BA Craft
Manchester Metropolitan University
About this course
BA (Hons) Craft is an undergraduate design degree centered on material exploration, object-making, and experimental studio practices. Core topics include Ethics & Professional Practice. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year to gain practical industry experience. The first year covers foundational material approaches through modules such as Archives of Making, Future X: Kinship, Motion, Matter and Making, and Conversational Making, alongside communication skills. The second year expands into social and digital dimensions with Alien Objects, Common Objects, Future X: Symbiosis, and Field Objects. The final year focuses on independent research and self-directed practice via Crafthood, Future X: Re-worlding, and Craft Matters.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English
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What students say
Based on about 571 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 940 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 86%
- Gained a higher qualification: 3%
- Left higher education: 11%
What graduates do next
Based on about 208 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 85%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 2%
- Unemployed: 4%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 19%
- Design occupations: 11%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 76%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 71%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 66%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 525 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 55%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 10%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 12%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 955 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 93%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Archives of Making
- Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
- Future X: Kinship
- Motion, Matter and Making
- Conversational Making
- Alien Objects
- Common Objects
- Future X: Symbiosis
- Field Objects
- Crafthood
- Future X: Re-worlding
- Craft Matters
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Craft at Manchester Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,500. The £25,000 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Craft at Manchester Metropolitan University do next?
92% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Craft at Manchester Metropolitan University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Craft at Manchester Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 26 points in the IB. The average entrant had 141 UCAS points.
Does BA Craft at Manchester Metropolitan University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Craft at Manchester Metropolitan University?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.