University for the Creative Arts (UCA)

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. We’re the UK’s No.1 specialist creative university for employability in the most recent Destinations of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE) 2018. 96.9% of our graduates are either in employment or further study within six months of graduation.

The latest Research Exercise Framework (REF 2014) confirms our position as one of the top ten research communities in art and design, with 93% of our research designated as internationally recognised for quality, and 64% of our research submissions classed as world leading and internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and thoroughness.

UCA have been named ‘Modern University of the Year’ in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. The title was awarded for the ground-breaking work we’re doing through our newly-established Business School for the Creative Industries, in addition to our excellent graduate employment record and levels of student satisfaction.

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. Alumni include fashion designers Zandra Rhodes and Karen Millen; artists Tracey Emin and Tacita Dean; designers Roger Oates and Martin Lambie-Nairn.

Location

As a specialist institution, the University for the Creative Arts gives you the opportunity to be completely immersed in your chosen subject area. We have 6,500 students studying at five campuses in the south east of England, in Canterbury, Rochester, Maidstone, Epsom and Farnham, and offer a range of courses in Art, Architecture, Design, Fashion, Communications, Graphics and Media. UCAs campus communities are very important to us. Each one reflects the subject areas studied there, creating unique communities of artists, designers, makers, writers and researchers.

Each of our campuses is a thriving hub of collaborative creativity. They are vibrant communities of artists, designers and creative arts professionals, all of whom will provide a huge amount of support and enable you to create extraordinary, innovative work that opens the door to your future career.

At UCA, we pride ourselves on offering a rich, practice-based learning experience and our academics are closely connected to their respective industries and each is an active practitioner in their field, ensuring that every discipline taught at UCA remains relevant to the sectors it serves.

• Canterbury, England (UK)
• Epsom, England (UK)
• Farnham, England (UK)
• Rochester, England (UK)

School & Faculty

• Animation, Computing & Games
• Architecture & Interior Design
• Business
• Crafts, Jewellery & 3D Design
• Creative Education
• Fashion & Textiles
• Film & TV
• Fine Art
• Graphic Design, Advertising & Illustration
• Marketing, Promotion & Management
• Media & Journalism
• Music
• Performing Arts
• Photography