Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design has a distinguished international reputation and offers one of the most diverse and comprehensive ranges of arts and design courses in the country.

From the design of London’s red buses and black cabs to theatrical productions like Phantom of the Opera; from exquisite fashion at Dior and Chloé in Paris to the current portrayal of that icon of contemporary culture, James Bond; Central Saint Martins’ alumni have made a profound impact on our lives. The College's staff and students continue to build on the success of its past by pushing the boundaries of the practice of art and design and art and design education.

What's on offer 
Central Saint Martins provides specialist education and research in the fields of art, fashion and textile design, communication, product and spatial design, and performance. We have opportunities for study from further education through undergraduate and postgraduate to research degrees; a vibrant research community and a large short-course programme.

Short Course Programme at Central Saint Martins:

Portfolio Preparation 
Produce a portfolio of work in order to help gain yourself a place on a diploma or degree course.

Fashion and Textiles 
The innovation, energy and glamour of fashion, textiles and jewellery at Central Saint Martins is famous worldwide. It is based on a broad and deep understanding and knowledge of these fast-moving and highly diverse industries.

Fine Art 
Contemporary fine art is a diverse field where traditional and new media are constantly pushing, critiquing and challenging boundaries.

Graphic Design 
Exploiting the new and the old successfully, from multimedia to typography, photography to the internet, is at the core of communication today.

Interdisciplinary 
By integrating and exploring the ways that different art and design disciplines interact, overlap and conflict, artists, designers and managers can change the way we view the world.

Media Arts 
Film, video and photography have become core media for artists and designers and are integrated into our fine art and graphic design courses and research.

Theatre and Performance 
Acting, directing and designing for the theatre are at the root of our courses and research in the performing arts. 

Three Dimensional Design 
Our courses in ceramics, product and jewellery design explore new materials and objects for a wide range of commercial, industrial and one-off uses.