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UndergraduateBachelor of Arts (with Honours)UCAS: 220F

Illustration with Foundation Year

Arts University Bournemouth
Poole, England
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4 yearsDuration
N/ATuition Fee
£24,500Avg. Graduate Salary
87%Satisfaction

Course Overview

Offered by Arts University Bournemouth, the BA (Hons) Illustration with Foundation Year provides a comprehensive undergraduate education in creative arts and design. Based in Poole, England, this programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, with a 4-year full-time structure. On BA (Hons) Illustration at AUB, you will experiment, test, and develop your creative practice. Curriculum and studio culture is prioritised around the space to build fun and engaging cultural product. In this environment, you will shape a skillset with appropriate tools, media, and conceptual approaches. A minimum ielts score of 6.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 86% student satisfaction rating, and 80% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Painting
Printmaking
Towards digital painting
Moving image
Games art
UCAS Code:220F
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

UCAS Points32

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic65.55.55.55.5

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

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Course Costs Learn in dynamic studio environments. At AUB, you’ll learn to experiment, test and develop your illustration practice. Explore a range of processes and strategies. Find your medium, from drawing, painting, and printmaking, photographic image, digital painting, moving image and motion graphics, CGI, interactive media and more! Watch our course video Hear from students Rebeca and Charlie to find out what it's like to study BA (Hons) Illustration here at AUB. This content can't be disp

📊 OFFICIAL UK DATA

Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

💰 Graduate Salaries — Arts University Bournemouth

Time After GraduationLower Quartile SalaryMedian SalaryUpper Quartile Salary
15 months£22,500£24,500£28,000
3 years£17,000£22,500£27,000
5 years£21,500£27,000£33,500

UK subject average: £24,000 — sector benchmark across all UK universities

Graduate Salary vs UK Subject Average

This course
UK average
Salary 3 years after graduation Close to UK average salary
This course
£22,500
UK average
£24,000
Salary 5 years after graduation 13% above UK average salary
This course
£27,000
UK average
£24,000

Salary trend: ↑ up £4,500 from year 3 to year 5

Indicative Data

Salary figures are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH25-01-03 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

💼 Employment Breakdown

77%Working
3%Studying
7%Work & Study
7%Seeking Work
60%Professional Jobs
Indicative Data

Graduate employment outcomes are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH25-01-03 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

Student Satisfaction

Subject-level average

National Student Survey (NSS) results — undergraduate final-year students only

Teaching on my course
87%
Learning opportunities
85%
Assessment and feedback
85%
Academic support
88%
Organisation and management
72%
Learning resources
92%
Student voice
80%
Continuation rate% students continuing to year 2
90%

National Student Survey via Discover Uni.

Estimated Data

Source: Subject-level average for this provider

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About Arts University Bournemouth

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