Welcome to Bath Spa University: A university proud of its top quality teaching!

Bath Spa University is a fantastic place to study in the beautiful city of Bath just 1.5 hours from London. The campuses are probably the most beautiful in England and students love studying here (source: 2008 National Student Satisfaction Survey).The university is ranked in the top ten of the modern UK Universities (source: Sunday Times 2008). With 5500 students, 150 from overseas; the university is small enough to offer students a personal service.

Bath Spa University offers pre-degree, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in art and design, performing arts, education, humanities, business and management and many other subjects. Bath Spa University has been designated a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), the only one in the UK for both Creativity & the Arts AND Enterprise & Employability.

Newton Park campus, where all courses and subjects except art and design are located, is a spectacular parkland estate. The campus has its own lakes, nature reserve, woods and farmland, along with numerous historic buildings. A frequent bus service takes students right into the city centre. There is a modern library, lecture theatres, laboratories and two performing arts venues. The Students’ Union (SU) houses a large bar and common room, a bookshop, stationery shop and general shop – which won a prize for best university shop in 2006.

At the Sion Hill campus, art and design working areas include graphic design studios; electronic media workshops; studios for art, textiles and sculpture; workshops for wood, etching, lithography and silkscreen; and photography darkrooms.