Art and Design postgraduate courses

Our postgraduate students become part of a vibrant research community, supported by an academic team made up of practising artists, creative professionals and influential critical theorists.

Based in our well-resourced studios and workshops, you will enjoy a learning experience enriched by our flourishing cultural and community links, thoughtprovoking programme of guest lectures and strong employer engagement.

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Postgraduate Art and Design courses

100^%overall satisfaction for MA Fine ArtPostgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2018

_Top10for postgraduate student experienceAdvanced HE Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2018

Format Festival

FORMAT is the UK’s leading international biennial festival of contemporary photography and attracts thousands of visitors from around the world. It is organised and delivered in Derby as a collaboration between QUAD and the University of Derby’s Digital and Material Artistic Research Centre (DMARC).

The festival is focused on developing opportunities for audiences to see, debate, develop, contribute and participate in the best of what photography is and can be, with comprehensive professional practice programmes and a yearly International Photography Portfolio Review.