Our Partner Institutions

American InterContinental University London (AIUL)

UCA validates five Honours Degrees in the creative arts offered by the AIUL:

• BA (Hons) Fashion Design
• BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing
• BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Design
• BA (Hons) Interior Design
• BA (Hons) Visual Communication

All are delivered from the premises of the AIUL in Marylebone High Street. Students studying with AIUL have the opportunity of receiving dual awards – an American degree awarded by AIUL and a British degree awarded by UCA.

Please visit the American InterContinental University London's website for more details.

Barking & Dagenham College

The University validates the Foundation Degree in Graphic Design delivered by Barking & Dagenham College. Students who successfully complete the Foundation Degree have the opportunity of progressing to a top-up year for an Honours degree at an UCA campus.

For further information please visit Barking & Dagenham College's website.

Open College of the Arts (OCA)

The OCA specialises in the delivery of courses by distance learning. UCA validates six Honours Degree courses :

• BA (Hons) Creative Arts
• BA (Hons) Creative Writing
• BA (Hons) Painting
• BA (Hons) Photography
• BA (Hons) Textiles
• BA (Hons) Visual Communication

For delivery by distance learning by the OCA. The University also validates the OCA's MA Fine Art distance learning course.

Please see the Open College of the Arts website for more information

Royal School of Needlework (RSN)

The RSN is a specialist institution situated in Hampton Court. The University validates two courses delivered at the premises of the RSN :

• Foundation Degree (FdA) Hand Embroidery
• BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery (top-up year)

Successful completers of the FdA have the opportunity of continuing for a further year at the RSN for the award of an Honours degree.

See the Royal School of Needlework's website for more information.

National Institute of Design (NID)

Situated in Ahmedabad, with a postgraduate centre in Gandhingar, NID has one course validated by the UCA – the Postgraduate Diploma in Photography Design. Students studying in India with NID have the opportunity of receiving dual awards – the NID PG Diploma above and the MFA Photography awarded by UCA. There is an opportunity for the interchange of students between India and the UK when studying on these courses.

Please see the NID website for more details.