Games Design (with integrated foundation year) at University of Cumbria
Games Design (with integrated foundation year) (BA (Hons), W283) at University of Cumbria asked for 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 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on tinyurl.com ↗
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 tinyurl.com’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 25%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W283 · W2 design
- 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
80%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%90%
Learning opportunities73%87%
Assessment and feedback85%88%
Academic support83%91%
Organisation and management60%78%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice73%83%
20 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£17k5 years£19.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying10% studying25% unemployed
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
35%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals25%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Carlisle, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CA3 9AY
Subjects
interactive and electronic design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- In Carlisle - Brampton Road
- 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) BA (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Cumbria | Games Design (with integrated foundation year) this course | 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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