Art and Design blog
What can I do with an Art degree?
Our BA Fine Art and BA Art and Design courses set you up for a professional role within the arts and beyond. Here are j...
Why study BA Illustration at BCU?
We have answered our most frequently asked questions to give you a deeper understanding of what you can expect when stu...
What can I do with a Design and Illustration degree?
We’ve debunked all of the courses we offer so you can see some of the career options available to you and the exciting ...
Staff profile: Justin Sanders
Justin Sanders is our Senior Technician at Margaret Street's Print Room. We caught up with him to find out more about p...
Which Design and Illustration degree is right for you?
Having trouble deciding which of our courses is the one for you? We've devised a quiz to help you make the best decisio...
MA Visual Communication graduate illustrates untold stories of the Blitz
MA Visual Communication graduate Mengxia Liu’s artwork has been showcased in a project marking the 80th anniversary of...
Student stories: Larissa Shaw
MA student Larissa discusses her postgraduate experience and why students should make the most out of Birmingham's art ...
A day in the life of an Art student
BA (Hons) Art and Design with Foundation Year student Canaan Brown explains what it's really like to be an Art student...
Working for yourself as a graphic designer
BA (Hons) Graphic Communication graduate Kathryn Roberts tells us more about her book being published on Amazon.
Staff profile: Helen Wheeler
We caught up with Helen to find out more about BA (Hons) Illustration and why she thinks it's important to study a deg...
Which agency is right for me?
BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students were recently given the opportunity to visit a variety of Manchester-based ag...
Our placements with Moonpig
Illustration and Graphic Communication students won placements with Moonpig to develop their own card collections.
Graphic Communication graduate redesigns London Underground map
Luke Carvill speaks to us about this project and what he has been up to since graduating.
Collaborating with Cow
First-year BA (Hons) Illustration students worked with the popular vintage clothing store to create a window installati...
Oz reimagined
Take a look at what BA (Hons) Illustration students created for their Wizard of Oz inspired exhibition at The Rep.