Our mission is “To be at the forefront of student-led creative arts education through innovative open, enhanced, & supported distance learning, for an evolving society.”
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Open College of the Arts
With the Open College of the Arts (OCA), you can study a one-off course or a BA (Hons) degree from home or anywhere you like and at a time to suit you. OCA is now part of the University for the Creative Arts.
The OCA is a non-profit educational charity whose charitable purpose is to widen participation in arts education through open and flexible distance learning methods. You will receive support from a one-to-one tutor who is also an arts practitioner and you will become part of a thriving UK and international student community.
As its distance learning partner, all of our part time distance learning degrees are awarded by the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). We have an exceptional range of part-time open access courses at Higher Education level in painting, drawing, photography, music, illustration, graphic design, creative writing, textiles, sculpture, printmaking, art history and film. An award-winning online MA Fine Art is also available with the Open College of the Arts.
Now Open to Enrolments!
Foundations Interior Design
The Foundations: Interior Design course aims to stimulate your enthusiasm for designing spaces and provide a foundation level course which may lead on to the forthcoming BA (Hons) Interior Design degree programme.
The Open College of the Arts is the distance learning college of the University for the Creative Arts – one of the UK’s leading specialist art and design universities.
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