CSVPA courses
From a two-year diploma to a master’s studio.
Filter by level and discipline. Every course below is taught in Cambridge. Ānanda Academy helps you choose which door, and when.
22 courses
Extended Diploma · Art & Design
Art & Design Extended Foundation
6 terms / 2 years
Year 1 rotates through visual language, 2D, 3D and time-based practice. Year 2 specialises — architecture & interior, fine art, communication, or fashion.
Foundation · Art & Design
Art & Design Foundation Diploma
3 terms / 1 year
Induction, live briefs, and a self-initiated final project. Built to take a student from a general portfolio to a university-ready specialism.
Foundation · 3D / Spatial
Foundation Diploma: 3D Design
3 terms / 1 year
Spatial thinking, making and material investigation — the art-first route into architecture, interior and object.
Foundation · Fashion
Foundation Diploma: Fashion Design
3 terms / 1 year
Fashion design, textiles, media, branding and styling — taught in workshops with sewing, dress forms and specialist fabric equipment.
Foundation · Graphic & Illustration
Foundation Diploma: Graphic Design & Illustration
3 terms / 1 year
Graphic design, illustration, visual communication, animation, film and photography under one 2D roof.
Foundation · Film
Foundation Diploma: Film & Moving Image
3 terms / 1 year
Time-based storytelling, from set briefs to a self-directed moving-image project.
Extended Diploma · Drama
Performing Arts Extended Foundation: Drama
6 terms / 2 years
A two-year conservatoire-style foundation in drama, with UCAS support into the UK’s top performing schools.
Extended Diploma · Music
Performing Arts Extended Foundation: Music
6 terms / 2 years
Performance and production over two years, with progression into RNCM, Trinity Laban, Guildhall and related programmes.
Foundation · Drama
Drama Foundation: Classical & Contemporary Acting
3 terms / 1 year
A concentrated acting year — classical and contemporary — preparing auditions for UK drama schools.
Foundation · Drama
Drama Foundation: Musical Theatre
3 terms / 1 year
Acting, voice and movement in one conservatoire-style year.
Undergraduate · Graphic & Illustration
BA Graphic Design
3 years
Undergraduate graphic design in Cambridge, with industry briefs and UAL-standard studio culture.
Undergraduate · Graphic & Illustration
BA Illustration
3 years
Image-making as practice, from editorial to sequential and authorial work.
Undergraduate · Fashion
BA Fashion Design
3 years
Fashion design with access to 2D/fashion workshops, live industry links including Hearst Magazines UK.
Undergraduate · Fashion
BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication
3 years
The communication side of fashion — branding, campaigns, and the ELLE / Hearst ecosystem.
Undergraduate · Graphic & Illustration
BA Visual Communication
3 years
A broader communication degree spanning graphic, image and narrative.
Undergraduate · Innovation
BA Creative & Smart Innovation 2026
3 years
A 2026 undergraduate pathway at the intersection of creative practice and smart systems.
Master’s · Art & Design
Art & Design Master’s Foundation
1 year
A bridging year for international graduates preparing a master’s portfolio and academic English.
Master’s · Art & Design
MA Art & Design
1 year
A graduate studio year in Cambridge, with access to the city’s research network.
Master’s · Graphic & Illustration
MA Visual Communication: Graphic Design
1 year
Graduate graphic design with a critical, research-led studio.
Master’s · Graphic & Illustration
MA Visual Communication: Illustration & Animation
1 year
Illustration and animation at master’s level, with sequential and authorial emphasis.
Master’s · Fashion
MA Fashion Design: Design
1 year
A collection-led master’s, with workshop access and industry adjacency.
Master’s · Fashion
MA Fashion Design: Branding & Creative Communication
1 year
Fashion as a communication system — branding, editorial, and the Hearst internship partnership.