Study a Drawing degree with OCA

Bring a willingness to learn and an ambitious curiosity and we will support and challenge you to discover the many worlds drawing inhabits, and to develop a personally rewarding creative response.

The course provides you with practical knowledge of methods and materials across a wide range of drawing contexts, including drawing as sculpture, narrative drawing, drawing as performance and drawing from observation and invention.

Discover your creative potential with a BA (Hons) Drawing Degree today.

What is an online drawing degree?

There are many online courses to help you learn to draw, but an online degree helps you to take your drawing practice further. At OCA, we provide a full BA (Hons) degree in a distance learning environment, allowing you to start when best suits you, spread your studies over a longer term, and learn from home, all while receiving support from your OCA tutors and the wider student community.

During the degree pathway, you’ll be encouraged to question and experiment with your ideas of what drawing can be, using research, peer collaboration and creation, deepening your understanding to develop an ambitious personal practice.

The drawing department at OCA is very open to wherever each student journey may lead. We are proud that the diversity of our student body correlates to a diversity of approaches to drawing.

Careers & Employability

Upon completing the BA (Hons) Drawing degree, you’ll be set with skills to help you navigate the workplace. You could use your practice as a professional artist, illustrator, fine artist, the choice is yours.

While you are pursuing your dream of being a professional artist, you can find a range of options to support your art. You could use your creative and research skills to work in visual communications, marketing, and many more roles.