We engage in many types of collaborative activity:
Our creative business partnerships support schools and colleges across the UK with opportunities to enhance their creative provision and support progression into Higher Education.
Collaborative arrangements are formal agreements with an external partner institution to provide a programme of study that leads to a University award, or, to specific credit as part of a University award.
We promote and support student and staff mobility and have strong collaborative links with partner institutions worldwide.
We have a vibrant and dynamic research culture. Collaboration within and beyond the University remains an essential conceptual driver for our research.
Our Widening Participation team offers a range of activities, giving learners of all ages an insight into studying art, design and media-related subjects and entering further and higher education.
Our UK
partners
We work in partnership with the following institutions and arts venues in the UK.
The Farnham Maltings is a leading performance venue located in the heart of Farnham. Students benefit from its' network of professional theatre makers and extensive resources, including performance and rehearsal spaces, and a screening room. UCA offers the following course at The Farnham Maltings:
- BA (Hons) Acting
For creative, innovative and artistic individuals LCCA is a great place to kickstart your career. Ranging from fashion to business to graphic design, our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes will help you get industry-ready. UCA validates the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship
- BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Computer Games Art
- BA (Hons) Computer Games Art (4 year)
- BA (Hons) Computer Games Art (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Computer Games Design
- BA (Hons) Computer Games Design (4 year)
- BA (Hons) Computer Games Design (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Fashion
- BA (Hons) Fashion (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Management and Marketing
- BA (Hons) Fashion Management and Marketing (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Management and Marketing (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Promotion
- BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Promotion (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Promotion (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management and Leadership
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management and Leadership (4 Year)
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management and Leadership (Top-up)
- MA Fashion Business & Management
LCCM is a specialist higher education college, their courses focus on a specific range of subjects in the creative industries. UCA validates the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Commercial Music
- BA (Hons) Commercial Music with Integrated Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Music Business Management
- BA (Hons) Music Business Management (4 Year)
- BMus (Hons) Commercial Music Technology
- BMus (Hons) Composition for Film, Games and other Media
- BMus (Hons) Contemporary Music Performance and Production
- BMus (Hons) Contemporary Music Performance and Production (4 Year)
- BMus (Hons) Music Performance and Production
- BMus (Hons) Music Performance and Production (4 Year)
- BMus (Hons) Music Production and Sound Engineering
- Cert HE Commercial Music
- Cert HE Entertainment Business & Technology
- CertHE Music Business
- MA Creative Entrepreneurship
- MMus Music Performance
- MMus Music Production
- MSc Entertainment Management & Analytics
UCA validates the following courses at the London School of Design & Marketing:
- BA (Hons) Design
- BA (Hons) Marketing
- MA Design
- MA Marketing
The Maidstone Studios is the UK’s largest independent live TV studios, situated in Maidstone, Kent. UCA delivers the following course at Maidstone Studios.
- BA (Hons) Television Production
Our global
partners
We work in partnership with the following institutions globally.
BSBI are dedicated to training students to effectively shape the future and become tomorrow’s leaders in an ever-changing business world. UCA validates the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Comic and Concept Art
- BA (Hons) Comic and Concept Art (4 year)
- BA (Hons) Animation
- BA (Hons) Animation (4 year) / With Accelerated Foundation
- BA (Hons) Game Design
- BA (Hons) Game Design (4 year)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (4 year) / With Accelerated Foundation
- BA (Hons) Illustration
- BA (Hons) Illustration (4 year) / With Accelerated Foundation
- BA (Hons) Photography
- BA (Hons) Photography (4 year)
- BA (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Management
- BA (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Management (4 year)
- BSc (Hons) Business and Management
- BSc (Hons) Business and Management (4 Year)
- BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing and Social Media
- BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing and Social Media (4 year)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Digitisation
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Digitisation (4 year)
- BSc (Hons) International Business and Management
- BSc (Hons) International Business and Management (4 year)
- Global Master of Business Administration
- MA Game Design
- MA Photography
- MA Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
- MA User Experience Design
- MA Visual Communication
- MA Global Marketing and Communications
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Data Analytics
- MSc Digital Marketing
- MSc Finance and Investment
- MSc Information Technology Management
- MSc Real Estate and Asset Management
- MSc Sports Management
- BA (Hons) Animation
- BA (Hons) Animation and Illustration
- BA (Hons) Fine Art
- MA Fine Art
Established in 2023, The Future Education University College FZE (FEUC) is a Higher Education Institution offering degree programs in Computer Science, Business and Management, Graphic Design and Game Engineering in the UAE. FEUC is licensed by the UAQ FTZ, Government of Umm Al Quwain, UAE to deliver degree programs from UCA, UK.
The list of courses to be included is the following:
- BA (Hons) Business and Management
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science
- Master Business Administration MBA
- MSc Game Engineering
Established in 1960, The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) is a non-profit-making organisation aiming to be the leading professional organisation in advancing management excellence in Hong Kong and the Region. It has effectively served the management education and training needs of the business community in Hong Kong and the region for nearly six decades.
UCA validates the following HKMA course in Hong Kong:
- MA Design, Innovation & Brand Management
- MA/MSc Global Marketing & Communications
The UCA’s Institute for Creativity and Innovation (ICI) is a partnership venture from University for the Creative Arts with Xiamen University, positioning itself to take advantage of the increasing appetite for creativity in higher education in China. Courses validated by UCA:
- BA (Hons) Environmental Design
- BA (Hons) Visual Communication Design
- BA (Hons) Digital Media Arts
Established in 2011, the London School of Business & Finance (LSBF) Singapore Campus has served over 25,000 students from 40+ countries. With campuses in Singapore and Malaysia, LSBF offers 100+ programmes across business, logistics, finance, law, hospitality, and technology.
UCA validates the following course:
- BA (Hons) Visual Communication
Please visit the London School of Business and Finance website for more information.
The Millennium Universal College is an institution of higher learning dedicated to providing innovative undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional education. By bringing a range of international qualifications home, TMUC aspires to be recognized as the leading institution for borderless education, committed to providing opportunities that exceed local stream of education to the youth of Pakistan.
UCA validates the following TMUC courses in Pakistan:
- BA (Hons) Fashion Image and Styling
- BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles
- BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Film and Digital Art
- BA (Hons) Film and Digital Art (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management (Top-Up)
- International Master of Business Administration
- MA Fashion Business and Management
Since 2001, Singapore Raffles Music College (SRMC) has been one of Singapore’s leading schools for higher learning in music and dance, registered with the Committee for Private Education (CPE).
UCA validates the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Business Innovation and Management (Top-up)
- Master of Business Administration