
Art & Design Foundation Course
The Bellerbys Art & Design Foundation course is ideal for students wishing to study Art and Design related degrees at university, including Fine Art, Studio Art, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Industrial Design, plus some Architecture and Media Studies courses. The course is carefully designed to focus on the academic areas most useful to your future study intentions.
Academic Structure
You will study core subjects, with all other Foundation students, plus you'll learn how to develop basic drawing and painting skills, make effective use of the sketchbook, explore recording methods, develop visual perception, acquire professional attitudes to set projects and show a critical, contextual and historical awareness of art & design.
You will then choose one of the following specialist pathways: Architecture, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Photography, Fine Arts, Graphics and Media Design.
"The art department here is wonderful. Every day we go in there and find different ideas. Everything is good. We have a big studio, and we can work easily. The teachers are really nice and kind. It’s perfect."
Esra Ogucu from Turkey, studying Art & Design Foundation
Where next?
Students who successfully complete the Art & Design Foundation course can join the following Bachelor Degree programmes with our university partners.
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| Aberystwyth University | ![]() |
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| Anglia Ruskin University | ![]() | |
| Bangor University | ![]() | |
| University of Brighton | ![]() |
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| University of Bristol | ![]() |
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| Cardiff University | ![]() |
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| University of Chester | ![]() | |
| De Montfort University Leicester | ![]() |
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| University of Essex | ![]() | |
| University of Hertfordshire | ![]() | |
| Lancaster University | ![]() | |
| Liverpool John Moores University | ![]() |
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| Loughborough University | ![]() | |
| Brunel University* | ![]() | |
| University of East London* | ![]() |
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| Goldsmiths, University of London* | ![]() | |
| University of Kingston* | ![]() |
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| London Metropolitan University* | ![]() |
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| Middlesex University, London* | ![]() | |
| Roehampton University* | ![]() | |
| London South Bank University* | ![]() |
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| Newcastle University | ![]() |
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| Northumbria University | ![]() | |
| Oxford Brookes University | ![]() |
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| University of Portsmouth | ![]() |
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| University of Sunderland | ![]() |
* Universities in the London area
Class of 2007
We have a number of Art & Design Foundation students graduating onto a range of courses at top UK universities. Here are just a few:
| Student Name | Home Country | Final Grade | Degree Course | University |
| HUANG Shi-Yu | Singapore | 79% | Graphic Design | University of the Arts, London |
| TAN Jing Fen | Malaysia | 78% | Design (Textiles) | University of Leeds |
| WU Tzu-Yin | Taiwan | 70% | Design | London Metropolitan University |
| MA Hui | China | 68% | Architecture | University of Nottingham |
| LAM Hoi Iam | Macau China | 67% | Architecture | University of Nottingham |




