Illustration & Animation at Leeds Beckett University
Illustration & Animation (BA (Hons), W226) at Leeds Beckett University asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on leedsbeckett.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow CCC
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 leedsbeckett.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
190 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other higher education 8%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W226 · W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
87%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
6%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
255 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%90%
Learning opportunities85%87%
Assessment and feedback86%88%
Academic support85%91%
Organisation and management71%78%
Learning resources84%88%
Student voice76%83%
155 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24.5k3 years£21k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
76% working8% working and studying3% studying4% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
62%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
41%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Business and public service associate professionals14%
- Sales occupations13%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals11%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 170 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS1 3HE
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Leeds City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | HNC Film and Television HND | 72 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Illustration & Animation this course | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Film, Radio & Digital Media Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| SAE Institute | Film Production BA/BSc (H) | 72 points | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | Broadcast Media and Film Production FdA | 72 points | — |
| University of Chester | Photography (including a Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Derby | Commercial Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Animation BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Animation BA (Hons) | 72 points | 160–175 |
| University of West London | Film, Screen and Content Production with Foundation BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| York College & University Centre | Film Production and Industry Practice (York School of Art)* BA (Hons) | 72 points | — |
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