Photography (with integrated foundation year) at University of Cumbria
Photography (with integrated foundation year) (BA (Hons), W640) 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.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 15%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W640 · W6 film and photography
- 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
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%86%
Learning opportunities83%83%
Assessment and feedback88%85%
Academic support88%90%
Organisation and management73%71%
Learning resources77%88%
Student voice87%79%
15 final-year students · 50% 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 onWider subject at this uni
68% working9% working and studying3% studying13% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
45%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
25%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Carlisle, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CA3 9AY
Subjects
photography design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- In Carlisle - Brampton Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Cinematics and photography 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 | Photography HNC | 48 points | — |
| Bournemouth and Poole College | 2D Digital Animation and Design Production FdA | 48 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Photography FD | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Gloucestershire College | Creative Media Production: Film and Moving Image HND | 48 points | — |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Photography FdA | 48 points | — |
| Halesowen College | Photography HNC | 48 points | — |
| Hertford Regional College | Photography HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Film and Television Production (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Cumbria | Photography (with integrated foundation year) this course | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of East London | Commercial Photography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Animation (with Foundation) BA (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
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