TOP UK Art&Design Universities 2021 | Complete University Guide

Studying process
Duration of programs
Specializations and joint degrees
University requirements
Students' perspectives

Many students strive to get an education in a creative specialty, because in Britain all the conditions have been created for the disclosure of creative potential. One of the main reasons to choose a university in England is a guaranteed high level of knowledge and practical skills. At universities in Britain, students receive a specialty in all possible areas: acting, directing, theater management, costume design, scenography. Students studying dramatic art take a large number of disciplines related not only to acting, but to script development, analysis of performances, directing, and production.

Studying process

Performing arts brings together three types of arts: theater, music and dance. Training in these specialties is maximally practice-oriented and therefore completely immerses you in a creative environment. From the first day, students participate in creative work, master classes, and attend lectures.

Duration of programs

Bachelor's courses are designed for 3-4 years, after graduation, students are awarded a degree - Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA).

Specializations and joint degrees

For the first two years, students study a variety of disciplines before they can settle on a narrow specialty. Those who are ready to study several specialties at once and receive a diploma in them go through double programs - joint degrees.

University requirements

Universities consider the education of candidates, whether they studied creative subjects in school and whether they were engaged in creativity in their free time. The main requirement is to successfully pass the selection for applicants (casting).

Students' perspectives

Graduates start working in different industries: management, directing, performing arts.

In a broad sense, the direction "Art and Design" unites different directions:

Designer
Designer of computer games and applications
Graphic Designer
Interior designer
Animator
Web Designer
Artist and Illustrator
Journalist and photojournalist
Dancer
Actor
Musician
Accessories and footwear designer
Photographer
Exhibition curator and museum worker
Historian
Fashion designer
Educator
Producer.

Design students go through a wide range of subjects, and therefore have high-quality and versatile training:

Applied arts
Visual arts
A television
Illustration
3D design
Art history
A photo
Cinema
Printing techniques
Computer graphics programs
Communicative design.

