Painting Drawing and Printmaking at Arts University Plymouth
Painting Drawing and Printmaking (BA (Hons), WWDF) at Arts University Plymouth asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aup.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
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 aup.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 120 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 10%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WWDF
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 84%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course71%87%
Learning opportunities63%83%
Assessment and feedback77%88%
Academic support75%90%
Organisation and management53%71%
Learning resources57%86%
Student voice60%82%
20 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£17k5 years£20k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working25% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 68%
10%
use what they learned
UK 25%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Plymouth, South West England, England
- Postcode
- PL4 8AT
Subjects
drawing design, and creative and performing arts
painting design, and creative and performing arts
printmaking design, and creative and performing arts
painting design, and creative and performing arts
printmaking design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Tavistock Place
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Art 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Painting Drawing and Printmaking this course | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Fine Art BA (Hons) | EEE - BBB | 192–207 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Art and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Fine Art: Studio Site and Context (Swansea College of Art) BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
See all 240 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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