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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.
Best arts and design universities in Britain 2026 | Complete University Guide
| Rank | Institution |
|---|---|
| 1 | UCL (University College London) |
| 2 | University of Oxford |
| 3 | University of Glasgow |
| 4 | Loughborough University |
| 5 | Newcastle University |
| 6 | University of Leeds |
| 7 | Lancaster University |
| 8 | Kingston University |
| 9 | University of Reading |
| 10 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 11 | University of Dundee |
| 12 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 13 | Nottingham Trent University |
| 14 | Bangor University |
| 15 | University of Southampton |
| 16 | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 17 | Canterbury Christ Church University |
| 18 | Northumbria University, Newcastle |
| 19 | Bournemouth University |
| 20 | Liverpool John Moores University |
| 21 | University of the Arts London |
| 22 | University of Salford |
| 23 | Oxford Brookes University |
| 24 | Aberystwyth University |
| 25 | University of South Wales |
| 26 | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| 27 | Falmouth University |
| 28 | University of Portsmouth |
| 29 | Edinburgh Napier University |
| 30 | University of Gloucestershire |
| 31 | University of Staffordshire |
| 32 | Coventry University |
| 33 | Bristol, UWE |
| 34 | Sheffield Hallam University |
| 35 | Abertay University |
| 36 | Arts University Bournemouth |
| 37 | University of Lincoln |
| 38 | University of Plymouth |
| 39 | University of Worcester |
| 40 | University of Manchester |
| 41 | Robert Gordon University |
| 42 | University of Westminster, London |
| 43 | De Montfort University |
| 44 | University of Lancashire |
| 45 | Ulster University |
| 46 | University of Greenwich |
| 47 | University of Brighton |
| 48 | Norwich University of the Arts |
| 49 | University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| 50 | University of Huddersfield |
| 51 | University of Kent |
| 52 | Birmingham City University |
| 53 | University of Sunderland |
| 54 | Leeds Arts University |
| 55 | Bath Spa University |
| 56 | University of Chester |
| 57 | Leeds Beckett University |
| 58 | Heriot-Watt University |
| 59 | University of Winchester |
| 60 | Teesside University |
| 61 | London South Bank University |
| 62 | University of Cumbria |
| 63 | Middlesex University |
| 64 | University of Northampton |
| 65 | York St John University |
| 66 | University of West London |
| 67 | University of Greater Manchester |
| 68 | London Metropolitan University |
| 69 | University of Derby |
| 70 | Buckinghamshire New University |
| 71 | University of Chichester |
| 72 | University of Wolverhampton |
| 73 | University for the Creative Arts |
| 74 | University of Suffolk |
| 75 | University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) |
| 76 | University of Hertfordshire |
| 77 | Liverpool Hope University |
| 78 | Arts University Plymouth |
| 79 | Anglia Ruskin University |
| 80 | University of East London |
| 81 | Southampton, Solent University |
| 82 | University of Bedfordshire |
| 83 | Wrexham University |
