Illustration with Foundation Year at Arts University Bournemouth
Illustration with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), 220F) at Arts University Bournemouth asked for 32 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~32 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 32
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, other higher education 5%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 220F
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
94%
still studying
UK 85%
3%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
140 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%90%
Learning opportunities78%87%
Assessment and feedback78%88%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management69%78%
Learning resources91%88%
Student voice71%83%
95 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£22.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
77% working6% working and studying11% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
45%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
35%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations35%
- Elementary occupations25%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Poole, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BH12 5HH
Subjects
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Arts University Bournemouth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Design studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University Bournemouth | Illustration with Foundation Year this course | 32 points | 128–143 |
| Bedford College Group | Fashion and Textiles HND | 32 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Art and Design (Graphic Design) HND | 32 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Fashion Buying and Brand Management (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 points | under 96 |
| City of Bristol College | Graphic Design HND | 32 points | — |
| Falmouth University | Fashion Design with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | 128–143 |
| New College Durham | Graphic Design FdA | 32 points | — |
| South Eastern Regional College | Graphic Design HNC | 32 points | — |
| South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College) | Fine Art (Tattoo Illustration) HNC | 32 points | — |
| Warwickshire College and University Centre | Graphic Design with Photography with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | — |
| York College & University Centre | Fashion Design and Garment Technology (York School of Art)* BA (Hons) | 32 points | — |
See all 1,177 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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