Slade School of Fine Art, UCL

The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, is an art school within a university in London offering BA/BFA and MA/MFA Fine Art programmes; key requirements are a digital portfolio submitted via UCAS and an interview.

London, United KingdomArt school within a universityucl.ac.uk

Schools and subjects

  • Fine Art (BA/BFA)
  • Fine Art (MA/MFA)
  • Art and Technology (BA)
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Fine Art Media

Listed under: fine art schools.

Undergraduate requirements

Degrees

BA (Hons) Fine Art / BFA (Hons) Fine Art

Portfolio

Upload invitation sent by email after UCAS application; one PDF (maximum 20 pages, maximum 450MB, recommended above 300dpi) + up to two optional videos (MPEG/.MOV/MP4, each maximum 450MB, 5 minutes). Each work must be labelled with title, year and month of creation, dimensions, medium/process; external links such as YouTube/TikTok/Vimeo are not accepted. Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/study/ba-bfa-portfolio-guidance/ and https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/study/ba/

English

UCL English language level: Level 1 (BA/BFA). Specific requirements on the UCL English language requirements page. Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/study/ba-bfa-admissions/ and https://www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/undergraduate/courses/fine-art-ba

International tuition

BA Fine Art International: £44,400 per year (2027/28)

Deadline

UCAS application deadline: 6:00pm (GMT), 13 January 2027; Portfolio deadline: 2pm (UK time) Wednesday 20 January 2027

Interview

Yes (Interviews: week commencing 15 March 2027; UK-based applicants in person, others online)

Postgraduate requirements

Degrees

MA Fine Art / MFA Fine Art

Portfolio

Invitation to submit sent by UCL email after online application; digital portfolio maximum 20 pages, each image not exceeding 5MB, including title, date of creation, dimensions, medium; may include showreel (maximum 5 minutes, ≤450MB) and sketchbook video (≤450MB). Submitted via Microsoft Form + OneDrive. Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/study/ma-mfa-admissions/

English

MA: UCL English language level 1; MFA: UCL English language level 2 (the two requirements differ; see UCL English language requirements for details). Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/study/ma-mfa-admissions/ and https://www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/graduate/courses/fine-art-ma

International tuition

MA Fine Art International: £40,800 per year (2027/28); MFA Fine Art International: £40,800 per year (2027/28)

Deadline

Applications close: 5pm (UK time), 5 January 2027; Portfolio submission deadline: 2pm (UK time), 12 January 2027

Interview

Yes (shortlisted candidates invited to interview; Interviews: week commencing 22 February 2027, online via Microsoft Teams)

Other notes

Scholarships

Slade offers a range of prizes, scholarships and travel awards (including partial tuition fee waivers for Home and International), with successful candidates considered automatically for Slade Awards (competitive) after interview. See: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/study/fees-and-funding/ and https://www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/graduate/courses/fine-art-ma

AI in the portfolio

BA Art and Technology portfolio guidance requires: clearly label any AI-generated images, and note the date of creation, dimensions, and production material/tool/software in the label. Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/study/ba-art-and-technology-portfolio-guidance/