BA Interaction Design
Entry requirements
Qualifications needed for 2027: UCAS tariff points: 112-128 The typical offer for this course is 112-128 UCAS points from Level 3 qualifications in Art & Design subjects. You could achieve this with: A-levels: BBC or A*CD; BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit; Foundation Diploma in Art and Design: Distinction; Access to HE Diploma: 112 UCAS points, normally with 21 Distinctions, 21 Merits and 3 at Pass; IB Diploma: 26-28 points. The preferred route is to first take a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design or a recognised equivalent course. Please refer to the Foundation Diploma in Art, Design and Media Practice course page for further details how to apply and application deadlines. Additional requirements: 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. Include a title for the project or image for each page of the PDF. A short description of the project will help to explain your intentions and response to a brief. You may want to answer the following questions to structure your descriptions: You may also have an animation or moving image/film which can be uploaded to Vimeo, Flickr or YouTube. Please supply these links in your portfolio, ensuring they are active, work on all platforms and are not password protected. Even if you have expressed an interest in animation, it's not a requirement to include a moving image aspect of your portfolio to be offered a place. Content Please include the following in your digital portfolio: Additional 10 pages Please include five pages or images which show a project that has somehow been transformational in your development as a creative. This should be presented from beginning (brief) to end (outcome), showing the process of how you got there. You may consider selecting a project where you tried out a new way of working which was successful, or where you got great feedback from your peers and tutor, or which perhaps was a failure but resulted in a great deal of learning during the process. Use the last five pages or images to show us visually who you are, what you are interested in or what inspires you. Choose one thing that we should know about you. Make, take or find images that visually communicate this to us (e.g., drawings of a location you find inspiring, paintings of a hobby you enjoy, photos of events or moments you find interesting, or make a model of a favourite possession). How will your portfolio be reviewed? The Course staff team and student panel will undertake the selection process. They will consider the quality of the creative practice presented in your portfolio, your personal statement and your UCAS application with your supporting references. What we're looking for There is no single way to approach your submission. We are interested in evidence of your creative potential, your ideas, and your willingness to explore and experiment through your practice. English language: English language requirement for this course: Academic IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no element below 5.5. If you do not meet our English language requirements , you may be eligible for Kingston University's pre-sessional English language course. Check out our English Language Programme page for more details. If you’re applying from a recognised majority English-speaking country (MESC), you won’t need to meet the requirements. For further information on country-specific entry requirements, please explore our International section of the website.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Business and Management and History of Art and Fashion Design. Core topics include Design & Creative Practice, Research Methods, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme is housed within the Department of Illustration Animation and culminates in an Independent Research Project in Critical and Historical Studies.
Modules
- Practice: Sensing and Storytelling
- Process: Thinking Through Making
- Presentation: Consult...Create...Collaborate!
- Communication Design History for Illustration Animation and Interaction Design
- Practice: Instigation/Activation
- Process: Make...Test...Prototype!
- Presentation: Agency in Context
- Critical Issues in Innovation Design: Research & Practice
- Practice: Connections with Purpose
- Presentation: Critical and Cultural Positions
- Independent Research Project in Critical and Historical Studies