Art Education – Britain
Aberdeen
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Undergraduate study options in BA (Hons) Design and Craft, BA (Hons) Fine Art, BDes (Hons) Design for Industry and BDes (Hons) Design for Digital Media. Masters of Arts in Art & Design Postgraduate.
Birmingham
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Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) is one of the largest faculties of art, design and media education in the United Kingdom.
The Faculty offers a comprehensive portfolio of courses at all levels from further education to higher research.
Bourenmouth
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The Arts University College at Bournemouth, established in 1885 as a specialist institution, is now a leading University College offering high quality specialist education in art, design, media and performance across the creative industries. We remain passionate about our subjects and continue to encourage curiosity, risk-taking and adventure in exploring and pushing subject knowledge and its boundaries. The Arts University College provides staff and students with a well resourced environment in which to practise to the highest professional standards.
Brighton
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Programmes of study from undergraduate through to postgraduate MPhil and PhD in the disciplines of art, design and humanities, architecture and interior design.
The Faculty of Arts has evolved from the Brighton School of Art founded in 1859. Committed to learning as a collaborative process, the faculty nurtures excellence in the visual and performing arts, architecture, design, art and design history, media studies, moving image and film studies, literature, languages and humanities, and provides a world-leading research environment for the arts.
Bristol
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The Bristol School of Art, Media and Design offers a wide range of courses aimed at all levels of ability, from foundation Studies and undergraduate degrees to postgraduate programmes and research doctorates.
Our continuing professional development (CPD) courses are designed specifically for practitioners and creative industry employers, aiming to introduce, develop or refresh specialist skills.
Cardiff
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Courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as opportunities to register for MPhil and PhD research degrees. The Cardiff School of Art & Design believes in being at the top of their game and that includes being able to deliver programmes that really make a difference. The school gives its students every opportunity to explore all kinds of creative and professional possibilities, in an environment that recognises the importance of taking risks and seizing the initiative. It is interested in ideas and how these are examined through practice
Cornwall
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A range of courses, from Fine Art to Professional Writing. The courses are run by two faculties: the Faculty of Art & Design and the Faculty of Media & Culture.
Falmouth’s School of Art & Performance comprises a thriving community that plays a leading role on the national and global stage. We’re committed to maintaining our justifiable reputation as one of the best arts institutions in the UK by investing in new facilities, collaborating with high-profile practitioners and encouraging enterprise as part of our curriculum.
Whichever discipline you choose, we believe in giving you the freedom to develop your own practice, whether in the form of video, performance, sound, light, installation, digital media, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture or other media
Cumbria
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The Faculty of the Arts offers the chance to study at a specialist campus in a friendly, lively atmosphere where you’ll have access to industry-standard resources and excellent support from tutors and technicians who are all established practitioners in their field.
The Faculty has provision at Lancaster and Carlisle campuses, offering a range of University level courses (Certificates, Diplomas, Undergraduate and Postgraduate).
Derby
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Undergraduate courses in a range of Art and Design disciplines.
Our faculty covers arts, design and technology in their broadest sense. As well as focusing on the subject areas in the traditional way, we also promote the interaction of art and design with media, technology and the humanities. We’ve evolved over recent years to reflect how these disciplines are influencing industry and the economy – and the need for you to be employable when you graduate
Devon
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A whole range of specialist awards at undergraduate, postgraduate and research level in the following areas: Art & Design, Art History, and Theatre & Performance.
Dundee
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Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, a Faculty of the University of Dundee. Courses in fine art, design, television & imaging and architecture.
Duncan of Jordanstone is one of the few art and design institutions in the UK that is part of a world class University, renowned for its pioneering research and creative practice. This commitment to excellence infuses all that we do.
The College believes that teaching and learning is led by research, which explains why it employs so many practitioners in art and design who are engaged in world class research. New knowledge, ideas and innovation in media and techniques flows from this research into the teaching environment.
Edinburgh
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses across a wide range of Art & Design disciplines.
Edinburgh College of Art has an international reputation as one of the most successful independent art colleges in the UK. We have won that reputation by offering the highest quality of experience for our students and staff, and by providing a learning environment, which is both supportive and challenging. The College is known for its creativity, its co-operative atmosphere and its people; one recent graduate described the College as ‘an ideas factory’.
Glasgow
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Institution for the study and advancement of fine art, design and architecture with teaching and research which is studio based, face to face, professionally relevant and socially engaged.
