Illustration (with Professional Practice Year) at University for the Creative Arts
Illustration (with Professional Practice Year) (BA (Hons), W222) at University for the Creative Arts asked for 32–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uca.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 32 - 168 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 uca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 70% had fewer than the 168 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W222 · W2 design
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%
Learning opportunities85%87%
Assessment and feedback85%88%
Academic support88%91%
Organisation and management73%78%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice79%83%
290 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£21.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
74% working8% working and studying1% studying8% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
39%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
40%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals13%
- Sales occupations12%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations8%
- Administrative occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 145 graduates · 56% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Farnham, South East England, England
- Postcode
- GU9 7DS
Subjects
illustration design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Farnham
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidKent College (Inc Medway School of Arts) | Foundation Degree in Fashion and Textiles FdA | 72 - 168 points | — |
| University for the Creative Arts | Illustration (with Professional Practice Year) this course | 32 - 168 points | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Fashion BA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Product Design Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Product Design BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | Design and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hon) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Brunel University of London | Digital Design BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 96–111 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Fashion Design with Business BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Marketing and Design BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Design with Innovation MSci (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Fashion Buying & Merchandising BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
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