Automotive & Transport Design (with a Placement Year) at University of Staffordshire
Automotive & Transport Design (with a Placement Year) (BA (Hons), W329) at University of Staffordshire asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on staffs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 staffs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 25% had fewer than the 96 asked.
165 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, other higher education 4%, no formal qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W329 · W3 music
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) the professional body for design with free student membership and leading to Associate Membership (Assoc. CSD). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 85%
9%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
180 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%90%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback88%88%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management75%78%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice79%83%
175 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£19k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
73% working10% working and studying4% studying8% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
44%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals27%
- Sales occupations14%
- Elementary occupations12%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations8%
- Business and public service associate professionals6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 150 graduates · 53% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
Subjects
design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Stoke on Trent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Napier University | Graphic Design BDes (Hon) | CCC | 160–175 |
| Falmouth University | Fashion Marketing BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Games Development BSc (Hons) | CCC | 176–191 |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | 3D Art & Games Development FdSc | 72 - 96 points | — |
| KLC School of Design | Interior Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Graphic Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Art and Design BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Illustration BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Dundee | Interior & Environmental Design BDes (Hon) | CCD - CCC | 144–159 |
| University of East London | Fashion Cultures and Business BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Staffordshire | Automotive & Transport Design (with a Placement Year) this course | 96 points | 112–127 |
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