BA (Hons) Craft & Material Practices at Arts University Plymouth

Programme overview

A craft degree that develops practice through materials, processes and making, exploring ways to live harmoniously within natural and fabricated environments. The Materials Lab has specialist facilities for ceramics, glass, metal and wood, complemented by rapid digital prototyping in Fab Lab South West.

Duration: 3 years full-time / 6 years part-time; 4 years full-time (7 part-time) with Integrated Foundation year | Study mode: full-time; part-time; optional sandwich year (placements and internships) | Intake: 2026 and 2027 entry | Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Ceramics (throwing, slip casting, slab building, coiling, glazing, raku firing), glass (hot glassmaking, kiln-formed glass, coldworking, lampworking), metals (casting, welding, grinding), woodworking (woodturning, joinery, CNC routing) and Fab Lab laser cutting, CNC milling and 3D printing. Year One units: Methods & Materials, Encountering Place, Exploring Subject and Platforms of Exchange. Year Two: Speculative Strategies, Global Challenges, Ideas & Audience and Emergent Practice, with an optional sandwich year of placements and internships. Year Three: Research & Development, Publication, Positioning Practice and Final Project.

Career pathways

Career opportunities include Designer/Makers, Ceramicists, Glass Artists, Wearables Designers, Sculptors, Architectural Surface Designers, Mixed Media Artists, Gallery and Museum Professionals, Teachers, Technicians, Conservators and Prop Designers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer 104-120 UCAS points from an Art & Design Foundation Diploma, A-levels, BTEC Extended Diploma (MMM), Access to HE Art & Design, T-Levels, Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, International Baccalaureate or international equivalents; portfolio required. Applicants with less traditional routes are considered on portfolio and creative experience. International applicants: IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component (or equivalent, e.g. PTE Academic 50, WAEC English C4). UCAS code 67T2 (3-year) / 69K5 (4-year Integrated Foundation); institution code P65.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). BA (Hons) full-time UK fee; part-time £4,895 per year Source

International applicants: GBP 17,500 a year (2026/27). BA (Hons) full-time EU & international fee Source

Intake: 2026 and 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years full-time / 6 years part-time; 4 years full-time (7 part-time) with Integrated Foundation ye

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/60f5eb0b-afce-05ef-4e5d-b3cb94b5a2c4/craft-material-practices?studyYear=2027

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