The Faculty of Arts traces its roots to 1956 when the then Royal Technical college admitted its first batch of A level students working toward their London GCE and equivalent examinations. The students offered courses in the Departments of Economics, English, Geography, History and Mathematics. In 1961 the then Royal Technical college was transformed by an Act of the East African Common Services Organization (EACSO) into the second University College of East Africa—the first was the University College of Makerere, Uganda. It was renamed the Royal College, Nairobi and affiliated to the University of London

Offers a four year Bachelor of Fine Art programme, as well as Postgraduate Diploma in Art, Master of Philosophy , Master of Fine Art and Master of Arts in Fine Art programmes. Located in Cape Town, South Africa.