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• I want to go to a university in the UK, how do i apply? Also, which universities should i apply to? I want to major in art.

• Answer:

  The other answer is substantially correct but there can be some differences in applied art courses. These are not all handled through UCAS, but often deal with direct applications as well. The reason for this is that they are far more concerned with your portfolio and sketch-books than your academic qualifications. This obviously creates a particular issue for international students, though most domestic students won't have developed a strong portfolio, sketch-books or art-practice that they can show either. The solution to this and to the great difference between academic study in school and developing art-practice is typically bridged though a Foundation Diploma in Applied Art which is studied at a college of further education. This also helps students to determine what sort of art course they want to study at degree, such as fine art, sculpture, graphics, ceramics, mixed media, fashion design, jewellery making, photography, textiles, furniture design, printmaking etc. Some universities will offer these as separate degree courses while others will offer them as pathway possibilities with a general art degree but either way it is tremendously helpful, both in terms of success in getting onto a degree programme and in being successful on the degree programme, to have some experience of the possibilities in art education and to have formed some sense of your own direction within that. You can apply to Arts degrees through UCAS and the webpages will provide entry requirements, usually including those for international students, on their websites or at least contact information you can use to get this information. Most will want portfolio evidence and certainly the better courses will. You can post this directly or arrange a visit to the UK in order to make your application. However it may well be better for you to apply to a Art Foundation first and then use what you learn and develop through that to give you more options with regards to where you do your degree and a real head-start once you begin it. Obviously though that would involve more fees and an extra year of study through which you need to support yourself. In terms of where is best to study an Art degree, this does depend somewhat on the degree, which is another reason doing a Foundation can be helpful since the lecturers will be able to offer you really good personalised guidance on this. Central St Martin's School of Art (part of the University of the Arts London) is extremely highly regarded. They do also offer Foundation Art and Design which I think is the most highly competitive Foundation course in the UK. They also offer some short courses in art and design subjects, including Orientation In Art and Design which is a 9 week full time course intended to help someone with little Art and Design experience to develop their practice and portfolio to a point of suitability for application to Foundation courses. (Have a look here: http://www.arts.ac.uk/csm/courses/foundation/) You don't have to panic if you can't get in somewhere that high powered for Foundation though. You can study Foundation at an FE art college that doesn't offer degree level courses and is far easier to get accepted to and then go on to do your degree at a top arts institution if you are good enough and prepared to work hard.