Is Distance Learning Right for Me?

Unlike other university courses, our part-time undergraduate or master’s degrees studied at home and can be completed over a number of years, fitting study around busy lives. 

Our courses have been created with open access in mind, meaning you don’t need specific subject related qualifications to study with us. There are minimum entry requirements to meet to ensure you have the right tools to get started.

The OCA curriculum is designed from the ground up to be accessible to all students, and our flexible degree structure provides peace of mind to many students who carry out their studies with a disability.

Out tutors provide feedback to try and help improve your creative practice, and for accredited courses students will typically submit a digital portfolio of work at the their end of a course unit. This means you can work on your assessment submission as you receive tutor feedback, rather than sit an exam. 

OCA’s tutors are practising artists, photographers, designers, writers or composers and are experienced teachers at Higher Education level.  You can be confident in your tutor’s ability to help you develop your skills and give you supportive and constructive feedback.

At OCA, we aim to offer the UK’s best online courses for our arts students at an affordable price. As they’re exclusively delivered online, one of the advantages of distance learning courses is that they’re often cheaper than their university-based counterparts.