Art and Design (With Foundation Year) at University of Bedfordshire
Art and Design (With Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), W1FY) at University of Bedfordshire asked for 32–48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on beds.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 32 - 48 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 beds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 10%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W1FY · W1 fine art
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
65%
still studying
UK 85%
35%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%89%
Learning opportunities93%85%
Assessment and feedback88%87%
Academic support87%91%
Organisation and management77%76%
Learning resources91%87%
Student voice88%81%
30 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£17.5k5 years£22.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
45% working5% working and studying5% studying35% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
- Managers, directors and senior officials15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Luton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- LU1 3JU
Subjects
design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Luton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 FdA | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Art and Design (With Foundation Year) this course | 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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