The School of Art, Design and Architecture offers high-quality, student-centred degrees, postgraduate programmes and research opportunities focused on adaptability and relevance to today’s cultural industries.
Our full range of courses
Undergraduate courses
- BA (Hons) Acting (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Acting with Foundation (Full-time)
- BSc (Hons) Architectural Engineering (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Architecture (Full-time)
- BSc (Hons) Audio and Music Technology (Full-time)
- BSc (Hons) Building Surveying (Full-time)
- BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Creative Media (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Creative Media with Foundation (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Digital Media Design (Full-time)
- BSc (Hons) Digital Media Design (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Drama (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Drama with Foundation (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Filmmaking (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Fine Art (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Fine Art with Foundation (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Game Arts and Design (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design with Foundation (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Illustration (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Illustration with Foundation (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Interior Design (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Interior Design with Foundation (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Music (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Photography (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Photography with Foundation (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design (Full-time)
- BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design with Foundation (Full-time)
- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (Full-time)
Postgraduate taught programmes
- MA Acting (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- MA Applied Theatre (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- MA Architectural Design (Full-time)
- MArch Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2) (Full-time)
- MA Communication Design (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- MDes Design (Full-time)
- MA Experience Design (Full-time)
- MA Filmmaking (Full-time)
- MA Fine Art (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- MA Game Design (Full-time)
- MSc Low Carbon Architectural Engineering (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- MA Music (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- MA Music Production (Full-time)
- MA Photography (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- MA Screenwriting (Full-time, Part-time route available)
Research opportunities
- PhD Architecture (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Art & Media (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Brain-Computer Music Interfacing (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Built Environment (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Codex (Full-time)
- PhD Computer Music (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Dance (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Digital Art and Technology (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Music (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Performing Arts (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Quantum Computing in the Arts, Music and Humanities (Full-time, Part-time route available)
- PhD Transtechnology Research (Full-time, Part-time route available)
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About us
Live, learn and create
Learn from industry-leading experts in our state-of-the-art facilities. Get hands-on and practical experience from the leading minds of the business and immerse yourself in a vibrant creative community.
Our strengths
Our degrees will improve your hands-on skills and develop your industry expertise, preparing you for life after graduation
We inspire a collaborative spirit through close-knit studios and invaluable opportunities to work on real-world live briefs
Learn from experienced practitioners who are experts in their field and join an intellectually stretching multidisciplinary learning community
Meet our experts
In a wide-ranging conversation,Professor Chris Bennewith andProfessor Katharine Willis , discuss what inspired them to enter the creative arts, how our School of Art, Design and Architecture is nurturing graduates to make a difference in the real world, and the future of teaching in a post-pandemic digital space.
Our creative community
Knowledge exchange
Our students and staff use their creative talents to engage with the outside world and community through interdisciplinary collaborations and projects.
Smart Cities Working Group (SCWG)
Comprising a mix of private, public and third sector stakeholders with an interest in the Smart Cities agenda.
Plymouth Design Forum (PDF)
A monthly social event that brings the creative community together to discuss, debate and promote design thinking in Plymouth.
Plymouth Architecture Society (PARCS)
Running events to widen students knowledge, showcase their work and bring energy and a sense of community to the studio.
The Design Society
Built around the idea of a shared love for design and collaboration between all disciplines. We want to share this love as far and wide as possible.
Living and learning in Britain's Ocean City
Plymouth is an amazing city and has so many exciting things going for it. Our student projects and academic research are very much grounded in where we are in the South West. There is a strong sense of us working with, and belonging to, the region.