Artist Designer: Maker at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Artist Designer: Maker (BA (Hons), W291) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 96–120 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 cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 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 cardiffmet.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 40% had fewer than the 120 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 15%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W291 · W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 80%
20%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%92%
Learning opportunities94%83%
Assessment and feedback96%84%
Academic support88%87%
Organisation and management82%62%
Learning resources96%83%
Student voice92%76%
15 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£18.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 75 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% studying15% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 23%
63%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
42%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF5 2YB
Subjects
crafts design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Llandaff Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in creative arts and design 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dundee | Jewellery & Metal Design BDes (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Craft & Material Practices BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Artist Designer: Maker this course | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Make-Up and Hair Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| West Dean College | Art and Contemporary Craft BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Film and Performance BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| Hereford College of Arts | Artist Blacksmithing BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Craft BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Northampton | Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of South Wales | TV and Film: Hair, Make Up and Special Effects BA (Hons) | 80 - 104 points | 112–127 |
See all 89 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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