application timelineWhat happens next
  1. 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted

    Your application needs a reference before you can send it.

  2. 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications

    Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.

  3. 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice

    Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.

  4. 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline

    18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.

Show 5 later dates
  1. 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens

    Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.

  2. 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers

    Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.

  3. 2027 entryClearing opens

    Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.

  4. 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications

    Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.

  5. 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice

    Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.

Entry & how to get in

Most entrants held A-levels or equivalent88% of accepted students came in with A-levels or equivalent (entrants over recent years).
Typical UCAS tariff: 112 - 127 pointsThe most common UCAS tariff band among accepted students. This is what entrants had, not a stated requirement.
Entry requirements are set by the universityGrades, subjects and contextual offers vary. Check Westminster's official course page for the current offer.

Who gets in

What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.

UCAS tariff of entrants

Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.

Qualifications held on entry

QualificationShare
A-levels or equivalent88%
a foundation course5%
a Baccalaureate4%
another higher-education qualification3%

Entry & your chances

An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.

Offer-based entry

Entry is set by the university and based on your offer. Use your predicted grades to see how you compare, then check the university's stated requirements.

Will you get in? Plot your grades

Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.

Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.

Add your grades to see where you land

Your points will drop onto the distribution above, with an honest above / within / below read.

Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.

How to apply

Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.

Apply by13 January 2027, 18:00 UK timefor this course
Typical gradesBBBA-level equivalent admitted students held
UCAS codeWP26quote this on your application
  1. 1
    Register on UCAS Hub

    Create your UCAS application and add this course (code WP26). One application covers up to five choices.

  2. 2
    Write your personal statement

    A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.

  3. 3
    Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time

    UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.

  4. 4
    Reply to your offers

    When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.

  5. 5
    Results day & confirmation

    On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.

💡 Many universities make a contextual (reduced-grade) offer, for example based on your school’s results, time in care, or where you live. Ask Westminster whether you’re eligible before you apply; it can lower the grades you need.

Fees & funding

What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.

Tuition per year

Home£9,790 / yr

Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).

Check fees at Westminster →

For students who normally live in England

illustrative Maintenance Loan per year
£9,790tuition used per year, published course home fee
illustrative borrowing over 3 years

2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.

Starting on or after 1 January 2027?

The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.

Paying for it

  • Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
  • Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
  • Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
  • Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.

England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.

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Careers & earnings

What Art & Design graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.

Graduate earnings: this course

WhenMedianTypical rangeGraduates
15 months after£25,000£21,000 – £28,50040
3 years after£22,000£16,000 – £27,500295
5 years after£27,500£20,500 – £34,500300

Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 40; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23.

Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course

85%
in work or further study 15 months on
60%
in highly skilled work or study
85%
continue past their first year
80%
find their work meaningful
65%
say work fits their future plans
  1. 1Graduate roleFirst role after the degree · 0–2 yrs
  2. 2Specialist / PractitionerWorking in art & design · 2–5 yrs
  3. 3Senior / LeadLeading work and people · 5–10 yrs
  4. 4Head of / ExpertSenior leadership or deep expertise · 10+ yrs

How pay grows: this course vs Art & Design nationally

Starting (15 months) HESA GO
£25,000
£22,000 – £27,000
After 3 years LEO
£22,000
£17,000 – £24,000
After 5 years LEO
£27,500
£20,825 – £29,400
national rangethis course’s medianaxis £16,000 – £30,500

National figures for Art & Design graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.

Work out your pay

Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.

What happened to 100 students?

Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.

85 of 100

were in work or further study

15 months after graduation

60% working15% working and studying10% in further study60% in highly skilled work or study

Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 40; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.

Value compared with similar courses

How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Art & Design courses at the same study level.

This course £27,500Peer median £24,500Middle 50% £22,125–£26,500
82nd percentile

Compared with 1,698 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.

UK occupations graduates enter

Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.

