551 Fine Arts and Illustration BA Degree Programs

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Arts and Culture Communication (BA-ACC) programme is designed to respond to the positioning of Hong Kong as an east-meets-west centre for arts and cultural exchanges, which is aligned with the vision set for Hong Kong by the Central Government as well as the policies formulated by the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Working at the intersection of art, design and technology, this course in Creative Intelligence & Innovation will enable you to understand and respond to the rapidly changing world around us, and to produce work of your own that engages with, and responds to, the challenges posed by these changes. The theoretical understanding provided by this course serves to support and drive innovation and experimentation in a range of creative disciplines and mediums.

At SCAD, you’ll build a strong artistic foundation while mastering professional practices like portfolio editing and gallery engagement. Join a global network of artists exhibiting at the Guggenheim, MoMA, and the Smithsonian. With expert faculty, top-tier facilities, and premier art events, SCAD places you at the center of the fine art world.

Bachelor of Arts in Comics and Illustration is the curriculum of the Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design that prepares professionals to enter the world of comics and illustration and enables them to tell stories by giving shape to their own style and technique. Students acquire art skills such as composition, visual communication, inking, anatomy, and perspective.

This BA (Honours) in Arts and Humanities (Creative Writing) degree gives you the freedom to combine the study of different subject areas in the arts and humanities. You'll develop a specialism in creative writing, exploring a range of approaches to writing and developing your skills. You can combine this with a second specialism or choose to develop broader interests in art history, classical studies, English language, English literature, history, modern languages, music, philosophy, and religious studies.

The program in Fine Arts combines training in traditional artistic media with a critical approach to making art. Courses at all levels, on-site and in the studio, emphasize technical ability, visual expression, creative innovation, critical observation, and analysis. Rome is our classroom, studio and inspiration. From the monuments of the ancient city, through the rich tradition of the Renaissance and Baroque to the vibrant contemporary art scene, Fine Arts students are uniquely placed in the Eternal City to learn and develop their own vision.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative and Digital Arts (Music/Visual Arts) is the first undergraduate programme in Hong Kong to offer arts management and cultural studies components to complement discipline-based training in the creative arts. It aims to develop community-based artists who are able to work across a range of established art forms and contribute to the promotion and development of the arts and arts education in the local, regional, and international cultural and creative industries. Students will focus on one core arts discipline of either Music or Visual Arts.

Our Creative Media Arts BA Honours is an exciting hands-on course that will see you produce art and make content including films, photographs, interactive installations, and immersive and digital media using creative technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), projection mapping, 3D modelling, and game engines.

This BA (Honours) in Arts and Humanities degree gives you the freedom to combine studying different subject areas in the arts and humanities. You can develop specialisms and build up a broad portfolio of interests. The course offers a deep understanding of the world we live in today, drawing on the perspectives of art history, classical studies, creative writing, English language, English literature, history, modern languages, music, philosophy, and religious studies.

The Bachelor of Arts in Illustration will help you improve on and enjoy studying illustration. To be successful within this program, you must possess an exceptional drawing ability. You will experiment with both digital and physical illustration mediums to develop your own unique illustration style.

This studio-based creative arts degree places making at its heart. You'll gain a practical grounding in a range of creative fields of study, including ceramics, textiles, print, and wood/metal/plastics, before choosing your specialism. You’ll also explore the critical, conceptual, ethical, and environmental issues in contemporary craft through the role of making within social, cultural, and historical contexts. 

Begin your career in illustration and animation with the Illustration Animation BA (Hons) degree course from Kingston University. We are ranked No. 1 in London and in the Top 5 in the UK for Graphic Design* in the Guardian University Guide 2025 (*covers Graphic Design and Illustration Animation).

JMU School of Media Arts and Design graduates tell the best stories. We prepare students to serve as creative, reflective and highly skilled media producers and storytellers, sensitive to the personal and social impact of the messages they create and to the important role media can play in advancing the public interest. Graduates of the School of Media Arts and Design work in media or in media-related careers. Program concentrations allow students to pursue interests in journalism, digital video and cinema, creative advertising or interactive design. The major also prepares students for graduate study in mass communication, journalism, advertising, visual communication or digital production. SMAD’s 39-credit-hour requirement allows students to pursue minors and second majors, to strengthen their knowledge about the types of stories they want to tell.

This BA (Honours) in Arts and Humanities (German) degree gives you the freedom to combine the study of different subject areas in the arts and humanities. You'll develop a specialism in German, exploring aspects of the language and its cultures around the world. You can combine this with a second specialism or choose to develop broader interests in art history, classical studies, creative writing, English language, English literature, history, other modern languages, music, philosophy, and religious studies.

This BA (Honours) in Arts and Humanities (French) degree gives you the freedom to combine the study of different subject areas in the arts and humanities. You'll develop a specialism in French, exploring aspects of the language and its cultures around the world. You can combine this with a second specialism or choose to develop broader interests in art history, classical studies, creative writing, English language, English literature, history, other modern languages, music, philosophy, and religious studies.

This BA (Honours) in Arts and Humanities (Philosophy) degree gives you the freedom to combine the study of different subject areas in the arts and humanities. You'll develop a specialism in philosophy, exploring the ideas of philosophers and learning to tackle big questions for yourself. You can combine this with a second specialism or choose to develop broader interests in art history, classical studies, creative writing, English language, English literature, history, modern languages, music, and religious studies.

This BA (Honours) in Arts and Humanities (History) degree gives you the freedom to combine the study of different subject areas in the arts and humanities. You'll develop a specialism in history exploring different periods from around 1500 to the twentieth century. You can combine this with a second specialism or choose to develop broader interests in art history, classical studies, creative writing, English language, English literature, modern languages, music, philosophy, and religious studies.

The Fine Arts programme emphasizes on the integration of 5 main disciplines namely painting, photography, electronic arts, print making and 3-Dimesional sculptures. The integration provides choices to students in generating creativity and innovation through the Fine Arts domain.