Illustration and Animation at Hereford College of Arts
Illustration and Animation (BA (Hons), W892) at Hereford College of Arts asked for 96–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hca.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
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Published as 96 - 112 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 hca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 20%, a degree 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W892 · W8 creative writing
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%90%
Learning opportunities85%87%
Assessment and feedback93%88%
Academic support91%91%
Organisation and management77%78%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice82%83%
40 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£18k3 years£17k5 years£19.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working10% working and studying5% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
65%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Hereford, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- HR1 1LT
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- College Road Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Cinematics and photography 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Animation (Online) BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Film Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Central Film School London | Post Production & VFX BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Coventry University | Animation BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| dBs Institute | Music & Sound for Film & Game BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Hereford College of Arts | Illustration and Animation this course | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Film & Visual Culture MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Film and Television Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Photography BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Film and High-End Television Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
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