Home Courses Undergraduate Study Art and Design Undergraduate courses in Art and Design Apply now Leading courses 4th for Product Design and 5th for Fashion & Textiles (Guardian University Guide 2024) Specialist facilities Access spacious studios and dedicated workshops, featuring industry-standard equipment and software Career opportunities Work on industry briefs, enter design competitions and showcase your work at our annual exhibition Unleash your creativity with an Art and Design degree from Staffordshire University; perfectly located in the heart of the UK's 'Creative County'! We’re one of the UK’s top universities for Art and Design, ranking fourth for Product Design and top 5 for Fashion & Textiles in the 2024 Guardian University Guide. Fine Art also features in the top 10 in the UK. We’re also fourth for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024). Our courses fuse traditional techniques and the latest digital technologies to give you the conceptual skills, understanding and hands-on technical abilities you need to thrive in your future career. Wherever your passion lies - whether you want to be the master architect behind an iconic building, the go-to graphic designer in a creative agency, a leader in transport innovation, behind the camera lens capturing the moments that matter or showcasing your creations on the fashion catwalk - we have the degree for you. When you graduate, you’ll have established a personal voice, style and vision to develop a memorable portfolio of work that you can showcase to possible employers, as well as the chance to feature your work in our annual art and design graduate exhibition. Book an Open Day Order a prospectus Courses Architecture BArch (Hons) Study options Full-time Art and Design BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Foundation year Automotive & Transport Design BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Part-time Placement year Cartoon and Comic Arts BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Fashion BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Placement year Fine Art BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Graphic Design BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Illustration BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Photography BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Part-time Product, Furniture, Ceramics BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Part-time Placement year Surface Pattern and Textile Design BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Related courses Animation BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Concept Art for Games and Film BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Foundation year Placement year Games Art BA (Hons) Study options Full-time Foundation year Placement year Careers and connections Discover why we are the connected university with our range of industry links and career support to help you hit the ground running when you graduate. Facilities and expertise Our expert academics, world-leading research and industry-standard facilities make us the number one destination for students from home and abroad. Student experiences Hear from our students about how the unique learning experience at Staffordshire University has helped shape their approach to study and their career prospects. The skills you get in art can be applied to almost anything. It is a much bigger part of our world than people realise. Features NSS shows positive improvement in teaching Teaching provision has improved across the University’s extensive course portfolio in this year’s National Student Survey results. Fashion student works on one-of-a-kind commission for High Sheriff Staffordshire’s new High Sheriff has called on the talents of Staffordshire University’s fashion department to help design her uniform Music artist puts faith in fashion students Fashion students from Staffordshire University have created a bespoke outfit fit for the stage for music artist Faith Vern The Rookies recognise University among best in the world Staffordshire University’s Games Development department is celebrating being named in the top 10 for Games Design and Development by The Rookies. Automotive & Transport Design application portfolio advice Expert tips and tricks for applicant portfolio reviews for BA (Hons) Automotive & Transport Design at Staffordshire University. Cartoon and Comic Arts application portfolio advice Expert tips and tricks for applicant portfolio reviews for BA (Hons) Cartoon and Comic Arts. Graphic Design and Illustration application portfolio advice Expert tips and tricks for applicant portfolio reviews for BA (Hons) Graphic Design and BA (Hons) Illustration. Graphic Design and Illustration students take on OFFF Barcelona Graphic Design and Illustration students visit Barcelona for the 3 day OFFF Design Festival Foundation Art students curate their own exhibition: "Rituals" Art Foundation students organised, curated and installed their own exhibition for the wider University community to experience. Fine Art students benefit from the experiences of visiting artist Ian Mood Talks from visiting, professional artists enhance the learning of our Fine Art students. Undergraduate Open Day Saturday 17 August 2024 Explore our campus and facilities, find out more about the courses you're interested in and connect with our lecturers and current students. Book now Got a question about Art and Design? 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in the UK for Quality Education Sustainable Development Goal 4, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024