Ceramics MA
University of StaffordshireStoke-on-Trent campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Studying Ceramics in Stoke-on-Trent puts you at the centre of UK excellence in the industry. Enhance your career opportunities through this internationally recognised award. MA Ceramics at University of Staffordshire is recognised worldwide as one of the leading postgraduate programmes in ceramics.
Renowned for its ceramic design and manufacturing focus, the course offers a broad-based creative experience that intersects a diversity of contemporary ideas and practices. From product design to sculpture and installation, it embraces current inter-disciplinary perspectives that investigate ceramics as both material and subject. The course continues to build upon a wealth of accumulated specialist knowledge, practical skills and good working practices which have been developed in Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and at University of Staffordshire over many years.
Key highlights
- Based in Stoke-on-Trent, the centre of the UK ceramics industry
- Internationally recognised as a leading postgraduate ceramics programme
- Strong focus on ceramic design and manufacturing
- Spans product design, sculpture and installation
- Interdisciplinary approach exploring ceramics as both material and subject
- Builds on long-established regional specialist knowledge and practical skills
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
Scholarships
Alumni Discount
25% on tuition fees compared to other universities, making your postgraduate degree a smart investment.
PGCE Bursary
The PGCE Bursary comprises six awards of £500 each.
Up to £500
Careers this course leads to
- Ceramic designer
- Studio ceramicist
- Ceramic artist
- Product designer
- Ceramics technician
- Art and design lecturer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,720 per course | International: £9,405 per course
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Staffordshire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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