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Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD)

Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) is one of the largest faculties of art, design and media education in the United Kingdom. BIAD provides education for nearly 4,000 students on five major campuses located in the centre and to the north and south of the centre of Birmingham. The Faculty offers a comprehensive portfolio of courses at all levels from further education to higher research.

Full-time Courses

• Animation - BA (Hons)
• Animation for Game Design - BA (Hons)
• Architectural Practice - PgDip
• Architecture - BA (Hons)
• Architecture - PostGrad Diploma
• Architectural Studies - MA/PGDip/PGCert

• Architecture - MA
  • MA Architecture: Design and Theory
  • MA Architecture: Urban Design
  • MA Architecture: Intervention Architecture
  • MA Architecture: Architectural Journalism
  • MA Architecture: Structural Design

• Art & Design - Foundation Diploma (Full-Time)

• Design (Fashion & Textiles) - BTEC HND (taught at Hinckley)
• Design (Gemmology/Horology/Jewellery & Silversmithing - BTEC HND
• Design Crafts (Precious Metals and Gemstones) - BTEC National Diploma
• Design (Three-Dimensional Design) - BTEC National Diploma
• Design (Visual Communication) - BTEC HND (taught at Leamington Spa)
• Design (Visual Communication) - BTEC HND (taught at Nuneaton)
• Digital Arts in Performance - MA

• Event and Exhibition Management - MA
• Fashion and Clothing - BTEC
• Fashion Design - CertHE/DipHE/BA (Hons)
  • Fashion Design with Garment Technology
  • Fashion Design with Design for Performance
• Fashion Retail Management - BA (Hons)
• Fine Art - CertHE/DipHE/BA (Hons)
• Fine Art - BTEC HND (taught at Sutton Coldfield College)

• Gemmology - BTEC HND
• Graphic Design - BTEC HND (taught at Sutton Coldfield College)

• Horology - British Horological Institute Preliminary / Intermediate / Final Certificate
• Horology - BTEC HND

• Industrial Design - CertHE/DipHE/BA(Hons)
• Interior Design - CertHE/DipHE/BA(Hons)

• Jewellery & Silversmithing - CertHE/DipHE/BA (Hons)
• Jewellery & Silversmithing - BTEC HND
• Jewellery & Silversmithing - Design for Industry - BA (Hons)

• Landscape Architecture - BA (Hons)
• Landscape Architecture - Graduate Diploma
• Landscape Architecture - PgDip/MA
• Landscape Studies - MA

• Media and Communication - BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication (Journalism) - BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication (Media Photography) - BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication (Music Industries) - BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication (Public Relations) - BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication (Radio) - BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication (Television) - BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication (Web & New Media) - BA (Hons)

• Media and Communication - BTEC HND (taught at South Birmingham College)
• Media and Communication - BTEC HND (taught at Sutton Coldfield College)

• Photography : Documentary Practice - PgCert/PgDip/MA
• Professional Music Practice - BTEC HND/C

• Textile Design - BTEC HND (taught at Sutton Coldfield College)
• Textile Design - CertHE/DipHE/BA (Hons)
  • Textile Design (Constructed Textiles) - BA (Hons)
  • Textile Design (Embroidery) - BA (Hons)
  • Textile Design (Printed Textiles) - BA (Hons)
  • Textile Retail Management - BA (Hons)
• Theatre, Performance and Event Design - BA (Hons)
• Three Dimensional Design - BTEC National Diploma
• Three Dimensional Design : Crafts - BTEC HND (taught at Sutton Coldfield College)

• Urban Design - MA

• Visual Communication - CertHE/DipHE/BA (Hons)
  • Graphic design - BA (Hons)
  • Illustration - BA (Hons)
  • Photography - BA (Hons)
  • Time-based media - BA (Hons)
• Visual Arts by Negotiated Study - CertHE/DipHE/BA (Hons)

Part-time Courses

• Architecture - BA (Hons)
• Architecture - PostGrad Diploma

• Creative Self Development: Art Club
• Creative Self Development: Ceramics
• Creative Self Development: Life Drawing & Painting
• Creative Self Development: Photography
• Creative Self Development: Weaving

• Event and Exhibition Management - MA

• Gemmology - Fellowship of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Preliminary Level)
• Gemmology - Fellowship of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Diploma Level)
• Gemmology - Fellowship of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain Diamond Course (Diploma Level)

• Horology - British Horological Institute Preliminary / Intermediate / Final Certificate

• Landscape Architecture - BA (Hons)

• Visual Arts by Negotiated Study - CertHE/DipHE/BA (Hons)
• Watercolour Painting

Postgraduate Courses

Unless otherwise shown, all postgraduate courses are available in both full-time and part-time modes.

• Architectural Studies - MA/PGDip/PGCert

• Architecture - MA
  • MA Architecture: Design and Theory
  • MA Architecture: Urban Design
  • MA Architecture: Intervention Architecture
  • MA Architecture: Architectural Journalism
  • MA Architecture: Structural Design

• Art and Education - PGCert/PGDip/MA
• Art Education - Teacher Fellowship
• Art, Health & Well-being - MA
• Art Practice and Education - MA

• Broadcast Journalism - PGCert/PGDip/MA (PGDip full-time only)
• Contemporary Curatorial Practice - MA

• Design Management - PGCert/PGDip/MA
• Design and Visualisation - PgCert/PgDip/MA
• Digital Arts in Performance - MA

• Event and Exhibition Management - MA

• Fashion - PgCert/PgDip/MA
• Fashion Promotion - PgCert/PgDip/MA
• Fashion Styling - PgCert/PgDip/MA
• Fine Art - PGCert/PGDip/MA

• History of Art & Design - PGCert/PGDip/MA

• Interior Design - PGCert/PGDip/MA
• International Broadcast Journalism - PGDip/MA

• Jewellery, Silversmithing & Related Products - PGCert/PGDip/MA
• Landscape Architecture - Graduate Diploma
• Landscape Architecture - PgDip/MA
• Landscape Studies - MA

• Media and Communication - PGDip/MA
• Media Enterprise - MA

• MPhils and PhDs in Media and Communication
• Photography : Documentary Practice - PgCert/PgDip/MA
• Product Design - PGCert/PGDip/MA
• Queer Studies in Arts and Culture - PgCert/PgDip/MA
• Scenography - PGCert/PGDip/MA (part-time only)
• Surface Design - PgCert/PgDip/MA

• The Chartered Institute of Public Relations Advanced Certificate
• Television & Interactive Content PgDip/MA - MA (full-time only)
• Textiles - PgCert/PgDip/MA

• Urban Design - MA

• Visual Communication - PGDip/MA