Interaction Design with Professional Placement at Kingston University

Interaction Design with Professional Placement (BA (Hons), W281) at Kingston University asked for 112–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on kingston.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~128 points

Competitive

around ABB

Published as 112 - 128 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 kingston.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 44% had fewer than the 128 asked.

375 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 86%, other higher education 8%, a degree 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: W281 · W2 design
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

92%

still studying

UK 85%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

395 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%90%

Learning opportunities86%87%

Assessment and feedback88%88%

Academic support93%91%

Organisation and management79%78%

Learning resources86%88%

Student voice79%83%

325 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£24k5 years

£30.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: London, Greater London, England
Postcode: KT2 7LB

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Subjects

illustration design, and creative and performing arts

Campus

Campus: Kingston University
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
Bangor University	Creative Technologies BSc (Hons)	104 - 128 points	112–127
Brunel University of London	Games Design and Creative Writing BA (Hons)	ABB - BBC	112–127
Bucks New University	Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon)	100 - 128 points	96–111
Glasgow School of Art	Communication Design BA (Hons)	114 - 128 points	176–191
Kingston University	Interaction Design with Professional Placement this course	112 - 128 points	128–143
Lancaster University	Design BA (Hons)	128 points	128–143
The University of Edinburgh	Fashion BA (Hons)	114 - 128 points	144–159
University of Dundee	Graphic Design BDes (Hon)	ABB	144–159
University of Exeter	Art History and Visual Culture and Modern Languages with International Placement BA (Hons)	ABB	—
University of Leeds	Art and Design BA (Hons)	ABB	128–143
University of Liverpool	Communication, Media and Popular Music BA (Hons)	ABB	112–127

See all 1,177 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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