Art & Design

Welcome to Art & Design!

We hope that you can get a real sense of what studying in our department is like by traveling around our virtual 3D tours, watching the Subject Spotlight videos and dropping in to our online chat rooms (during virtual open events only).

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PLEASE NOTE: Our online chat rooms will only be available during our Virtual Open Events

Why choose Art & Design?

When studying Art & Design courses, your creativity will be enhanced within an excellent learning environment and you will have the freedom to explore new ideas while developing technical skills in your chosen medium.

You will have the opportunity to build a portfolio of work, the chance to exhibit in an end of year exhibition, as well as developing key skills and knowledge fundamental to the world of art and design.

Tour the Virtual Campus

Visit our Art & Design department in Temple building to discover where you'll be learning.



Chat live to our lecturers in our online chat rooms

To visit an online chat room, click on the 'Visit Room' button next to the list of courses below.

When you enter an online chat room, please let the team know what course you are interested in and someone will reply as soon as possible.

Using a mobile or tablet device?
To access the live online chat from a mobile or a tablet device, you will need to have installed and opened the free Microsoft Teams App from your phone’s App store before entering a chat room. Alternatively, you can access the room from a desktop computer by choosing the ‘watch on web instead’ option when the new browser window opens.

PLEASE NOTE: Our online chat rooms will only be available during our Virtual Open Events.

Art & Design
A Level Art History: Critical and Contextual Studies
A Level Art & Design (Fine Art)
A Level Art & Design (Illustration / Graphics)
A Level Textiles
L3 Art & Design Diploma
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A Level Art & Design (Fine Art / Art History / Illustration & Graphics)

A Level Fine Art offers you the opportunity to develop creatively, either as a personally enriching interest or as part of your progression towards a career within the creative industries.

By studying A Level Illustration & Graphics you will learn to develop design solutions, exploring the power of visual communication as an invaluable commercial tool.

Art History develops the skills and understanding in appreciating and interpreting artefacts.

A Level Fine Art course information
A Level Art History: Critical and Contextual Studies
A Level Illustration & Graphics information



A Level Textiles

If you love the tactile qualities of fabrics and stitch and enjoy drawing and visualising your ideas through a hands-on approach to materials, A Level Textiles is for you. The course encourages you to explore the breadth of approaches available within contemporary textiles today.

course information



Level 3 Art & Design Diploma

By studying the Level 3 Art & Design Diploma, you will discover how artists, designers and makers see the world and learn how they develop and realise their original ideas in both gallery and commercial settings. You will be able to use art and design to communicate your innovative ideas effectively and realise your potential within the creative industries.

Course information