Communication Design at Heriot-Watt University
Communication Design (BA (Hons), W6CD) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BCC - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BCC - BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check hw.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 144–159 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 30%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W6CD · W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course62%90%
Learning opportunities58%87%
Assessment and feedback73%88%
Academic support50%91%
Organisation and management32%78%
Learning resources73%88%
Student voice54%83%
15 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£20k5 years£24k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
55%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Process, plant and machine operatives25%
- Design occupations20%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Caring personal services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Galashiels, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- TD1 3HE
Subjects
visual communication design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- ScottishBorders
- 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 | Communication Design and Strategy BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Fashion Design BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Design BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Ceramics BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Graphic Design BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Animation with Illustration BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Communication Design this course | BCC - BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Brighton | 3D Design and Craft BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chichester | Sustainable Fashion BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of East London | Interior Architecture BA (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
See all 1,177 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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