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BA (Hons) Ceramics*

  • Duration: 3 or 4 years full-time
  • Placement: Optional 1 year
  • Course code: W270 (UCAS)
  • Institution code: A66 (UCAS)
Two Toby jugs sitting on a wooden surface. One is styled like a man's face and shirt collar, the other a man's hand, holding a coffee mug and a cigarette.

Overview

This course will run from September 2026.

BA (Hons) Ceramics is a new course that enables you to explore clay as a contemporary and expressive material, developing your own creative voice through experimental making and material-led design. You'll gain practical expertise in hand-building, mould-making, throwing and casting, alongside surface decoration, glazing, and kiln firing, equipping you with the technical skills needed to work professionally as ceramicists, designers, or makers.

*This course is subject to validation.

Artwork: Millie Johnson (2024)

Blue ceramic vase styled into an exaggerated face with pink flowers in it.

Engage with ceramics as both art form and cultural artefact.

You'll consider sustainability, identity, and craftsmanship, while also being introduced to entrepreneurial practice, digital design tools, and responsible uses of AI to support creative development.

A clay dish with an illustration of a boy and a pig painted onto it. The original image on a blue porcelain plate sits above it. A paint palette with blue and white paint sit next to them.

Push the boundaries of what ceramics can be.

You'll develop your confidence to launch your own studios, collaborate with brands, or work across the wider creative industries.

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