Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) Creative Practice: Fine Art

When & Where

15 September 2025 - 5 June 2026 ( 300 hours, 30 weeks )
Chelsea Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Course Code C25FATH01B
Suitable For 18 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) Creative Practice: Fine Art course at Morley College London is a flexible full- and part-time programme offering a fine art and multidisciplinary creative education. It equips students with creative, personal, and professional development through individual and collaborative projects.

Over this one-year full-time or two years part-time course of level 4 study, students gain and develop grounding in fine art, additionally focusing on wider skills of analysis, reflection, research, and digital competencies. Collaborative projects introduce the dynamic nature of the creative industries and build essential capabilities for multidisciplinary work.

Throughout the course, students are encouraged to explore, innovate, and apply their fine art and wider creativity skills to real-world challenges, shaping their ambitions in a supportive, individual and multidisciplinary environment.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

By the program’s conclusion, students are equipped with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to progress to level 5 studies.

Class format and activities

You will learn actively through studio and workshop-based teaching. Using our specialist facilities in the Carlyle Studios in Chelsea, you will have access to your own individual studio space where you can develop your individual creative voice. There are also many satellite workshop areas devoted to specific practical fine art disciplines, such as: intaglio printmaking, screenprint, sculpture and casting, woodworking, digital image making, filmmaking and 3D printing.

In addition to practical workshops, the course integrates theoretical and critical seminars where we discuss and analyse themes associated with social concerns and contemporary art practices. The course emphasises small group and individual one-to-one discussions, where your individual voice and creative agenda is placed at the centre of learning. Importance is placed on exhibiting work through having an Interim and End-of-Year exhibition. We also have a pop-up space where students lead on Solo Exhibitions on a rolling basis.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have achieved a level 3 qualification with 64 UCAS points in a relevant creative subject, GCSEs, grade 4/C in English (or an equivalent qualification). For non-native English speakers, an IELTS 5.5 is required. We offer places based on your portfolio. All students should be computer literate, with a working knowledge of programs like Microsoft Office. We invite all applicants to a taster day to experience practice sessions and present their portfolio in a personal interview.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, including those who do not have formal qualifications, are mature students, have relevant work experience and have qualifications different from those typically required. If this applies to you, you will need to show you have the aptitude and potential to succeed on the course. We will assess this during an interview, following Morley's Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure and Student Transfer Plan.

What you need to know before you enrol

This course will be delivered in person by attendance at college and online via live webinars and e-learning. All students will need to attend college between 2 to 3 days a week full-time and 1 and 1.5 days a week part-time and access live webinars and e-learning where required. Students are expected to undertake independent study and complete assignments and coursework outside of college time. The College has a range of specialist resources to support the delivery of the programme. You will attain student access to the full Adobe Suite and have access to the wood workshop, Intaglio Printmaking and Screenprinting workshops. Students will be assessed through graded projects and coursework, assignments, and reflective journals.

What you need

If you are interested in applying for the CertHE Creative Practice: Fine Art, then please apply using the link on this webpage. The qualification is awarded by Ravensbourne University London. You can apply for student finance at https://www.gov.uk/student-finance-register-login. This course can be studied in full-time or part-time modes. You will need access to a laptop or PC to carry out independent study and complete assignments. We provide a basic introductory package of materials free of charge, including paper, drawing materials, paint, printmaking inks and some sculpture materials. A recommended kit list will be sent out in advance of enrolment. We also have a shop on-site.

What you can do next

On completion students can progress into our Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) Creative Practice: Fine Art (level 5) or our BA (Hons) Creative Practice: Fine (levels 5 and 6).