Hampshire
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Building upon the rich tradition of art and design education which has existed in Portsmouth since 1870, the School’s mission is to provide an educational ethos that emphasises a distinctive relationship between practice and research in a cultural context.
Our courses from pre-degree to postgraduate fully exploit the links with other disciplines within the University. The School also has key international links and many courses offer opportunities for industrial placement and academic exchange.
London
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Camberwell is one of the world’s foremost art and design institutions and we’ve welcomed students to South London for over a century, many of whom have stayed on in the area making it the place for artists to live and work.
In that time we’ve carved out a name for high quality teaching by leading practitioners – teaching that has put artists and designers on the road to international prominence and many others on the path to fulfilment in their chosen practice.
Central Saint Martins offers courses at all levels from beginner to PhD across a broad range of Art & Design disciplines. Part of University of the Arts London
Offering Further Education, Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses across a broad range of Art & Design disciplines. Part of University of the Arts London
The City & Guilds of London Art School is perhaps unique among London’s art schools; it has independent, fee-paying status; an unusually high staff:student ratio (approx: 1:12); and a strong craft base.
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses including Art & Design, Film and Architecture.
London Metropolitan University is one of the foremost providers of undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and vocational education and training in Britain. Our courses are planned in consultation with employers and examining bodies in commerce, industry, the world of art and design, the financial services industries and other professions. The end result is high quality courses that are of direct relevance to their field.
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The School of Arts and Education is home to the University’s courses in Art and Design, Performing Arts, Media, Culture and Communication, Philosophy, English Language and Literature, Translation Studies, Modern Languages and Teacher Training and Education. The work of the School is respected both nationally and internationally. Our approach is both liberal and innovative, embracing many contemporary ideas as well as those traditionally associated across the disciplines. Our students are highly regarded for their creativity and commitment.
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The Royal College of Art is the world’s only wholly Postgraduate University of Art & Design, specialising in teaching and research
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in Fine Art.
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We aim to support the development of the next generation of artists, designers, and architects, within a contemporary, professional milieu.
Our students participate in many professional projects and exhibitions, and are confident and well equipped to succeed in their chosen fields. The student community includes students from a wide range of background, and experience, contributing a rich mix to studio debate, and leading to independent and original work
From undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to teacher-training and part-time and professional courses, Goldsmiths has an excellent range of innovative study opportunities in a variety of arts areas.
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The academic provision of Wimbledon College of Art is divided into three academic schools – School of Foundation Studies, School of Fine Art and School of Theatre. These deliver a suite of specialist art and design courses ranging from pre-foundation and foundation to undergraduate and postgraduate, as well as providing research supervision for students undertaking a research programme of study.
Norfolk
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Norwich School of Art and Design offers a wide range of specialty courses, embracing the practice and theory of Art, Craft, Design, Media and Creative Technology.
Northampton
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Whether you see yourself as an artist, designer, performer, media practitioner, or your interests lie in literary studies or creative writing, the School of The Arts at The University of Northampton will help you make the most of your talents.
Our aim is to provide a vibrant, stimulating and supportive environment where you are able to experiment and explore new ideas while working to fulfil your true creative and intellectual potential.
We offer excellent facilities and flexible programmes of study where students are encouraged to work within and across disciplinary boundaries and to develop their skills and imagination while enjoying their studies.
Oxford
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At Brookes you can study many of the subjects that traditionally make up the arts and humanities – English, Fine Art, History, History of Art, Modern Languages, Film Studies and Music – but we also offer subjects that are not available in other universities. The School is one of the most important centres of education in Publishing, not only in the UK, but internationally, and our history department is internationally recognised as a centre for research and teaching in the History of Medicine.
South East England
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The University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester is one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist art and design education, offering strengths in art, design, architecture, media and communication. Located at five unique locations across the South East of England
Range of opportunities spanning the spectrum of painting, sculpture, fashion, graphic design, advertising design, photography, textile art and design, history of art, textile conservation and museum studies.
School of Arts, Design, Media and Culture offering a range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses.
Including Fine Art, Glass and Ceramics, Photography, Performing Arts, Design, PR, Film Studies, Media and Journalism.
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Centre for Conservation& Making
West Dean is a unique community, a creative mix of artists and craftspeople, conservators and restorers, working alongside gardeners, farmers, foresters and builders. It offeres a range of courses including conservation studies, visual arts, textiles and professional development. It also offers bespoke conservation courses for organisations on request.
