BA (Hons) 3D Design Innovation at Kingston University

Programme overview

Build your future with digital tools, sustainable solutions and entrepreneurial skills. Join a creative community at Kingston University that encourages collaboration, critical thinking and innovation. With workshops and studios open to all disciplines, students and staff work together, share ideas and new ways of making.

Faculty: Kingston School of Art | Duration: 3 years full time / 4 years full time including professional placement | Study mode: full-time (optional professional placement year) | Intake: 2027 | Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

During your studies you will progressively deepen your expertise in digital design and prototyping. In Level 4, you will establish foundational skills in digital tools and sustainable design practices, focusing on small-scale projects that address societal and environmental issues. Year 1 - core modules: Practice: Thinking Through Making: Small, Materials and Making: Themes in Design History, Process: Tools of Innovation 1, Presentation: Start-up (Navigate). Year 2 - core modules: Critical Issues in Innovation Design: Research & Practice, Practice: Thinking Through Making: Medium & Large, Presentation: Scale-Up, Process: Tools of Innovation 2.

Career pathways

Students graduating from taking our 3D Design Innovation BA (Hons) course can look forward to a broad range of professional opportunities and creative careers. These include roles, such as: ; Product designer ; Spatial designer ; Design consultant ; Exhibition designer ; Experience designer ; Futurologist ; Production designer ; Marketing consultant ; Industrial design consultancies ; Technology companies ; 3D modeller and renderer ; Sustainable design specialist ; Gallery curator ; Interaction designer ; Design researcher ; Digital designer ; Producer ; Project manager ; Art director ; Creative director ; Multi-disciplinary artist ; Creative technologist ; Performer educator ; Community outreach facilitator ; Entrepreneur ; Inventor

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry 2027: UCAS tariff points: 120-136: The typical offer for this course is 120-136 UCAS points from Level 3 qualifications. You could achieve this with: A-levels: BBB or A*CC; BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Distinction Merit; Foundation Diploma in Art and Design: Distinction; Access to HE Diploma: 120 UCAS points, normally with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits; IB Diploma: 27-29 points. Applicants are required to send a digital portfolio of 20 to 25 pages, with an additional ten pages outlined below. Format: Your portfolio will need to be in landscape orientation and saved/uploaded as a PDF file. English language: Academic IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no element below 5.5. UCAS codes: W240, W241.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home (UK) full-time annual tuition fee for entry in 2027/28 Source

International applicants: GBP 22,900 a year (2027/28). International Year 1 fee for entry in 2027/28; later years: Year 2 (2028/29): £23,800, Year 3 (2029/30): £24,800 Source

Intake: 2027

Duration: 3 years full time / 4 years full time including professional placement

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/44f3909a-d675-4a9c-9116-a97b064bb37b/course?studyYear=2027

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