Applicants for the degree course should normally hold the following qualifications:

Five GCSEs at grade A, B or C and should normally have completed a Foundation course in art and design

Three GCSEs at grade A, B or C plus one A Level and should normally have completed a Foundation course in art and design. 

As well as holding the formal entrance requiremnts     applicants should also be able to demonstrate the following by submission of a portfolio and by interview:

• manual dexterity
• an ability to visualise three dimensionally and to draw what   they see
• practicality
• an interest in historic objects
• a curiosity about objects, materials and their behaviour
• patience and attention to detail