BA (Hons) Studio Practice (Illustration) (top-up) at University for the Creative Arts

Programme overview

Find your visual voice and sharpen your skills in one intensive year. Ideal for international students and also suitable to UK students looking to build upon existing qualifications, this course is aligned with the final year of BA (Hons) Illustration , so you can progress to a Master's in a streamlined way. Taught at UCA Farnham.

Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Farnham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The BA (Hons) Illustration course offers you a creative and stimulating environment where personal innovation and originality of ideas are encouraged. Drawing upon the rich heritage at UCA, the illustration course believes in encouraging the development of illustrators with an original, independent and challenging visual approach. As you join the course, you’ll be alongside final year undergraduate students, meaning you’ll get straight to the action with practical and research-based projects.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UK BA (Hons) course (top-up) The standard entry requirements for this course are: 240 credits from a relevant degree (120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5), with a minimum of 55% overall Foundation Degree in a relevant subject Higher National Diploma in a relevant subject And/or Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) In recognition that you may already have a relevant professional qualification, or appropriate working experience in the relevant industries, APEL may be accepted for entry on to the course. This will be based on the partnership articulations and will be assessed on a case by case basis. Other relevant and equivalent UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds to apply. Portfolio requirements For this courses, we’ll need to see your portfolio for review. We’ll invite you to attend an Applicant Day so you can have your portfolio review in person, meet the course team and learn more about your course. Further information will be provided once you have applied. UCAS course code W404 (institution code C93).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition for the course as listed on the course page; UK home fee Source

International applicants: GBP 19,800 a year (2027/28). Tuition for the course as listed on the course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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