We’ve been providing creative education for 160 years We’re the 2nd largest provider of creative education in Europe Based in scenic Surrey and Kent, we have campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham and Rochester We provide pre-degree, undergraduate and postgraduate education to the next generation of creatives Our Business School for the Creative Industries is the first of its kind in the UK. At the heart of the creative industries As a specialist arts institution, we are 100% creative. Our students develop their skills and thinking in environments that replicate the studios found within the creative industries, alongside peers on courses spanning arts, business and technology. Oscar-winning film makers and animators, world-renowned fashion designers, television presenters and Turner-Prize nominees are just some of UCA’s high-profile graduates who have enriched the world with their creative talents. Taught and guided by our experienced, industry-connected academic staff, our students reap the benefits of studying at the highest-ranked creative specialist in the UK. Our reputation Over the past year, we have consolidated our position as the highest-ranked creative specialist in the UK: We were named Modern University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide in 2019. |
Our Open Foundations Music is a bespoke course designed to help you develop as a composer, musician, or music critic. It will give you a firm grounding in many aspects of music, including music theory, basic composition and arrangement, and music history. You will also develop skills in the use of the notation software Sibelius which is integral to the course. | |
Our Creative Arts BA (Hons) degree is truly multidisciplinary and is specially designed for you to enjoy the freedom to explore artistic practices and express your unique voice as a creative. Your journey on this course includes the opportunity to create original and exciting ways to communicate complex ideas and concepts through a variety of visual languages. | |
Being delivered through distance learning, our online music degree is centred upon practice and supported by the development of an understanding of musical contexts. You may opt to specialise in composition, orchestration/arrangement or musicology. You will delve into the historical context and learn the building blocks of harmony, analysis and form. Through the course, you’ll be encouraged to develop a unique identity and style as a practising musician. | |
If you have a passion for working in the music industry, then our BA/BSc (Hons) Music Business and Management course is for you. As well as providing you with an overview of the industry, it will give you the chance to explore your own areas of interest and allow you to develop the skills you need to thrive in this fast-moving, and increasingly global, sector. | |
Do you have dreams of becoming a film or gaming composer, a Foley artist or a music producer? Then our BA/BSc (Hons) Music Composition and Technology course at UCA Farnham will give you the knowledge and skills to forge your dream career. | |
Pre-sessional courses | Our portfolio of Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (PSE) courses in the UK and China* supports your English language development and comprehensively prepares you to immerse yourself within the academic context of art, design and media before joining your foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate course. Our PSE courses will help you to raise your English language level to meet the entry requirements of your main course. |
Foundation courses | Our International Foundation courses are designed for international students who want to progress onto undergraduate study at UCA. |
Pre-masters courses | Our Graduate Diploma is designed for international students who want to progress onto postgraduate level study in the creative arts. |
International Summer School | As one of Europe’s premier universities for creative education, the University for the Creative Arts International Summer School is a world-class creative experience. We bring together talent from across the globe for two weeks of creative discovery and cultural exploration in and around London and South-East England. |
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