
Illustration with Foundation Year
Arts University BournemouthCourse 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
Entry Requirements
📋 Academic Entry Requirements
| UCAS Points | 32 |
🗣️ English Language Requirements
| Test | Overall | L | R | W | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
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
Graduate Outcomes
Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data
💰 Graduate Salaries — Arts University Bournemouth
| Time After Graduation | Lower Quartile Salary | Median Salary | Upper 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
Salary trend: ↑ up £4,500 from year 3 to year 5
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
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 averageNational Student Survey (NSS) results — undergraduate final-year students only
Overall
National Student Survey via Discover Uni.
Source: Subject-level average for this provider
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