BA (Hons) Ceramics at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Ceramics develops skills in the field of ceramics through an anthropological approach to making, socio-geographic mapping of materials and practices, and glaze and material technology. Students work in dedicated studios and on live briefs, competitions and interdisciplinary projects to build an independent practice.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Art & Design | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a year-long sandwich placement | Intake: Entry year 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught practices include alchemy (ceramics and material science, glaze technology), throwing, hand modelling, mould making, surface pattern and printing, firing (electric, gas, raku, soda, saggar) and digital fabrication (3D printing, laser cutting, CNC modelling).

Career pathways

Setting up an own studio, extending studies or joining a professional practice; routes include business experience, placements, live briefs and a business plan in place of a dissertation.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: UCAS tariff 96-120. GCSE: Preferably five GCSEs at Grade C / 4 or above including English Language / Welsh First Language and Mathematics / Mathematics - Numeracy. A level: Minimum three A levels; no specific subjects required; Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM-DDM. T Level: No specific subjects required. Access to Higher Education Diploma: No specific subjects required. International Baccalaureate Diploma: 24 points; no specific subjects required. Irish Leaving Certificate: No specific subjects required (Higher level subjects only considered with a minimum grade H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: No specific subjects required. Combinations of qualifications are accepted if they meet the minimum requirements. Contextual offers are available. International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A Foundation Year route is available for applicants who do not meet the entry requirements. Successful portfolio review is required.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: Entry year 2027

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a year-long sandwich placement

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