The Institute of Creative Arts is the highest-ranked creative institution, the second-ranked modern university, and one of the top 25 universities in the United Kingdom. In May of 2008, the British Privy Council bestowed upon it the status of university, and the Open University is the institution that confers legitimacy upon its degree programmes. It’s provides students with access to an extensive variety of educational opportunities in a variety of creative fields, such as graphic design, illustration, photography, fashion design, fine art, architecture, film production, animation, and many more.