Overview
The University for the Creative Arts is a specialist art and design university in the south of England.
It was formed in 2005 as University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochesterwhen the Kent Institute of Art and Design was merged into the Surrey Institute of Art & Design, which already had degree-awarding status; both constituent schools had been formed by merging the local art schools, in Kent and Surrey respectively. It was granted university status in 2008, and the name changed to the present one. In 2016 it merged with the Open College of the Arts.
UCA has campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham and Rochester, together with teaching bases at the Royal School of Needlework and The Maidstone Studios, and a project and exhibition space in Folkestone Creative Quarter. It previously had a campus in Maidstone(closed in 2014) and another in Rochester (closed in 2023).
The University also validates provision at, or co-delivers courses with, a number of other educational institutions and arts organisations in the UK : Farnham Maltings, London College of Contemporary Arts, London College of Creative Media, London School of Design & Marketing, and London Studio Centre.
10,000 Students
Location
Learning
TEF Rating
Courses Available
- Accounting, Business, Management and Marketing
- Architecture, Building, Planning and Design
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Visual and Performing Arts
Applying
How to Apply?
For International Students
(in lieu of IELTS)
Deadlines and Important Dates
Cost and Scholarships
Types of Scholarships Available
Scholarships
Sir Ray Tindle Scholarship
| Total Worth | £1,500 per year for the duration of the course |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Applicants to any of our undergraduate media or journalism courses- BA Fashion Journalism; BA Television Production; BA Journalism & Media Production; BA Television & Media Production. Applications are welcome from both home and international students |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | 31 July |
| Other Details | Based on Academic excellence / financial need |
Bashir Makhoul International Excellence Scholarship
| Total Worth | Full fee waiver for the duration of the course. |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | All international students for any full-time course. |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | 31 July |
| Other Details | based on record of academic excellence AND demonstration of financial need |
Partner Scholarship
| Total Worth | £500 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | all students from a partner school or college who enrol onto any undergraduate course and pay the full fee of £9,250 per academic year |
| Available for International Students | No |
| Application Deadline | -- |