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Campus life

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Careers

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Student support

Glass work created by BA (Hons) Ceramics & Glass student, Lottie Eastwood

Our crafts degrees

If making is your passion, our crafts degrees give you the chance to truly immerse yourself in your  and gain the skills to turn it into an exciting career.

Whether you want to design jewellery, create practical or thought-provoking ceramics or glass, or push the boundaries in textiles practice, we have a course to suit you. 

Our crafts degrees are taught in Farnham, a town that has officially been recognised with World Craft Town status.

Ceramics & Glass BA Jewellery & Silversmithing BA

Farnham Library

Our Farnham campus

You'll be taught at our Farnham campus in Surrey.

Purpose-built studios, workshops and production spaces give you the freedom to experiment and collaborate in a vibrant creative community.

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Graduate Showcase

Each year, we’re privileged to be able to share our graduates’ incredible work with the world. And now’s your chance to take a look.

Crafts facilities & equipment

Interior of the Glass Kiln Room

Glass Kiln Room

This room contains 11 glass kilns of various sizes and styles.

Interior of the Glass Polishing Workshop

Glass Polishing Workshop

Interior of the Glass Hot Shop

Glass Hot Shop

This room contains:

  • 400KG capacity glass furnace
  • Four glory holes
  • One pipe warmer
  • One pipe cooler
  • One centrifuge
  • One large front-loading glass kiln
  • One small front-loading glass kiln
  • Two top-loading glass kilns
  • Two large annealers
Interior of the Forge Area

Forge Area

This room contains:

  • Power hammer
  • Lenisha
  • Plasma cutter
  • Grindr
  • Spot welder
  • Roller
  • Bender
  • Forge
  • Mig welding
  • Tig welding
  • Arc welding
  • Oxyacetylene
  • Cutting pillar drill
Interior of the Glass Cutting Room

Glass Cutting Workshop

This room contains:

  • Large cutting table
  • Large sandblaster
  • Three lamp working torches
  • Smiths torch
  • Lamp working kiln
Ceramics Glaze Room, UCA Farnham

Ceramics Glaze Room

This room contains a wet back spray booth and two 3D clay printers.

Interior of the Ceramics Kiln room

Ceramics Kiln Room

This room contains:

  • Five front-loading electric kilns
  • Two top-loading electric kilns
  • Cromartie front-loading kiln
  • Eight test kilns
  • Three gas kilns
Interior of the Ceramics Base Room

Ceramics Base Room

This room contains a slab clay roller.

Interior of the Glass and Ceramic Cutting Workshop

Glass & Ceramic Cutting Workshop

This room contains:

  • 80 grit and 220 grit flatbed grinder
  • Diamond pillar drill
  • Hand lapping area
  • Linisher
  • Di grinder
  • 80grit Rociprolap
  • 600grit Rociprolap
  • Double-sided diamond lathe
  • Air hand grinder
  • Large diamond saw
Interior of the Ceramics studio

Ceramics Studio

Your next steps

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Check the entry requirements

We always consider the strength of your portfolio as well as your grades.

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Prepare your portfolio

Read our guides and watch our top tips on how to put together your best work.

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Integrated foundation year

Nervous about taking the step into higher education? Joining a foundation year will prepare you for degree-level study.

Integrated Foundation

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