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Medway School of Arts offers those living in Kent and Medway the opportunity to study creative qualifications in the picturesque Historic Dockyard Chatham.
Choose to study a Foundation Diploma, HNC or Foundation Degree in a range of disciplines including Fashion, Media, Fine Art and Graphic Design.
Whether you aspire to be an artist, fashion designer, graphic designer, photographer or makeup and hair artist for the arts, our experienced tutors will help you every step of the way.
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Offering degree courses in Fashion & Textiles, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Photography, Creative Media and Make-Up & Hair for the Arts.
Foundation Degree in Fashion & Textiles
This two-year, full time, Foundation Degree is a highly practical course which allows you to explore a range of illustration, design, traditional and digital skills. You will also develop your practice as a Garment Maker, Pattern Cutter, Fashion Designer or Textiles Artist. The course is structured to initially give you...
Read more & ApplyFoundation Degree in Fine Art Practice
This two-year, full-time, Foundation Degree is a highly practical course where you will be introduced to a range of materials, technologies and tools associated with Fine Art Practice. In year one you will build a broad skill set before specialising in year two. Workshop-based projects have an experimental agenda where...
Read more & ApplyHigher National Diploma Graphic Design
This two year HND course, is a highly practical course which allows you to explore a range of traditional and digital materials and processes in order to develop your practice as a designer and visual communicator. The course is structured to initially give you a broad skillset in year one...
Read more & ApplyHigher National Diploma Photography
This is a two-year HND course, which upon successful completion allows you to apply for a third ‘top-up’ year and convert into a BA (Hons) Degree. This qualification is validated and awarded by the University of Kent. This is a highly practical course which allows you to explore a...
Read more & ApplyHND Makeup & Hair Design for the Arts
This is a two year Higher National Diploma course, which upon successful completion allows you to apply for a third ‘top-up’ year and convert into a BA (Hons) Degree. This qualification is validated and awarded by the University of Kent. This is a highly practical course where students...
Read more & ApplyLevel 3 in Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
The Foundation Diploma is a one-year multi-disciplinary course designed to prepare you for undergraduate study. The course is divided into three parts. Part 1 Diagnostic Investigation into Creative Practice explores a range of media, materials and techniques in response to set themes whilst developing critical understanding of contemporary art and...
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