  • Artistic, literary and media occupationsSOC 2020 341 · 15% of published destinations · ASHE median £33,824
  • Elementary occupationsSOC 2020 9 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £19,087

Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 45; response rate: 55%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.

Is BA (Hons) Fine Art Mixed Media worth it?

Weigh it carefully. On these figures graduates of BA (Hons) Fine Art Mixed Media earn close to non-graduate pay, so on cost alone the course is slow to pay off.

Slower payoff: a long break-even relative to what this course adds
break evenyr 0yr 5yr 10yr 15yr 20yr 25yr 30yr 35graduateWorth it ≈ year 34.7

Cumulative earnings vs. going straight to work at 18, counting tuition and 3 years of wages given up while studying. The line clears zero around year 34.7. This is a simplified gross-earnings comparison, not a forecast of cash loan repayments.

+£5,630
10-year payoff
extra earnings over the first decade, after the fees you pay
1.2×
Return on investment
extra earnings over 10 yrs per £1 of fees
£29,370
Tuition over the course
£9,790/yr × 3 yrs (published course home fee)
£27,500
Grad earnings, 5 yrs on
£3,500 above a non-graduate (£24,000)

Model: this course’s own median graduate earnings (Graduate Outcomes / LEO) above the £24,000 non-graduate baseline (ONS), net of £9,790/yr over 3 years (published course home fee). Eligible England-domiciled students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan; repayments are 9% only on income above the threshold, with anything left written off after 40 years. That makes the cash flow different from conventional commercial debt. Opportunity cost assumes £18,000 gross earnings forgone in each study year; figures are nominal and exclude tax, living costs, investment returns and loan interest. A simplified estimate. Earnings and actual fees vary by graduate, provider, fee status and UK nation.

Job market & outlook

How Art & Design graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.

87%
in work or further study 15 months after graduating, across Art & Design courses nationally.
Graduate Outcomes
55%
of working graduates are in highly skilled work or further study.
highly skilled
85%
of students continue past their first year (still enrolled or completed).
continuation

How AI is changing the work

AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.

What AI takes off your plate

  • Routine information gathering
  • First-draft writing and summaries
  • Standard analysis and admin
  • Repetitive processing tasks

More human than ever

  • Judgement and original thinking
  • Working with and leading people
  • Owning and sense-checking AI output
  • Ethics and accountability

The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.

Roles & employers

Where Art & Design graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.

Where they work

  • Design studios & agencies
  • In-house brand teams
  • Games & media companies
  • Freelance & self-employed

Is this course right for you?

The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.

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Student finance

Published home tuition is £9,790/year for this course. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.

📈

Where graduates go

85% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £25,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.

🎯

Your entry chances

Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.

Official-data snapshot

Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.3 out of 10: NSS 78.6% · in work or study 85% · continued 85%.

Who studies here and in this subject?

Provider- and UK subject-level context.

The University of Westminster

All students20,940
International30.3%
Aged 25+14.1%

Design, and creative and performing arts across the UK

Students178,755
Aged 25+15.7%

HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.

Local crime-data context

A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.

Around Harrow Campus

1,632 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.

Violent Crime 461Anti Social Behaviour 360Shoplifting 173Theft From The Person 119Vehicle Crime 98

Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.

Is Art & Design right for you?

Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.

International students

What applying to Westminster from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.

Tuition fees

International tuition is set per course by Westminster; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.

English language

Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.

Student visa

You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.

Scholarships & funding

Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Westminster’s funding pages.

Living costs

Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.

Working while you study

A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.

Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Westminster and gov.uk before you apply.

Common questions

Entry is offer-based and set by the university. The most common tariff band among recent entrants was 112 - 127 UCAS points. Use the calculator on this page to see where your predicted grades would put you; many universities also make lower contextual offers.
Set by Westminster. Most accepted students held A-levels or equivalent. Check the university's course page for the exact offer.
For Creative arts and design graduates from this provider, 85% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 60% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £25,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
The published home tuition is £9,790 per year for this course. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years. See Fees & funding on this page to work out your numbers.
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