Art courses
As an Art and Design student, you'll have access to permanent studio spaces and excellent workshop facilities at our purpose-built riverside Locksbrook campus. Our Art courses push you to experiment and take risks, developing your practice to a professional level. You'll learn from practising artists of national and international standing and benefit from exceptional technical support.
Get free access to Adobe Creative Suite, and unleash your creativity and enhance your digital skills.
Bath Spa University was been awarded ’Silver’ overall in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
Master's degrees
Take the next steps towards a career in architecture and draw inspiration from your environment on our RIBA award-winning campus.
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Realise your creative potential by experimenting and taking risks to develop your practice to a professional level.
Fully develop your potential as a ceramicist through an innovative mix of material investigation, theory and research.
Work with a rich and diverse group of partner organisations as you study current practices and build your personal curatorial skills.
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Explore moving image, sound, animation and digital media through research, collaboration, experimentation, risk-taking and independent enquiry.
Learn from practising artists and curators and work in our permanent studio spaces as you develop your practice in contemporary painting.
Study a range of approaches to lens-based media and utilise our dedicated studios, workshops, lighting and darkroom facilities in a purpose-built, interdisciplinary environment.
Take the next steps towards a career in architecture and draw inspiration from your environment on our RIBA award-winning campus.
Realise your creative potential by experimenting and taking risks to develop your practice to a professional level.
Fully develop your potential as a ceramicist through an innovative mix of material investigation, theory and research.
Work with a rich and diverse group of partner organisations as you study current practices and build your personal curatorial skills.
Explore moving image, sound, animation and digital media through research, collaboration, experimentation, risk-taking and independent enquiry.
Learn from practising artists and curators and work in our permanent studio spaces as you develop your practice in contemporary painting.
Study a range of approaches to lens-based media and utilise our dedicated studios, workshops, lighting and darkroom facilities in a purpose-built, interdisciplinary environment.
Book an Open Day
Not sure if BSU is right for you? Visiting us is the best way to find out!
- Meet our students and staff
- Tour our facilities and accommodation
- Learn more about your chosen course.
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Hear from our alumni
“Having access to an audience and [them] actually interacting with my work has been really amazing”
I've always kind of seen my work as a set of questions that me and my audience answer together. So having access to the actual audience and seeing how it develops the work has been quite magical.
– Femke Henzen, MA Fine Art graduate
Why choose BSU?
You’ll be based at Locksbrook Campus in Bath’s industrial area near the river Avon. Our award-winning building cleverly incorporates modern touches into a Grade II listed space.
We've got specialist on-site workshops for everything from ceramics to silkscreen, where you can explore techniques in disciplines such as lithography and metalwork, with support from our technical demonstrators.
BSU has been awarded ’Silver’ overall in the Teaching Excellence Framework. This is a testament to our efforts to deliver excellent programmes of study, support services, spaces and facilities.
Need someone to critique your CV? Looking for a part-time job while you study? Want a mentor? Our Careers team have you covered.
From grants and short-term loans to low-cost hot meals, free period products and on-campus food larders, we’ve got a range of services and support to help you manage your money.
Whatever you need, our 24/7 services team is here to signpost you in the right direction. Access a range of Student Wellbeing Services, as well as long-term support.
You’ll be based at Locksbrook Campus in Bath’s industrial area near the river Avon. Our award-winning building cleverly incorporates modern touches into a Grade II listed space.
We've got specialist on-site workshops for everything from ceramics to silkscreen, where you can explore techniques in disciplines such as lithography and metalwork, with support from our technical demonstrators.
BSU has been awarded ’Silver’ overall in the Teaching Excellence Framework. This is a testament to our efforts to deliver excellent programmes of study, support services, spaces and facilities.
Need someone to critique your CV? Looking for a part-time job while you study? Want a mentor? Our Careers team have you covered.
From grants and short-term loans to low-cost hot meals, free period products and on-campus food larders, we’ve got a range of services and support to help you manage your money.
Whatever you need, our 24/7 services team is here to signpost you in the right direction. Access a range of Student Wellbeing Services, as well as long-term support.