Creativity Matters.
Where would we be without creativity? A world without art and entertainment, a place robbed of meaning and emotion. No personality, no humanity, no colour. Because creativity, in all its forms, shapes our lives. It matters.
Explore our creative subjects
Join a community of artists, designers, illustrators and more for an experience you’ll never forget.
Art, Design and Fashion
Art Design and Fashion at the University of Central Lancashire delivers a portfolio of courses with innovative teaching and close links to the creative industries. We offer an excellent environment great for a creative minds that include studio based teaching from expert teaching...
Journalism
Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire is held in high esteem within the industry, with some courses accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCJT) and the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC).
Media
Media courses at the University of Central Lancashire merge creative and technical skills with a hands-on delivery by a close-knit community of students, academics and technicians. They boast industry standard equipment and facilities.
Performing Arts and Music
We offer an exciting range of Performing Arts and Music courses which have creative, vocational and hands-on practice-based activities at their centre.
Architecture
The Grenfell Baines Institute of Architecture (GBIA) is home to architecture courses at the University of Central Lancashire. We aim to provoke debate, encourage diversity and develop advances in the profession, placing particular emphasis on conservation, sustainability and env...
Don't miss our campus tours
Get a feel for our campuses and check out the facilities through our campus tours. Our campus tours are led by current students and offer a great way to have an informal look around.
Why study a creative course in Preston?
Take advantage of the countless benefits of living in the heart of Lancashire. Student life is about more than lecture theatres and exam results. Student life is about making friends for life and creating unforgettable memories.
Get ahead of the game
When you study with us, you have access to some excellent employability services. Our Creative Innovation Zone gives you the unique opportunity to work on live briefs set by a range of companies in the North West and beyond. Allowing you to exhibit your creative problem-solving skills, as well as putting theory into practice. The Propeller Student Enterprise service gives you the opportunity to start up your own business. Propeller offers one-to-one mentoring, masterclasses and possible access to funding. With creative students three times more likely to start up a business after graduating – this is an excellent way of getting ahead of the game.
Your future. A vocation. An occupation..
No. 1 in the North West
Great graduate prospects
Outstanding facilities
3rd in the UK
36,000
Employment
4,500
UK's biggest
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