Comics and Graphic Novels with Foundation Year at Teesside University
Comics and Graphic Novels with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), W219) at Teesside University asked for 32–88 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on tees.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~88 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 32 - 88 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 tees.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W219 · W2 design
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities90%87%
Assessment and feedback93%88%
Academic support88%91%
Organisation and management67%78%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice89%83%
10 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£19.5k5 years£22k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working10% working and studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
55%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Sales occupations20%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Middlesbrough, North East England, England
- Postcode
- TS1 3BX
Subjects
graphic arts design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Teesside University Main Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | 3D Art & Games Development FdSc | 72 - 96 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Graphic Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Art and Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Illustration BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Product Design and Innovation BSc (Hons) | 72 - 90 points | — |
| Teesside University | Comics and Graphic Novels with Foundation Year this course | 32 - 88 points | 112–127 |
| University of Salford | Interior Architecture BSc (Hons) | 88 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Graphic Design BA (Hons) | CDD | 112–127 |
| Boston College | Fashion and Textiles HND | 80 points | — |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering with Foundation BEng (Hon) | 80 points | — |
| DN Colleges Group | Illustration & Concept Art BA (Hons) | 80 points | — |
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