Craft

You will normally have a minimum 2:2 UK undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) in a related subject and must submit a portfolio. We may request an interview as part of the application process, which can be in person or online.

Overseas applicants will require IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 and no less than 5.5 in any category, or an equivalent accepted English qualification.

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If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.

This course is at the forefront of craft making practices, and is for materially engaged makers who are looking to explore craft practices across a range of materials and object types. It encourages the development of craft across specialist and multi-material making, investigating and exploring definitions of contemporary craft practice.

The programme is an opportunity to pursue a making practice that might already be located within a specific material area or object definition such as glass, ceramics, textiles or jewellery, or to develop and expand the definitions and materials of craft practice. The programme supports the exploration of genre-breaking approaches to making, to develop individual and personal methodologies and philosophies, and locate these within a deep understanding of historical, contemporary and future craft making practices, and wider social and cultural contexts.

With access to the wide range of hand, machine and digital technologies at Manchester School of Art, you will work within, across and between definitions of craft, to evolve and progress a unique and personal making practice. In addition to traditional material workshops across ceramics, hot and cold glass, metal, wood, textile print, weave and embroidery, there are digital making facilities for laser cutting, 3D printing, CNC routing, and digital print for textiles and ceramics, with access to specialist academic and technical expertise from across the School of Art, to support the development of a wide range of craft making practices.

• Industry-standard facilities - You’ll have access to an extensive range of creative workshops including ceramics, jewellery design, bookbinding, traditional and digital printing, and more.
• Historical and contemporary craft - The University is home to the Special Collections Museum, which houses the Material and Process Innovation Collection. Students can access and handle these objects to develop understanding and embodied knowledge of object making.
• Inspirational collections - The University library has outstanding Art and Design holdings, including a special collection of artists' books and ephemera.
• Dedicated postgraduate spaces - There are specific postgraduate spaces for thinking and practice within easy access to an extensive range of workshops where the combination of traditional and state of the art equipment opens up a world of exciting possibilities.
• Longstanding reputation - Founded in 1838, Manchester School of Art stands as one of the country's oldest art schools and the oldest design school in Britain, proving our long-standing commitment to art and design education.
• Research excellence - We’re ranked 2nd in the UK for the power of our research in art and design (REF 2021).