The application process differs depending on the course you have chosen. FdA Historic Craft Practices and Graduate Diploma students must apply through UCAS. Please see further information on the individual course pages. Masters, DACC, FDAD and PDD students, please follow the process below.

1 Choose your preferred programme
All the information you need can be found on the online course pages.

2 Check the entry requirements
Specific entry requirements are listed under each course in the prospectus and on the course pages.

3 Check the application deadline
We welcome applications from national and international students. With limited places available on each course, we encourage you to apply early.

4 Explore the funding options
Go to Scholarships and Bursaries for information on the funding opportunities that may be available to help with your study costs.

5 Complete your application form
Download your application form from the relevant course page on this website, or obtain a copy from the Admissions team. Complete the form and send with the supporting documents listed in the 'Submitting your application' section below.

6 After you apply
The Admissions team will confirm receipt of your application form by email within five working days. The acknowledgement provides information on the next stage of the application process.

If you have any queries or require more information, please contact Kate in the Registry Office on +44 (0)7771 505 666 or at admissions@westdean.ac.uk.

Please note:
Interested applicants and bursary enquiries for the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design should contact: FDADadmin@westdean.ac.uk

Interested applicants for the Developing Skills and Creative Language in Tapestry Weaving should contact: admissions@westdean.ac.uk

Autumn Term
Monday 27 September - Friday 17 December 2021

Spring Term
Tuesday 4 January - Friday 25 March 2022

Three-week Easter break

Summer Term
Tuesday 19 April - Monday 11 July 2022

Graduation Day
Saturday 9 July

MA fourth term
Monday 11 July - Friday 16 September 2022

The information published on this page shows:

• The number of applications for admission on to recognised, undergraduate higher education courses that we have received from UK domiciled applicants.
• The number of offers we have made in relation to those applications.
• The number of those offers accepted and the number of those who have registered with us.
• The number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us.

It also shows these numbers by reference to:

• the gender of the individuals to which they relate
• their ethnicity
• their socioeconomic background.

It is important to note that the data presented has not been contextualised. This means, for example, that you will not be able to see from this data how many of those applying to courses met the entry criteria. It is also the case that universities and colleges will often receive many more applications than they have spaces on courses and so offer rates will necessarily be lower than application rates in those circumstances.

Context

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is committed to widening access and increasing participation in education in the creative and applied arts in accordance with the original charitable purpose of the College as defined by the College's founder Edward James.

The 1964 deed of trust sets out the charitable purpose of the Foundation as follows, "an educational foundation where creative talents can be discovered and developed, and where one can spread culture through the teaching of crafts and the preservation of knowledge that might otherwise be destroyed or forgotten".

To this day, the Foundation continues Edward James' tradition of supporting emerging artists and crafts people where ever they are from.

Our current vision statement states the following aim,

"To inspire learning in the creative and applied arts through West Dean College - an international centre of teaching excellence, promoting creativity and innovation, and the focus of an extended community of practice in the arts."

Through an improved and developing focus on alumni, employability and a wider advocacy role in relation to the creative and applied arts, the College seeks to maximise its impact. The College actively seeks to recruit students from a range of non-traditional backgrounds into its higher education provision and is committed to developing strategies to support this.

For more information, please see the College's Access and Participation Strategy Statement.
If you have any question about the Transparency Information please contact the Academic Registry college@westdean.org.uk