We offer a wide range of creative postgraduate degrees – whether it's an MFA in Photography, a Master of Architecture, or an MBA.
If you're keen to deepen your creative understanding, all the information you need to apply is here.
If you live in the UK, you should apply through the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). You can apply online through the UCAS website. When applying for our courses, use our institution code - C93.
You can submit your UCAS application, from mid-September, the year before your course begins.
Once you apply UCAS will acknowledge your application and forward it to us. You can track the progress of your application through UCAS Track.
When we get your application we’ll send you an email with your login details for the applicant portal. This is where you’ll access all the information you’ll need through your applicant journey.
UCAS makes background information available to us when they send us your application – this is called contextual data. We will not use this information when making a decision about whether or not to offer you a place at UCA.
If you’re based in the UK, we will then invite you to an in-person portfolio review at an Applicant Day, where you’ll have the chance to get to know your peers, view student work, and gain all the information you need and want about life at UCA. We’ll send you details on these events through the applicant portal.
If you would prefer not to attend an Applicant Day you will be able to submit your portfolio digitally.
Your portfolio review is an opportunity for you to show us your talents and potential. More information about creating your portfolio is available in our portfolio advice section. We’ll send you more details through the applicant portal after we've received your application.
Wherever you're coming from, UCA is ready to welcome you and we have a dedicated admissions team to help you with your application journey.
Before you apply, please visit our visas and immigration page for more information about applying to study in the UK and check our equivalent qualifications page to discover if we accept your non-UK qualifications.
Once you've applied we’ll send you an email with your login details for the applicant portal. This is where you'll access all the information you'll need through your applicant journey.
You may be asked to submit your a portfolio via our applicant portal. Your portfolio review is an opportunity for you to show us your talents and potential.
More information about creating your portfolio is available in our portfolio advice section. We’ll send you more details through the applicant portal after we've received your application.
Most international applicants apply directly to UCA. The benefits of applying directly to us are:
If you are applying to more than one university in the UK, then you should apply to us through UCAS.
The deadline to make your application will depend on if you apply directly to UCA or via UCAS:
The UCAS equal consideration deadline for applications for courses starting in September is normally the last Wednesday in January. We give equal consideration to all applications we receive by this deadline. But, if we still have places available after this date, we'll consider late applications, too.
The equal consideration deadline does not apply to part-time applicants that apply directly to UCA.
The final deadline for September 2025 entry is 19 September 2025.
If you're intending to study a UCA degree with an integrated foundation year you can apply in exactly the same way outlined above.
Simply select the integrated foundation year option on the form below to begin your application.
If you are intending to study a part-time undergraduate degree you will need to apply directly to UCA, and not via UCAS. Simply select the 'apply directly' option on the form below.
If you have any questions about the admissions process or your application, please contact the relevant admissions team: