Ceramics & Glass (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years)

BA (Hons) Ceramics & Glass with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year is a five-year degree programme, including a foundation year to help develop your skills and creativity before you start the first year of the degree course and your fourth year would be an industry placement to further develop your skills and CV.

Where fire, material, and curiosity shape who you become as a maker.

Every maker remembers the first time they worked hot glass or threw clay on a wheel. These are materials that respond to your touch and your vision, so you need to study them in a way that puts you at the heart of it. At UCA, you’ll get the time, space, facilities, and freedom to find out exactly what your style is and where your strengths lie.

You'll study in the UK's only UNESCO World Craft Town, with access to one of only a handful of university glass hot shops in the country, alongside dedicated ceramics studios equipped for everything from traditional throwing to 3D clay printing. Your tutors are practising makers and craftspeople – who teach and train you in the workshop, not the lecture theatre.

Whether you lean into ceramics, glass, or discover something powerful in combining both, you'll graduate with deep material knowledge, a distinctive creative voice, and the professional skills to build a lasting career in contemporary craft.

If you prefer a closer, more community feel, UCA’s creative campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, and Maidstone could be for you. Each campus is home to a vibrant community of like-minded creatives, with supportive and passionate academic staff to help you bring your ideas to life.

As a UCA student, you’ll have access to their specialist creative facilities, from VR studios and digital editing suites to traditional craft workshops and your own dedicated art space. Here you can experiment, find inspiration, and get all the support you need.

UCA know you're more than just grades – that's why they’ll look beyond your certificates to get an understanding of your passions, personality, and portfolio.

Applying through Clearing could lead to a degree you’ll love. Join UCA’s creative community this September.