Our students are part of a vibrant, multicultural community of creatives
With a maximum class size of 15 students to one lecturer, CSVPA's approach to teaching focuses on helping students to become the creatives they want to be.
Our courses are built around students’ individual needs and are taught by staff who have a wealth of experience working within the creative industries. We develop our students’ creativity, technical skills, approach to research and contextual understanding. Alongside developing their individual networks within the UK’s creative industries, students will enhance their practical skill sets through industry projects and unique collaborations.
Our students are part of a vibrant, multicultural community of creatives who share common dreams and ambitions. In recent years, our fashion students have received national press coverage for their final collections and our graphics & illustration students recognised at leading industry events.
Our MA students have gone on to work for global brands such as Vivienne Westwood and Esquire magazine and our Extended Diploma and Foundation graduates have been accepted into some of the top universities and conservatories, including progression to Parsons School of Design (New York), Central Saint Martins, Trinity Laban Conservatoire, RADA, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and many more.
Courses
Art & design, animation & film, architecture & interior design, fashion branding & creative communication, fashion design, fine art & photography, game art & design, graphics, illustration, visual communication, creative intelligence & innovation, 3D design, acting, musical theatre, music production & performance.
Types of qualifications
Level 3 Extended Diploma; Level 3 Foundation Diploma; Level 4 Foundation Diploma; Undergraduate degrees; Graduate Diploma; Pre-Master’s; Master's degrees; Short summer courses.
Academic partnerships
Our degrees are validated by UAL (University of the Arts London) Awarding Body and Falmouth University.
UK Education
Course delivery in the UK
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Courses offered in the UK
Foundation:
Extended Diploma in Creative Practice – Art, Design & Communication
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (with eight specialisms to choose from)
Extended Diploma in Performing & Production Arts – Drama
Extended Diploma in Performing & Production Arts – Musical Theatre, Extended Diploma in Music Performance & Production
Drama Foundation
Musical Theatre Foundation
Music Foundation
Undergraduate:
BA(Hons) Fashion
BA(Hons) Fashion Branding & Creative Communication
BA(Hons) Graphics
BA(Hons) Illustration
BA(Hons) Visual Communication
BA(Hons) Creative Intelligence & Innovation
BA(Hons) with Integrated Foundation Year
Postgraduate:
Pre-Master’s in Art & Design
Graduate Diploma in Art & Design
MA Art & Design
MA Fashion
MA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication
MA Visual Communication
Graphic Design
MA Visual Communication: Illustration & Animation
Summer courses: Portfolio Preparation, 3D Design, Fashion, Fashion Makeup, Fashion Communication, Fashion Styling, Acting, Music Production, Musical Theatre, Film Making, Photography, Painting & Drawing, Graphics & Illustration, Animation, Games Design.
Transnational Education (TNE)
Course delivery outside the UK
Short course or micro credentials
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Current provision to overseas partners
Short course or microcredentials
Current TNE offer
Art and design, drama, and music courses are delivered to Chinese and foreign national students at Grades 10 and 11 through our partnership with CSVPA China in Shanghai. The CSVPA China model is 2+1 for art and design courses and 2+2 for drama and music courses. Students spend two years studying in China followed by a year (or two years for drama or music students) at CSVPA in Cambridge, UK.
Through CATS Academy Boston in the USA, CSVPA provides short one and two week summer school courses in textiles & fashion design, illustration & comics, photography and film making.