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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.

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With space to create using both traditional and contemporary techniques and facilities, our Crafts courses are housed in our £8m Craft, Design and Fabrication workshops, including our Fab Lab, our Glass-blowing house, our open plan Ceramics space, our Metals workshop, and our Plaster room.

Crafts & Making

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Working with industry experts and world-renowned brands, our fashion, costume and textiles courses cover everything from designing and creating fabrics, to whole fashion collections or costumes for film and performance, through to styling, shooting and promoting brands. We create independently-minded thinkers and makers who are looking to influence change within the fashion industry.

Fashion & Textiles

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From studying photography as a contemporary art practice, to making films, soundscapes and animations, you will explore the craft and aesthetics of these subjects guided by industry professionals in fully equipped studios and workshops.

Photography & Film

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From Fine Art to Photography, and Drawing to Printmaking, we have a wealth of visual art focused degrees which are situated in fully equipped, purpose built studios run by practicing artists.

Fine Art, Drawing and Painting

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To produce meaningful design, whether it be an environment, product, service, or performance, requires a designer to balance and creatively reinvent the social interface between maker and end-user. Whilst good design shows how form solves problems or conveys complexity in beautiful ways, it simultaneously fosters a way of thinking about our world as a shared experience.

Visual Communication & Design

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Explore our state-of-the-art multimedia studio environment and learn skills across all aspects of this expansive technological sector, from using sound as a creative medium, to designing games and creating animations.

Games & Media

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Our January Start BA (Hons) degrees offer an accelerated year one, allowing students to study flexibly at home through our online distance learning programme for their first year. Students will finish their course in the Summer, and progress into their second year in-person at Arts University Plymouth in September.

January Starts & Distance Learning

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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

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Undergraduate

Content Creation

Film

Media

Production

Sound

Technical

BA (Hons) Film & Screen Arts

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Communication

Design

Digital Media

Graphic Design

Marketing

Publishing

BA (Hons) Graphic Design

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Drawing

Fine Art

Painting

Printmaking

BA (Hons) Painting, Drawing & Printmaking

Missy Radcliffe BA Hons Commercial Photography

Fashion

Photography

BA (Hons) Commercial Photography

J O Kane Dennis Rodman BA Hons Illustration

Illustration

BA (Hons) Illustration

Charlotte Venn BA Hons Textile Design

Technologies

Interior Design

Textiles

BA (Hons) Textile Design

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Curation

Styling

BA (Hons) Interior Design & Styling

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Jewellery

BA (Hons) Fashion Design

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BA (Hons) Photography

Max Wilson Extended BA

3D Design

Animation

Ceramics

Costume

Craft

Education

Game Arts

Glass

Extended BA (Hons) Degree

Rae Hildbrand BA Hons Costume Production

BA (Hons) Costume Production

Paul Hillon BA Hons Fine Art

BA (Hons) Fine Art

Corey Hyne BA Hons Fashion Media Marketing

BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Marketing

Matthew Vos BA Hons Animation Games

BA (Hons) Animation & Games

BA Hons Craft Material Practices

BA (Hons) Craft & Material Practices

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BA (Hons) Fashion Design (Jan 2025 Start)

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BA (Hons) Illustration (Jan 2025 Start)

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BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Marketing (Jan 2025 Start)

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BA (Hons) Interior Design & Styling (Jan 2025 Start)

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BA (Hons) Commercial Photography (Jan 2025 Start)

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BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Jan 2025 Start)

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Pre-Degree

Art History

Critical & Cultural

UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design

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Our Courses

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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

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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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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

Undergraduate

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