Rank	Institution	Entry Standards	Student Satisfaction	Research Quality	Research Intensity	Graduate Prospects	Overall Score
1	Oxford	224		33635	1	70	100
2	Newcastle	211	31837	44258	0.86	71	96.3
3	Loughborough	176	41730	44411	0.7	76	95.4
4	Lancaster	155	44231	44199	1	81	95.3
5	Leeds	162	31472	44350	0.7	75	93.8
6	University College London	188	11780	33635	0.95	56	93.4
7	Manchester Metropolitan	171	41730	27061	0.31	72	93.4
8	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	143	44259	34366	0.97	70	93.1
9	Dundee	185	42826	44230	0.86	56	92.9
10	Liverpool John Moores	190	44534	27426	0.24	63	92.8
11	Aberystwyth	130	16893	24504	0.67	75	92.6
12	Nottingham Trent	144	41730	21582	0.15	79	92.5
13	Arts University Bournemouth	148	44504	44257	0.13	80	92.4
14	Brunel University London	136	30742	44441	0.81	76	92.4
15	Edinburgh	171	31472	44380	0.58	64	92.3
16	Kent	130	20880	44230	0.83	78	92.2
17	Goldsmiths, University of London	167	46844	30348	0.92	57	92.1
18	Robert Gordon	159	44259	45689	0.69	65	91.9
19	Staffordshire	128	44412	32143	0.32	85	91.8
20	Kingston	172	44504	34001	0.26	61	91.7
21	Coventry	127	44381	35827	0.46	74	91.5
22	University of the Arts, London	138	34029	44533	1	65	91.5
23	Westminster	140	44231	13210	0.37	68	91.5
24	Glasgow	217	24167				91.5
25	Southampton	154	34759	35462	0.85	61	91.4
26	Ulster	132	32568	45352	0.99	66	91.4
27	De Montfort	122	46844	44410	0.27	75	91.3
28	Heriot-Watt	156	24167	44379	0.74	66	91.1
29	Northumbria	155	42826	28522	0.34	63	91.1
30	Portsmouth	123	16528			88	91
31	Huddersfield	142	44351	19756	0.17	72	91
32	London South Bank	111	44381	15373	0.64	78	90.8
33	Falmouth	137	44259	34335	0.32	76	90.8
34	Lincoln	128	44259	26330	0.24	73	90.6
35	Bournemouth	108	44320	3	0.33	76	90.5
36	West of England, Bristol	141	11414	32174	0.38	60	90.3
37	Reading	135	20149	44533	0.78	66	90.3
38	University for the Creative Arts	140	44200	26330	0.1	66	90.1
39	Sheffield Hallam	124	12875	44621	0.28	62	89.9
40	Central Lancashire	135	44652	46419	0.23	66	89.7
41	Hertfordshire	110	44351	20121	0.27	74	89.6
42	Bath Spa	138	29646	17930	0.4	66	89.5
43	Bangor	131	17624			75	89.5
44	Teesside	117	42461	34700	0.2	74	89.3
45	Greenwich	138	42095	44198	0.29	63	89
46	Norwich University of the Arts	133	44504	25235	0.18	61	88.9
47	Salford	135	13241	20121	0.29	57	88.9
48	Brighton	146	44504	34731	0.3	53	88.9
49	Derby	119	33298	47150	0.26	70	88.8
50	Edinburgh Napier	182	31107			61	88.8
51	Middlesex	134	34394	35827	0.33	58	88.7
52	Birmingham City	131	44412	32174	0.24	59	88.7
53	South Wales	128	43191	34366	0.08	59	88.6
54	Plymouth	135	41730	30713	0.42	54	88.6
55	Chester	118	44534	19756	0.25	64	88.5
56	Buckinghamshire New	120	32203	20121	0.22	66	88.4
57	Cardiff Metropolitan	126	46844	34366	0.2	54	88.1
58	Worcester	120	44381	12451	0.48	60	88
59	London Metropolitan	112	45383	19391	0.2	61	87.8
60	Writtle University College		30742	0.86	0.9	65	87.7
61	Oxford Brookes	148	31472	13547	0.53	50	87.6
62	Leeds Arts University	158	44320			60	87.6
63	Anglia Ruskin	129	44504	15373	0.46	53	87.5
64	Wolverhampton	106	46113	43132	0.47	60	87.3
65	Solent	127	45383	28856	0.17	57	87
66	Northampton	111	41730	44288	0.93	54	87
67	Cumbria	128	43191	15008	0.27	51	86.9
68	Chichester	115	18719			64	86.7
69	Sunderland	113	3,9	2,31	0,58	56	86,7
70	Liverpool Hope	124	3,07			79	86,6
71	Abertay	131	4,15			62	86,6
72	Ravensbourne University London	114	3,94			70	86,4
73	East London	97	3,66	2,82	0,28	60	86
74	West London	106	4,25	2,21	0,16	53	85,7
75	Winchester	102	3,97			68	85,5
76	Wrexham Glyndŵr	109	4,03	1,77	0,6	52	85,4
77	Gloucestershire	123	4,07			59	85,4
78	Canterbury Christ Church	100	4,49	2,28	0,48	42	84,7
79	Leeds Beckett	108	4,1	1,62	0,23	51	84,5
80	Plymouth College of Art	131	3,98			51	84,4
81	Bedfordshire	104	3,99			60	84,3
82	Bolton	115	4,1			52	83,8
83	Highlands & Islands		3,8			55	83,5
84	Suffolk	99	3,98			55	83,2
85	West of Scotland		3,29			60	83,1
86	York St John	111	4,16			45	82,6

Current material has been prepared by Egor Eremeev

Education: Kuban State University, Russia (World Economics); Westminster University (Business & Management).
Egor studied and lived in the UK for 8 years and graduated from the university of Westminster. He is currently the co-founder and the director of business development at Smapse Education and personally visits foreign schools and universities, interviews students studying in those institutions.