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- 6 November 2024
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Welcome to the World's No.1 Art and Design University.*
Build cultural experiences and enhance your practice with a master's degree in applied and fine arts. Work collaboratively to share knowledge and culture, test your ideas, and gain unrivalled opportunities to build networks and enhance your career, while making the most of London's cultural and creative environment.
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- 6 November 2024
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- 2 minutes
Featured programmes
Ceramics & Glass MA
Animation is a dynamic visual communication paradigm. Join us to develop your creative expertise to influence how audiences see and understand the social, political and cultural animated worlds and experiences you create.
1 year programme | Full-time study
Sculpture MA
On the RCA Digital Direction MA, you’ll explore how technologies like VR, AR, AI, games engines, spatial sound and mobile platforms impact diverse storytelling practices, traditions, cultures and audiences. And you’ll look to emerging developments as you consider meaningful ways to communicate with others.
With us, you’ll learn to view the world critically, cut through hype and misinformation, and collaborate with others to experiment with how immersive and interactive storytelling can create positive and enduring change.
1 year programme | Full-time study
Print MA
On the RCA Digital Direction MA, you’ll explore how technologies like VR, AR, AI, games engines, spatial sound and mobile platforms impact diverse storytelling practices, traditions, cultures and audiences. And you’ll look to emerging developments as you consider meaningful ways to communicate with others.
With us, you’ll learn to view the world critically, cut through hype and misinformation, and collaborate with others to experiment with how immersive and interactive storytelling can create positive and enduring change.
1 year programme | Full-time study
Graduate Diploma Art & Design (Fine Art specialism)
The Graduate Diploma prepares you for Master’s study at the RCA. The Fine Art specialism supports students aspiring to master's programmes in the School of Arts & Humanities. Applications for the Graduate Diploma intake in September 2025 are now open, the deadline to apply is 8 August 2025 at 11.59am (BST).
30 weeks | On-campus, online or dual-learning modes of study
Open Events
Join our online open day on Wednesday 4 June or on-campus open day on Wednesday 11 June.
See full Graduate Diploma programme details
Upcoming events
Register for Open Days, Portfolio Q&A sessions, Campus Tours and the chance to meet the RCA globally and in the UK.
- Online Q&A - EAP (English for Academic Purposes) pre-sessional courses - 29 May
- Campus tours - 6 June
Apply now to be here in 2025
Find out about our application process, eligibility requirements and key dates.
School of Arts & Humanities
The applied and fine arts programmes live in our School of Arts & Humanities. Here we bring research and study in the arts together with curating, writing and the history of design.
Find out more about the School of Arts & Humanities
Explore contemporary art student profiles
View the work of recent graduates at RCA2024 through our online Student Profiles.
*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Art & Design
Ready to take the next step?
Apply now to start in 2025Why choose the RCA?
Teaching and research expertise
The opportunity to learn from world-leading academic staff. We’re the only specialist art and design university where all of our permanent teaching and research staff are also research active and included in the RCA’s submissions to the UK Research Excellence Framework.
Renowned alumni
Our 28,000 alumni are leaders in their disciplines, making national and international headlines. Alumni include:
- Hoor Al Qasimi
- Hurvin Anderson RA
- Christopher Bailey CBE
- Sir Peter Blake
- Sir Frank Bowling
- Sir James Dyson OM
- Dame Tracey Emin RA
- Sir Anthony Finkelstein
- Thomas Heatherwick RDI, CBE
- Dame Barbara Hepworth
- Lubaina Himid RA CBE
- David Hockney OM
- Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq
- Asif Kapadia
- Julian MacDonald OBE
- Henry Moore OM
- Erdem Moralioglu MBE
- Morag Myerscough
- Dame Magdalene Odundo
- Chris Ofili CBE
- Bridget Riley
- Peter Schreyer
- Sir Ridley Scott
- Douglas Stewart
- Philip Treacy OBE
- Dame Zandra Rhodes
A diverse creative community
The RCA is the world’s largest postgraduate-only art and design university, representing an exciting talent base and opportunities to build your network and collaborate. An RCA student might be working in industry or the arts, a career-changer, or come straight from an undergraduate course. We typically welcome students from over 70 countries.
Interdisciplinary connections
Our College and School-wide projects, activities and challenges help our students find like-minded creatives to solve major global problems, grow their networks, or find future business partners. Find out more about AcrossRCA.
Build your career
Find out more about how the RCA can help move your career to the next level with our Graduate Careers Report.
