Our facilities

UCA is all about exploration and this means our facilities take pride of place.

You have access to extensive resources to support all your study needs including:

Industry standard Gerber suite for fashion pattern cutting
High-end computers loaded with the latest software for animation, architecture and digital design
Extensive photography facilities including darkrooms, studios and a range of film and digital photography equipment
Workshops for ceramics, glass, wood and metals
Studio spaces and workshops for painting, sculpture, fashion and filmmaking
Dedicated team of subject-specific technicians
Journalism and broadcasting facilities including a TV journalism room with live news feed, a TV studio with viewing gallery and radio suites.

To view the facilities available on each campus please use the left hand navigation. To find out about course-specific facilities please visit our course pages.

University Library

In addition to course-specific facilities you also have access to the University Library on each campus. Collectively, the libraries provide one of the most comprehensive visual arts resources in the region with:

Around 300,000 print and electronic books
Over 20,000 videos and DVDs
Over 12,000 print and electronic journals
Computer suites for research and coursework
Links to over 45 specialist databases including image collections, newspaper archives and business data
Access to the UCA online research repository.

Each library has a dedicated subject support team to help you use the facilities and services. There is also a Study Adviser at each library to help you get the most out of your lectures and seminars, improve your academic writing skills and develop a better understanding of academic practices and methods.

For more information about our University Libraries please visit the dedicated library web pages.

Galleries and exhibitions

Our campus galleries host a unique and varied exhibition programme to enrich and engage our own network of staff and students and the wider community. For details of forthcoming exhibitions please see our galleries pages.