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Art and Design
Manchester School of Art believes an art school is more than just a place.
Introduction
There are few better settings for exploring and achieving your creative ambitions than Manchester School of Art – one of the country’s biggest and oldest art schools.
Our environment and ethos have both been developed to foster collaboration across the diverse range of disciplines we are home to. So while you’ll develop the skills and techniques of your chosen field, you’ll also have the chance to work with others around you, learning from them and exploring how different specialisms can collaborate and interact.
Along the way, you’ll have the guidance of practising artists and technical experts, offering their experience and the ability to help you realise your creative visions.
Why Manchester-Met?
Our reputation
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Rated an "outstanding" university
Manchester Met received overall Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023-2027.
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Student satisfaction
We're ranked in the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction, according to the Times Higher Education.
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Research with impact
90% of our research is world-leading or internationally excellent, according to the Research Excellence Framework (2021).