Home/EU* Fee for September 2023 entry: £5,045 per year
Please note: Tuition fees are published for the first year of entry only and may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by the Office for Students.
*Fee information for European Union (EU) students: If your course starts on or after the 1st August 2021, you will no longer be eligible for financial support from Student Finance England unless you meet one of the following criteria:
- you are able to benefit from the citizens’ rights agreements
- you are an Irish national living in the UK or Republic of Ireland: benefits of Irish nationals under Common Travel Area guidance arrangement will continue
If you are interested in this course and would like an informal, no-obligation chat about the details of the course, would like to arrange to come on-site and visit our facilities, learn how to sign up, or anything else, please get in touch and we’d be happy to help!
ADDITIONAL COSTS
Materials fee of £300 per year.
Your materials fee covers most everyday consumables, such as adhesives, domino and dowel joints, screws, wood finishes, sanding belts, machine blades/knives/cutters and sharpening, mini-bus and coach travel, paper for sketchbooks, printing credit, etc.
Certain sundries such as mitre bond, epoxy resin, fixings, components, are allocated within budget to a fixed quantity for the year.
Specialist items which are specific to students’ own projects such as timber, catches, magnets, hinges are not included within materials fee.
All students are supplied with a starter pack at the beginning of each year that includes:
- 1” roll masking tape
- 1 metre of 120 grit Mirka abrasive paper
- 1 metre of 180 grit Mirka abrasive paper
- 1 metre of 240 grit Mirka abrasive paper
- 6 Mirka sanding discs (120, 180, 240)
- 6 cotton rags
- 3 pairs disposable gloves
In the first year, the materials fee includes:
- Plywood and MDF to make tool drawers.
- Timber for practice joints.
- Timber, board, and veneer for Craft Table
- Materials for Seating Model – offcuts, construction veneer, etc
- Timber, board, veneer, and hinges for Craft Box
- Jig, rod, former material for your D&M Table
In the second year, the materials fee includes:
- Gordon Russell Model – offcuts, construction veneers, etc.
- Production Table, Production Stool
- Storage D&M – prescribed quantities of Himax, Valchromat, Grada, Jigs, timber, template boards
- Pitt Rivers – offcuts
- Seating – prototype board materials, jigs, template boards
You should be aware that accommodation and day-to-day living costs are not included in our fees.
We strongly recommend purchasing a laptop to support you in your studies on the course.
We recommend that you budget £100 a year for additional costs such as for stationary to undertake your studies.
You can borrow textbooks and access journals from the recommended reading lists, as these are available from the Learning Resource Centre.