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BA (Hons) Set Design for Screen and Stage (Top-up)

UK

What will I learn?

Completed a foundation-level degree, HND, or equivalent qualifications in a relevant Art and Design subject? Top-up your studies to gain a full bachelors degree in Set Design for Screen and Stage.

Do you want to bring theatre, film and television sets to life through creativity and design? This set design degree will provide you with an environment where you can experiment, innovate and create your ideas.

Boost your understanding of design, aesthetics, form and function, develop your technical skills and broaden your knowledge, so upon graduation youll have a portfolio that demonstrates that you can turn scripts into three-dimensional environments for stage and screen.

During you time studying on this set design degree, we aim to develop you into creative, reflective and skilled professionals in the production design practices of theatre, film and television. We do this by providing you with an environment where you can explore your ideas and push the boundaries with set design.

The course material that you will be provided with is rooted in contemporary practice, benchmarked by ongoing input from industry, and contextualised by a historical and theoretical overview. You will learn to respond innovatively to design briefs, to produce high quality outcomes, through rigorous research, analysis, experimentation and development of skills.

Well teach you about aesthetics and form, technical skills such as workshop and production techniques and CAD and technical drawing, giving you a well-rounded understanding of design methods. Provided with a broad range of core skills required for the creative industry, you will hone and develop your specialist interests, graduating with a portfolio tailored to suit your chosen profession.

The course also emphasises the importance of cultivating unique, personal entrepreneurial skills to prepare you to work within the professional environment. By being equipped with the right tools to effectively communicate with other departments and professions and produce outcomes that are aimed at international markets you are widening your career prospects.

At the same time, the set design degree embeds critical and analytical skills through contextual studies, providing you with a broader awareness of theoretical debates within media and cultural studies and related industries.

Which department am I in?

School of Art, Design, and Performance

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£15,150.00 (16,50,686) per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date

October 2025

Venue

High Wycombe Campus

Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe,

Buckinghamshire,

HP11 2JZ, England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

A typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 88 - 112 • A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis. IELTS Academic / IELTS for UKVI: 6.0 overall with minimum of 5.5 in all areas and TOEFL iBT: 80 overall with minimum of 17 in Listening, 17 in Writing, 20 in Speaking and 18 in reading.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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