With access to Adobe Creative Cloud Pro Edition, you’ll have the tools to enhance your digital skills, from video editing and photography software to creating striking CVs and unforgettable portfolios.

Bath Spa has partnered with Adobe to become one of the Adobe Creative Campuses in the UK. Through this partnership, students and staff have free access to Adobe Creative Suite applications, with availability varying by course and provider (see Terms of Supply).

We understand the importance of equipping our students with the digital skills necessary to help them make noise in the modern world. Whatever the world of work throws your way, you’ll be ready.

What does this mean?

Becoming part of Bath Spa’s creative community means access to a vault of elite industry-leading apps, including Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Express and more. And with access to millions of royalty-free Adobe Stock images, you’ll never have to scour the web for the perfect image again. 

With the ability to amplify your digital fluency from the moment you join Bath Spa, you’ll have the space to develop a wealth of indispensable skills you can use in and outside of the classroom.

Find out more about each program and check out the tutorials to get started:

  • Photoshop - Edit, compose and play with filters.
  • InDesign - Bring your work together with layer and structure. 
  • Illustrator - Start from scratch by creating logos and illustrations.
  • Adobe XD - Design, prototype, and animate collaboratively. 
  • Premiere Pro - Edit and enhance videos in premiere post-production.
  • Dimension - Create photorealistic graphics in 2D and 3D.
  • Lightroom - Enhance, organise and share your photos.
  • Express - Create web pages, graphics, and promo videos with ease.
  • After Effects - Create animation, visual effects, and motion pictures.
  • Premiere Rush - Create, edit and send videos on the move.
  • Fresco - Make the world your studio with design tools on your phone. 
  • Aero - Design augmented, immersive, interactive experiences.
  • Portfolio - Create a custom web page from a range of templates.
  • Acrobat DC - Create, edit and share accessible PDFs.
  • Scan - Capture and convert documents into quality PDFs.

Thinking of your future

We’re committed to providing you with the tools you need to succeed in today’s competitive job market. This means embedding the creative application of Adobe Creative Cloud into our curricula and translating your development of digital literacy into marketable skills. We'll empower you to think outside the box and explore new avenues of learning.

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Creativity unleashed

From posters, infographics and video editing, to presentations and stand out CVs, our Adobe Creative Campus is for the many, not the few. Whether you’re studying Graphic Design, Business or Biology, the Suite is guaranteed to elevate your time at Bath Spa, equipping you with skills otherwise undiscovered at university.

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How do I access my Adobe Creative Suite?

Your Adobe Creative Suite can be accessed by following a few simple steps.

  1. Go to the Creative Cloud website and sign in with your Bath Spa University email, username and password.
  2. Download the Creative Cloud application, and then install whichever applications you want to use.

For staff, Adobe software must be installed on a BSU owned and managed device and it must only be used for business purposes.

If you'd like to continue using the Adobe Creative Cloud after you finish your studies, you can purchase a licence for one year at a 50% discounted student rate.

Before you graduate, you'll need to migrate your student account to a free personal account, where you'll be able to make use of the benefits of a free account. This can be done using Adobe's 'migration' process.

You won't be able to access your Adobe account using your Bath Spa email and password once you've graduated.

Adobe Creative Campus

Terms of supply

The license for Adobe Creative Cloud does not currently extend to students studying with one of our partner institutions or Bath Spa University London (Canary Wharf).