How I Chose My Postgraduate Course (as a current KU undergraduate)!

Choosing an undergraduate course can be tough, but choosing a specialised, postgraduate course can be even more difficult. Here's how I chose my postgraduate course to give you an idea of what that thought process might look like.
For the past three years, I've been studying BA (Hons) Fine Art and Art History at Kingston University. I initially chose my undergraduate course because I didn't feel ready to confine myself to just one type of art - I wanted to dabble in sculpture, painting, ceramics, woodworking, etc., all of which I could do on a Fine Art degree. Whilst I'm definitely glad I chose the degree that I did, I will admit that during my time here I've found myself drifting a lot more towards digital making than I expected.
In my second year at Kingston, I saw a design competition called the RSA Student Design Awards being advertised in one of the Kingston School of Art newsletters. I had some free time on my hands since I'd recently completed one of my bigger assessment pieces, and thought it might be worthwhile to enter the competition to expand my portfolio a bit and show my engagement in art outside my course alone.
The competition involved designing an app, product or service to fit one of six briefs - and though I had no real experience in design, I was excited to get started. The brief I chose was called ‘Caring Culture’, which focused on improving the lives of paid and unpaid carers throughout the world. After doing some first and third-hand research, collating data and brainstorming possible solutions, I came up with the idea of a geosocial networking app which connected unpaid carers in local neighborhoods. Although I was unsure about the design process, I found I really enjoyed it; I liked creating wireframes and trying to visualise how users would interact with the app.
I'd hadn't really thought about postgraduate courses at this stage as I was only in my second year. However, it was at this point I realised I wanted to combine my artistic skill with something a bit more people-oriented. I'd always been a fan of technology and working with computers, so I'd previously considered doing a conversion course in Data Analysis or something similar. When I started looking for postgraduate courses, I found out about User Experience Design, which combined all of the elements I was looking for - a field which combined technology and art and was inherently people-oriented.
Earlier this year, I applied and was accepted to MSc User Experience Design at Kingston, which I hope to start this autumn. I've loved my time at Kingston University so far, so it made sense to me to stay on for another year and hopefully get the chance to use all the facilities I haven't managed to use so far!
When choosing a postgraduate course, I'd recommend thinking about what you enjoyed most about your undergraduate modules and what you think you'd like to do in the future - is there a particular area in your subject/field you'd like to specialise in? Would you like to combine your current subject knowledge with another field?
I hope this was helpful to any students currently thinking about postgraduate courses, and as always if you have any questions feel free to leave them down below!
Eve (Kingston Rep).