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Together we make, experiment and innovate. <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/apply">Apply now</a> to start studying at our specialist <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/courses/pre-degree">Post-16 campus</a>, choose a <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/courses">BA (Hons) degree</a> with options available for <a href="https://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/january-starts-and-distance-learning">January 2024</a> and <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate">September 2025</a> starts, or explore the <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate">Postgraduate courses</a> we have available.

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design students exhibit in Plymouth College of Arts annual Degree Show

Not quite ready for a degree? Our Foundation Diploma and our Extended BA programme are two different options that give you the chance to spend a year exploring various creative practices, preparing you for entry into Undergraduate study.

Foundation & Extended Degrees

Students Using Green Screen

Pre-Degree

Animation

Content Creation

Digital Media

Film

Game Arts

Media

Production

Sound

FILMMAKING & MEDIA PRODUCTION: UAL LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE PRACTICE

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Undergraduate

3D Design

Ceramics

Costume

Communication

Curation

Craft

Education

Technologies

Design

Drawing

Fashion

Fine Art

Glass

Graphic Design

Illustration

Interior Design

Jewellery

Marketing

Painting

Photography

Printmaking

Publishing

Styling

Technical

Textiles

Art History

Critical & Cultural

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PHOTOGRAPHY: UAL LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE PRACTICE

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ART & DESIGN: UAL LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE PRACTICE

A model wearing a red outfit walks down the catwalk at our Pre Degree Summer Show in June 2023

FASHION & TEXTILES: UAL LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE PRACTICE

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GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION & GAME ARTS: UAL LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE PRACTICE

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Our Courses

Early student work from Foundation Diploma in Art and Design students in the new Palace Studios

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Looking for an art college experience after GCSEs? Find your course at an Arts University doing things differently.

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As an MA student at Arts University Plymouth you will join our Postgraduate Centre, an active, cross-disciplinary community of makers and thinkers.

Postgraduate

Elliot Rowe building to scale ship for short film BA Hons Animation 1

Short Courses and Masterclasses

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Arts University Plymouth’s Young Arts programme was established in 1988. Young Arts feature the university's renowned Saturday Arts Clubs and for over 30 years has worked to bridge the gap in arts provision for young people created by increasingly limited access to creative activity in schools.

Young Arts

Our Courses

Pre-Degree

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