Design (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Design (Placement Year) (BA (Hons), W282) at Lancaster University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. 47% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W282 · W2 design
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%90%
Learning opportunities81%87%
Assessment and feedback78%88%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management77%78%
Learning resources83%88%
Student voice88%83%
25 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£22.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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 studying10% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
65%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- 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 BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Design (Placement Year) this course | 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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