Course General Description

An intensive, practical and exciting one-year course, designed to prepare you for an art or design-based university programme. All tutors are practicing artists, designers and craftsmen and women who will support you throughout your course and encourage you to develop your creative and analytical skills. This course covers all areas of art and design, including fine art, graphics & Illustration, fashion and textiles, 3D, product and interior design or photography. This course is taught at University of Brighton partner college, East Sussex College Group. Upon successful course completion, you will receive a degree from the University of Brighton.

School General Description

A part of Brighton since 1859, the university has been guided by its original ethos to become the diverse, multidisciplinary institution that it is today. With 21,555 students studying across five campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings, the university community demonstrates civic responsibility across the south coast and beyond. The university is defined by a commitment to social relevance, steering its curriculum and research projects away from the ivory tower and toward the fulfilment of public good as a trusted partner.This not only involves active engagement with a local and global community but includes a coordinated effort toward creating an equal and sustainable environment within the university. This is based on the shared values of engagement, diversity, participation, collaboration and sustainability.The university courses, from undergraduate to research level and from the humanities to the natural sciences encourage students to apply their academic knowledge to the world beyond university in order to become active, fruitful members of their local communities.The university endeavours to remain a trusted partner, believing that by building strong, effective and mutually beneficial relationships we are collectively stronger and better able to tackle the real-world issues that we all face.