UAL Pre-degree Studies

Two people walking on the street in front of an grand, old brick building.

Join us at our dedicated space for pre-degree students.

Housed in a beautiful 19th-century building in West London, our Lime Grove site offers a creative learning space for pre-degree students.

The facilities at Lime Grove include:

3D Digital Fabrication - 3D printing, scanning, vac forming and plastics
Casting - clay and plaster work and mould making (including small sampling kiln for small ceramic work)
Printmaking (including basic textiles sublimation printing) litho, screen, etching and mono painting
Performance spaces.

We plan to move all of our pre-degree courses to Lime Grove between 2024 and 2025.

Bringing our pre-degree courses together at Lime Grove gives students enhanced support to progress onto an undergraduate course.

Learn more about our students’ pre-degree experience in their own words

This video was filmed with students from our Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Camberwell College of Arts and Central Saint Martins. The Foundation Diploma is becoming a single course from September 2024.

Sydney Carty, Level 3 International: Introduction to the Study of Fashion, UAL © Alys Tomlinson

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Issac Carter Ellison and Samatha Yu, Level 3 International: Introduction to the Study of Fashion, UAL © Alys Tomlinson

Studying at pre-degree level

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My favourite thing about Lime Grove is the historic red brick building that was repurposed to satisfy fashion students’ wildest dreams. Another amazing thing is the little community that is present in the communal areas like the courtyard and student lounge and the many interesting conversations that you can spark off with so many amazing people.

- Mia Pontes Leite, Level 3 International: Introduction to the Study of Fashion

I live in the Costume Store hall of residence, which is about 20 minutes at most by tube. This makes getting to school very easy, especially since I am not great at waking up early so I somehow still manage to show up to school on time!

- Sydney Carty, Level 3 International: Introduction to the Study of Fashion

Issac Carter Ellison and Samatha Yu, Level 3 International: Introduction to the Study of Fashion, UAL © Alys Tomlinson

Hannah Seddon BA Production Arts for Screen Wimbledon College of Arts

Short Courses

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© Alys Tomlinson, Yoev Segal in the studio. Theatre Design. Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL.

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Carolina de Ferran, 2021 MA Graphic Design Communication, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL

International students

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