Art and Design Foundation Year at Birmingham City University
Art and Design Foundation Year (BA (Hons), 1265) at Birmingham City University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bcu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check bcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points.
25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 1265
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%88%
Learning opportunities91%87%
Assessment and feedback100%87%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management100%67%
Learning resources95%93%
Student voice90%81%
15 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£19.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
71% working9% working and studying1% studying7% unemployed12% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
48%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
68%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
52%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals12%
- Elementary occupations12%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Skilled trades occupations9%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 180 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B3 3BX
Subjects
fine art design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- City Centre Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Art at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. 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 | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Brighton | Fine Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Boston College | Fine Art HND | 80 points | — |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Fine Art HND | 48 points | — |
| Bournemouth and Poole College | 2D Digital Animation and Design Production FdA | 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Fine Art BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Bedford College Group | Fine Art HND | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Art and Design Foundation Year this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 240 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More creative arts and design at Birmingham City University
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- Fashion Business and Promotion BA (Hons)
- Fashion Business and Promotion with a Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Fashion Design BA (Hons)
- Fashion Design with a Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Filmmaking BA (Hons)
- Filmmaking with a Foundation Year BA (Hons)