Graphic Design at University College Birmingham
Graphic Design (FdA, W202) at University College Birmingham asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucb.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 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 ucb.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with other higher education 100%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Code
- W202 · W2 design
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
7%
still studying
UK 80%
13%
left higher education
UK 13%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%92%
Learning opportunities77%83%
Assessment and feedback84%84%
Academic support84%87%
Organisation and management59%62%
Learning resources82%83%
Student voice71%76%
20 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£18.5k5 years£23k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
20%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 23%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
25%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Sales occupations30%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations25%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Design occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B3 1JB
Subjects
graphic design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- University College Birmingham
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Fashion, Textiles and Costume HNC | 48 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Digital Marketing And Communications HNC | 48 points | — |
| Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts | Fashion Branding & Creative Communication with Integrated Foundation Year BA | 48 points | under 96 |
| Coastland College | Art and Design Practice FdA | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Art & Design Practice FdA | 48 points | — |
| DN Colleges Group | Graphic Design: Branding, Promotion and Digital Design (Distance Learning) BA (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| Gloucestershire College | Art and Design: Graphic Design HNC | 48 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Graphic Design this course | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Art and Design (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Cumbria | Games Design (with integrated foundation year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of East London | Fashion Cultures and Business (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
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