Design Crafts Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Combine traditional craft skills with the latest 2D and 3D CAD technologies on this innovative course, preparing you for a dynamic career in the growing craft and design industries.

This cross-disciplinary course empowers you to explore both directed and self-led projects, encouraging innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. You’ll develop advanced making skills through hands-on learning and material experimentation. Core materials include glass, ceramics, and fine metals, alongside fibre, weave, 3D printing, stitch, wood, print, and mixed media textiles.

With strong industry links, you’ll graduate equipped with the skills and techniques for roles such as designer-maker, jeweller, glassblower, ceramic artist, curator, educator, buyer, and more.

* Through industry collaborations and live briefs, students have gained placements with Habitat, Sainsbury’s, Sue Pryke, and Cumbria Crystal.


* Graduates have gone on to work with leading industry companies, including Waterford-Wedgwood, Vipa Designs, and deVOL.


* Thrive in our outstanding facilities, including cutting-edge workshops with industry-standard equipment, from glassblowing and metal casting to enamelling, digital printing, looms, kilns, digital embroidery and laser cutting.


* Join a network of graduates who have exhibited work internationally, and won awards like The Enameller’s Guild Bursary, Embroiderers' Guild Scholar, and Goldsmith’s Bursary.