Design and Innovation (W73) at Open University
Design and Innovation (W73) (DipHE) at Open University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on open.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check open.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 40%, other higher education 28%, other qualifications 20%.
Course
- Award
- Diploma of Higher Education
- Duration
- 2 - 4 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
55%
still studying
UK 89%
45%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
240 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%87%
Learning opportunities81%81%
Assessment and feedback90%80%
Academic support86%87%
Organisation and management87%74%
Learning resources84%88%
Student voice64%73%
105 final-year students · 51% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£43.5k5 years£49k
£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
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
- None, [None Specified], Outside of the UK
- Postcode
- MK7 6BJ
Subjects
design design, and creative and performing arts
Design studies at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. 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 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Communication Design and Strategy BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Design BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Art and Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Product Design and Innovation BSc (Hons) | 72 - 90 points | — |
| Arts University Plymouth | Ceramics & Glass CertHE | 72 points | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Graphic Design HNC | 64 points | — |
| Bedford College Group | Fashion and Textiles HND | 32 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Animation and Illustration BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Birmingham City University | Entertainment Design BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Open University | Design and Innovation (W73) this course | — | — |
See all 1,177 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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