Art & Design, Drama and Music programmes

This is a preparation programme for our Art Foundation. it is ideal if you have not taken Art & Design as a major subject at high school, or need to improve your English, or would just like to develop your current portfolio further for Foundation study.

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• Age: 16+
• English level: IELTS 4.5+ / TOEFL (Internet) 53+
• Duration: 1, 2 or 3 terms
• Start dates: September, January, April
• Locations: Cambridge

As one the UK’s leading creative schools, we will help you make ambitious decisions about your future. Our prestigious Foundation is highly regarded by the top institutions and employers in the creative industries. Our fashion students have gone on to work with leading names such as Dior, Armani, Nike, Adidas and Puma.

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• Age: 17+
• English level: IELTS 4.5+ / TOEFL (Internet) 53+
• Duration: 3 terms (1 year)
• Start dates: September
• Locations: Cambridge

Under the mentorship and guidance of our RADA approved lecturing staff, who are themselves practicing theatre professionals, you will train in a variety of disciplines and be challenged to grow both professionally and personally. Includes: acting, voice, movement, singing, dance and theatre history.

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• Age: 17+
• English level: IELTS 5.5+ / TOEFL (Internet) 71+
• Duration: 3 terms (1 year)
• Start dates: September
• Locations: Cambridge

This programme is specifically aimed at international students whose spoken English is not yet fluent. You will receive rigorous training in the core disciplines of acting, dance and musical theatre. There is a strong emphasis on English Language development, with a particular focus on English in drama.

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• Age: 17+
• English level: IELTS 5.5+ / TOEFL (Internet) 71+
• Duration: 3 terms (1 year)
• Start dates: September
• Locations: Cambridge

This programme is aimed at students interested in a career in music and its associated industries, including performing, composing, producing and recording. You will gain varied and stimulating opportunities to develop your skills for further study or future careers in music.

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• Age: 17+
• English level: IELTS 4.5+ / TOEFL (Internet) 53+
• Duration: 3 terms (1 year)
• Start dates: September
• Locations: Cambridge

Choose from a range of week-long creative summer schools in art & design and drama. You can mix and match options to create a programme lasting from 1-6 weeks. English Language Summer Schools are also available and can be combined with our creative summer schools.

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• Age: 15-18
• English level: IELTS 3.0+ / Below TOEFL (Internet) 38
• Duration: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 weeks
• Start dates: July, August
• Locations: Cambridge

This exciting three-year degree is designed to develop your creative abilities within an industrial and commercial context, so that designing, selling and marketing are seen as connected creative pursuits. You will also show your work at our annual fashion show, sponsored by leading designers. Sponsors have included: Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, Julien Macdonald, Ben de Lisi, Valentino, Philip Treacy, Katharine Hamnett, Betty Jackson and Levis Strauss.

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• Age: 18+
• English level: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL (Internet) 81+
• Duration: 9 terms (6 terms at CSVPA + 3 terms at partner university)
• Start dates: September
• Locations: Cambridge

This dynamic three-year degree is designed to stimulate your creativity in a professional context, so that you learn how to apply your skills to develop an exciting and stimulating career in graphics design or illustration.

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• Age: 18+
• English level: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL (Internet) 81+
• Duration: 9 terms (6 terms at CSVPA + 3 terms at partner university)
• Start dates: September
• Locations: Cambridge

This programme is designed to suit the needs of international students who wish to study Art & Design at Master’s degree level in the UK. A wide range of disciplines can be studied and an interdisciplinary approach supports students with a range of different qualifications and previous experience.

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• Age: 21+
• English level: IELTS 5.5+ / TOEFL (Internet) 71+
• Duration: 1 or 2 semesters
• Start dates: September, January
• Locations: Cambridge