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Places are available on our courses, from fashion, film and fine art to graphic design, photography and animation — your future starts here.

Ready to apply to one of our creative courses? Scroll down to begin making an application and kick-start your career in the creative industries. From UCAS codes to portfolio guidance, accommodation to funding - you’ll find quick links to everything you need on this page.

If you’re interested in creative study we have options available to start in September 2023 on our Undergraduate BA (Hons) degrees, our Extended BA, our Postgraduate Masters Degrees and our range of Pre-Degree study options, or in January 2024 you can enrol on one of our Distance Learning BA (Hons) degrees. We offer something for everyone looking to further their artistic practice, and our team are on hand to help find the course that’s right for you.

Please read our Admissions Policy (below) to find out more, or to make an application please email admissions@aup.ac.uk, call +44 (0)1752 203402 or WhatsApp us on 07722744184.

Our Admissions Policy can be downloaded as a PDF below. If you would like to request an alternative format to any of the information provided or gain personalised advice on making an application, please get in touch.

Our Terms & Conditions for Higher Education students – which set out the basis of the agreement between us when you accept a place with us – can be downloaded here.

These documents make reference to our Academic Regulations and our Code of Conduct for students.

If you require copies of any of the documentation referenced within the Regulations or an alternative format of the information provided, please contact our Registry department on registry@aup.ac.uk.

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