Study Art and Design at Middlesex University United Kingdom

Art and Design at Middlesex University has an International reputation for its excellence and innovation. We offer study programmes in all the major disciplines, at undergraduate and postgraduate level, plus opportunities for interdisciplinary work.

• Undergraduate programmes
• Postgraduate programmes
• Research overview

For recent news and events around the School see:

• School of Arts newsletter, Summer 2005 [pdf]

Our academic credentials are outstanding:

• We have just been awarded £6.3m for the creation of two national Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs)
• The 2003 institutional audit by the Quality Assurance Agency gave Middlesex the highest rating possible.
• We are a major provider of nursing and midwifery education in London, with the highest ranking for quality (Quality Assurance Agency Review 2004).
• We are centre of excellence for teacher education – all our provision is rated good or very good by OFSTED.

We are distinctive for a number of reasons:

• We aim to be a global university and we're already the most popular United Kingdom university for international students. We have eleven global offices where students who wish to study in London are offered a full recruitment and advice service. These offices are also key to our hundreds of academic partnerships throughout the world
• We are committed to achieving the best possible success and employability of its students by offering outstanding student support, highly effective teaching and learning strategies and practical links with employers
• We believe passionately in offering higher education to all who will benefit from it
• Where possible, we work in partnership with other outstanding institutions to offer the very best and widest higher education opportunities.
• 24-7 is our award-winning student website.
• We published a ten year vision and a new Corporate Plan in 2003. In 2000 we also began a major programme of campus consolidation and renewal.
• Our campuses are at: Hendon, Trent Park, Cat Hill, Enfield, Tottenham and Archway and now Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. We also operate on a number of hospital sites. Our administrative headquarters are at New Southgate.
• We have five Schools: Computing Science, Health and Social Sciences, Lifelong Learning and Education, Arts and Middlesex University Business School. A flexible, modular programme allows our students maximum flexibility to choose a combination of subjects. We are the largest trainers of teachers and nurses in the area.
• Our academic standing, creativity and innovation has been widely recognised; we are one of very few United Kingdom universities to be awarded three consecutive Queen's Anniversary Prizes, one Queens Award for Enterprise and have been Investors in People since 1999.
• Our research profile is good and improving; a significant investment in research was announced in 2004.
• There are about 22,000 students at Middlesex and 2,500 staff. Middlesex is a major local employer in north London and offers significant employment benefits.
• Equal Opportunities is of central importance to our missions of internationalism and inclusiveness. Our Equal Opportunities policy lies at the heart of our activities.
• The University is led by the Executive, headed by Vice-Chancellor Michael Driscoll. The Chair of the Board of Governors is Lorna Cocking.