Art and Design Undergraduate Courses

The School of Arts is a place where talent thrives and ambitions are realised. Our impressive facilities range from our producing and learning theatre, photography lab and purpose-built studios. 

You’ll join a creative community that is supportive in helping students shape their individual identities and styles. Our courses focus on graduate employability, helping you to establish yourself as an artist; this may be through work placements, real world projects and the chance to showcase your work at events, including the end of year Degree Show. 

Courses are led by experienced practitioners, many are artists and designers with key industry contacts. Their fresh and dynamic approach to teaching will encourage you to learn through risk-taking and experimentation to develop your portfolio. You’ll learn skills that can be applied to a range of fields from design to writing, performance to education and curating to publishing. These links mean that you’ll have the opportunity to work with external clients on real briefs, so you’ll graduate with a comprehensive portfolio of work to help launch your career.

Art and Design - your questions answered

In the below video, you'll find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Art and Design at the University of Derby.

Get industry ready

• Sharpen your art and design skills and showcase your talent in competitions and exhibitions. Appearing at exhibitions such as New Designers in London and competing in national and international student design competitions such as RSA and D&AD has helped our graduates launch successful careers and raise their profile
• Give yourself a competitive edge - work placements can lead to an extra qualification, the Diploma in Professional Practice
• The Digital Design Hub facilities offer you hands-on experience with a wide range of the latest digital printing equipment including a Mimaki fabric printer, sublimation printer, laser cutter, UV printer, large format photographic printers, Roland vinyl printer, bookbinding and foiling machine
• We'll help you achieve your ambitions - if you want to set up your own business, our business support and incubation service will help you get off to the best start, with access to all the support you need to establish and grow your business

Facilities 

The £21m Markeaton Street site was created specifically for arts, design and technology courses with purpose-built studios and specialist facilities for all our art, design, media and performing arts students.