BA (Hons) Digital Art at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

A studio-based degree exploring digital culture and emerging technologies, working across digital and physical media through artificial intelligence, digital image-making, moving image, digital fabrication, immersive media, sound and installation. Students develop an individual artistic voice through workshops, critiques, exhibitions and collaborative projects.

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

What you will study

Year 1: Digital Making (40), Digital Art in Context, Research Basics, Interdisciplinary Understanding (40). Year 2: Expanded Digital Practice (40), 21st Century Challenges (40), Real-World Contexts, Research Proposal. Year 3: Independent Digital Practice (60), Positioning in Practice (30), Contribution (30).

Career pathways

Independent artistic practice, digital content creation, exhibition and installation work, creative technology, freelance practice, and postgraduate study or PGCE routes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

96-120 UCAS tariff points. GCSE: preferably five GCSEs at grade C / 4 or above including English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Mathematics (or Mathematics - Numeracy). English language (international applicants): Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A levels: minimum three A levels, no specific subjects (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM-DDM. IB Diploma: 24 points. T Level, Access to HE Diploma, Irish Leaving Certificate (higher level subjects minimum H4) and Scottish Advanced Highers: no specific subjects required. Other requirements: successful portfolio review. Contextual offers are available. Mature applicants with relevant experience or prior learning are considered individually.

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: September 2027

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

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