Undergraduate Courses
The Faculty of Art and Design offers a wide variety of programmes at Pre-degree, Undergraduate, Graduate and Postgraduate levels.
Most programmes have their own web site where you can view student work, staff profiles and additional information about the course.
Pre-Degree
The Foundation Diploma in Art and Design is an entry requirement for most art and design degree courses.
| Course | Duration | Site |
|---|---|---|
| Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design | 1FT |
Foundation Degrees
The Faculty validates a Foundation Degree (FdA) that is taught at our partner college, The Manchester College. Further details.
Undergraduate
Most of our Bachelor of Arts undergraduate programmes are three years full-time. With the exception of the part-time BA (Hons) Creative Practice course, all applications should be made through UCAS.
| Course | Duration | UCAS | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA (Hons) Acting | 3FT | W411 | |
| BA (Hons) Architecture | 3FT | K100 | |
| BA (Hons) Contemporary Art History | 3FT | V370 | |
| BA (Hons) Creative Multimedia | 3FT | W212 | |
| BA (Hons) Creative Practice | 6PT | ||
| BA (Hons) Fashion | 3FT | W230 | |
| BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies | 3FT/6PT | VW36 | |
| BA (Hons) Filmmaking | 3FT | PW32 | |
| BA (Hons) Fine Art | 3FT | W100 | |
| BA (Hons) Graphic Design | 3FT | W210 | |
| BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation | 3FT | W217 | |
| BA (Hons) Interactive Arts | 3FT | W920 | |
| BA (Hons) Interior Design | 3FT | W250 | |
| BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture | 3FT | K310 | |
| BA (Hons) Photography | 3FT | W640 | |
| BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice | 3FT | W232 | |
| BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design | 3FT | W240 |
Looking for.. Embroidery? Textile Design for Fashion? Textiles?
You can find them here in BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
BA (Hons) Contemporary Art History is the new name for the History of Art and Design course. BA (Hons) Filmmaking is the new name for the Contemporary Film and Video course.
Graduate
The Faculty offers the following graduate conversion course.
| Course | Duration | Site |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Diploma (GDip) Landscape Design | 1FT |
Studying at MMU
Study Art and Design in the heart of the creative and student quarter in one of Europe's most exciting cities. You will have access to a huge range of contemporary galleries, theatres and arts festivals each year as well as the vibrant dance and music scene. Manchester is a student centred city with a student population of around 88000. You will learn to be a creative/cultural practitioner in an atmosphere where research and practice are taken equally seriously.


