Background and History
UAL is a collegiate university located in High Holborn, Holborn, London, UK. It specialises in design, arts, fashion, communication, and the performing arts. The university is ranked #2 in the world for Art and Design according to the QS World University Rankings 2020. The university has a world-class reputation and is made up of 6 equally renowned Colleges which are Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion, and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has an award-winning career and employability service tailored to the specific needs of students.
Famous Alumni
The university was behind the success of many creative and cultural leaders. UAL alumni have a huge role and impact on society. For example, 14% of the current Royal Designers for Industry are UAL alumni, almost over half of the fashion designers that had shows at the London Fashion Week 2018 are UAL alumni. Other alumni went on to take some of the industry’s most prestigious art and design awards including the BP Portrait Award, Jerwood Prize, Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, Minerva Medal, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and Oscars. Some of the famous people who graduated from UAL are the English fashion designer, Stella McCartney, the British fashion designer, John Galliano, who is the head of fashion companies like Givenchy, Christian Dior, and his own label, the Chief creative officer of Burberry Group, Riccardo Tisci, the English fashion designer known for her political T-shirts and her ethical business philosophy, Katharine Hamnett, and many more.
Colleges, Institutions, and Courses
UAL has a number of undergraduate courses, postgraduate courses, short courses, pre-degree courses, integrated Master’s courses, language courses, study abroad courses, and foundation diplomas as well as a number of colleges and institutions. Besides the university’s six colleges, there are other institutions like UAL Creative Computing Institute and UAL Decolonising Arts Institute. Each college and institution offers a different number of courses whether undergraduate, postgraduate, short courses, or others.
The university offers pre-degree courses in a variety of subjects such as 3D design and product design, accessories, footwear, and jewellery, animation, interactive, film, and sound, architecture, spatial, and interior design, communication and graphic design, curation and culture, fashion communication, fashion design, fine art, illustration, journalism, PR, media, and publishing, performance and design for theatre and screen, photography, and textiles and materials.
There are many pre-degree courses available such as Foundation Studies in Performance, International Preparation for Fashion (Certificate in Higher Education), Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Certificate in Higher Education: Preparation for Design, Media and Screen, and many more. Language courses at UAL include English, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, and Mandarin taught in evening courses using arts and culture. Study abroad courses include 14-week semester programmes which are specially designed for incoming study abroad students and summer programmes that vary in length from 3 to 8 weeks.
Facilities
UAL offers a number of facilities across all its sites such as 8 canteens and 8 Hexagon Roast House Coffee outlets across all UAL serving food and drinks, 9 art shops across UAL which sell a wide range of art, fashion, and design materials, printmaking centres, photography centres, photographic studio, specialist print darkroom, colour print darkroom, 3D workshops, foundation diploma workshops, and more.
University of the Arts London On-Campus Accommodation
UAL student accommodation is available to all students looking for a place to live at during their university years. There are a large number of residence halls such as Brooke Hall, Chapter Lewisham, Cordwainers Court, Emily Bowes Court, Furzedown Student Village and Cedars Hall, Gardens House, Glassyard Building, Highline Building, Portland House, Sketch House, The Costume Store, and Wigram House. UAL students halls that are managed by the university require £250 of advance rent plus a £250 damage deposit. All residence halls have a 24/7 residence manager or accommodation manager who manages the team located in each hall.
UAL Student Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
UAL student accommodation for students with disabilities is offered by UAL in many halls of residence in purpose-built and adapted rooms. Many of these halls of residence have wheelchair access into the building, disabled parking, accessible toilets in common areas, adapted kitchens, deaf aid, and more.
UAL Student Accommodation (Summer Stays)
UAL student accommodation is offered for long-term or short-term summer stays for UAL students. The halls of residence available for summer stays are Sketch House and Gardens House.
UAL Student Accommodation for Pressessional Students
UAL offers UAL student accommodation for presessional students with many facilities such as all-inclusive rent, Wi-Fi, free airport collection for international students, 24/7 secure halls, a residence manager in every hall, bike storage, and laundry facilities.
UAL Student Accommodation for Language Centre Students
Language Centre students have many options regarding accommodation to choose from such as UAL student accommodation, homestay, or house share.
The University of the Arts London Off-Campus Accommodation
Casita offers a wide range of options of student accommodation located in London for UAL students that is just a couple of minutes’ walk away or a public transport ride away from the university. Most of these off-campus student accommodation offer all-inclusive rents, Wi-Fi, laundry services, and a number of other facilities with a wide variety of prices as well.
University of the Arts London Nearby Universities
There are a number of other universities located near UAL that are only a ride away such as the University of London, London South Bank University, and Imperial College London.
Fun Facts About University of the Arts London
It’s ranked #2 in the world for Art and Design according to the 2020 QS World University Rankings.
It has an acceptance rate of only 22% which makes it a highly competitive university.
