We engage in many types of collaborative activity:
Our creative business partnerships support schools and colleges across the UK with opportunities to enhance their creative provision and support progression into Higher Education.
Collaborative arrangements are formal agreements with an external partner institution to provide a programme of study that leads to a University award, or, to specific credit as part of a University award.
We promote and support student and staff mobility and have strong collaborative links with partner institutions worldwide.
We have a vibrant and dynamic research culture. Collaboration within and beyond the University remains an essential conceptual driver for our research.
Our Widening Participation team offers a range of activities, giving learners of all ages an insight into studying art, design and media-related subjects and entering further and higher education.
Our UK
partners
We work in partnership with the following institutions and arts venues in the UK.
The Farnham Maltings is a leading performance venue located in the heart of Farnham. Students benefit from its' network of professional theatre makers and extensive resources, including performance and rehearsal spaces, and a screening room. UCA offers the following course at The Farnham Maltings:
- BA (Hons) Acting & Performance
For creative, innovative and artistic individuals LCCA is a great place to kickstart your career. Ranging from fashion to business to graphic design, our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes will help you get industry-ready. UCA validates the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Business Management & Entrepreneurship
- BA (Hons) Business Management & Entrepreneurship (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Business Management & Entrepreneurship (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Fashion
- BA (Hons) Fashion (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Management & Marketing
- BA (Hons) Fashion Management & Marketing (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Management & Marketing (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Promotion
- BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Promotion (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Promotion (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management & Leadership
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management & Leadership (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management & Leadership (Top-up)
- BA/BSc (Hons) Business Management
- BA/BSc (Hons) Business Management (4 Year)
- MA Fashion Business & Management
LCCM is a specialist higher education college, their courses focus on a specific range of subjects in the creative industries. UCA validates the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Commercial Music (3 Yr)
- BA (Hons) Commercial Music with Integrated Foundation Year (4 Yr)
- BA (Hons) Commercial Music (part-time)
- BA (Hons) Music Business Management (3 Yr)
- BA (Hons) Music Business Management (4 Yr)
- BMus (Hons) Commercial Music Technology
- BMus (Hons) Composition for Film Games & other Media (3 Yr)
- BMus Contemporary Music Performance and Production (3 Yr)
- BMus Contemporary Music Performance and Production with Integrated Foundation Year (4 Yr)
- BMus Contemporary Music Performance and Production (part-time)
- BMus Music Performance and Production (3 Yr)
- BMus Music Performance and Production with Integrated Foundation Year (4 Yr)
- BMus Music Performance and Production (part-time)
- CertHE Commercial Music (full-time)
- CertHE Commercial Music (part-time)
- Cert HE Entertainment Business & Technology (full-time)
- Cert HE Entertainment Business & Technology (part-time)
- MA Creative Entrepreneurship
- MMus Music Performance (full-time)
- MMus Music Performance (part-time)
- MMus Music Production (full-time)
- MMus Music Production (part-time)
- MSC Entertainment Management & Analytics
- MSc Entertainment Science
UCA validates the following courses at the London School of Design & Marketing:
- BA (Hons) Design
- MA Design
- BA (Hons) Marketing
- MA Marketing
London Studio Centre prides itself on a staff which are predominantly actively engaged in the professional theatre, enabling students to be aware of new techniques and trends. This, in combination with our range of well-respected programmes, mean that students are given an unparalleled range of opportunities to gain performance experience, both in-house and in professional venues.
- Foundation Degree (FdA) in Professional Dance Performance
- BA (Hons) Professional Performance (Top Up)
- MA Dance Education (full and part-time)
- PGCert Teaching Professional Theatre Dance (full and part-time)
The Maidstone Studios is the UK’s largest independent live TV studios, situated in Maidstone, Kent. UCA delivers the following course at Maidstone Studios.
- BA (Hons) Television Production
Our global
partners
We work in partnership with the following institutions globally.
BSBI are dedicated to training students to effectively shape the future and become tomorrow’s leaders in an ever-changing business world. UCA validates the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Comic & Concept Art (3 years)
- BA (Hons) Comic & Concept Art (4 year International route )
- BA (Hons) Animation (3 years)
- BA (Hons) Animation (4 year International route)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Digitisation (3 years)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Digitisation (4 year International route )
- BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing and Social Media (3 years)
- BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing and Social Media (4 year International route)
- BA (Hons) Game Design (3 years)
- BA (Hons) Game Design (4 year International route)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (3 years)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (4 year International route)
- BA (Hons) Illustration (3 years)
- BA (Hons) Illustration (4 year International route)
- BSc (Hons) International Business and Management (3 years)
- BSc (Hons) International Business and Management (4 year International route)
- BA (Hons) Photography (3 years)
- BA (Hons) Photography (4 year International route)
- BA (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Management (3 years)
- BA (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Management (4 year International route)
- BA/BSc (Hons) Business and Management (3 years)
- BA/BSc (Hons) Business and Management (4 year International route)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Digitalisation (3 years)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Digitalisation (4 year International route)
- BSc (Hons) International Business and Management
- BSc (Hons) International Business and Management (4 year International route)
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MA Game Design
- Global MBA
- MA/MSc Global Marketing and Communications
- MA Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
- MA Visual Communication
- MSc Data Analytics
- MSc Digital Marketing
- MSc Finance and Investment
- MSc Information Technology Management
- MA Photography
- MA User Experience Design
- MSc Real Estate and Asset Management
- MSc Sports Management
- BA (Hons) Animation
- BA (Hons) Animation and Illustration
- BA (Hons) Fine Art
- MA Fine Art
Established in 1960, The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) is a non-profit-making organisation aiming to be the leading professional organisation in advancing management excellence in Hong Kong and the Region. It has effectively served the management education and training needs of the business community in Hong Kong and the region for nearly six decades.
UCA validates the following HKMA course in Hong Kong:
- MA Design, Innovation & Brand Management
- MA/MSc Global Marketing & Communications
- MSc Luxury Buying & Logistics Management
- MA/MSc Luxury Business Management
The UCA’s Institute for Creativity and Innovation (ICI) is a partnership venture from University for the Creative Arts with Xiamen University, positioning itself to take advantage of the increasing appetite for creativity in higher education in China. Courses validated by UCA:
- BA (Hons) Environmental Design
- BA (Hons) Visual Communication
- BA (Hons) Digital Media Arts
The Millennium Universal College is an institution of higher learning dedicated to providing innovative undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional education. By bringing a range of international qualifications home, TMUC aspires to be recognized as the leading institution for borderless education, committed to providing opportunities that exceed local stream of education to the youth of Pakistan.
UCA validates the following TMUC courses in Pakistan:
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management (top up)
- International MBA
- BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles
- BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles (top up)
- BA (Hons) Film & Digital Art
- International MBA
Since 2001, Singapore Raffles Music College (SRMC) has been one of Singapore’s leading schools for higher learning in music and dance, registered with the Committee for Private Education (CPE).
UCA validates the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Business Innovation & Management (top-up)
- MBA