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BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Moving Image at University of the West of Scotland

University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom

Programme overview

UWS’s BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Moving Image provides entry to exciting career opportunities for the next generation of artists. Whether through animation, illustration, television & film graphics or the production of graphic novels you will build a professional portfolio that will develop your creativity, skills and employability across the contemporary creative industries. With teaching led by creative industries professionals you will work in our contemporary art studios and labs at the beautiful Ayr campus.

Duration: 3rd year entry, 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Ayr: September  |  Location: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Moving Image will help you develop the essential professional skills required to work in creative industries such as book, comics and graphic novel publishing, advertising, production design and post-production for film and television, digital heritage, animation, performance entertainment industries and public/community arts The programme will help you build up a portfolio of work to… Year 3: HND, Art, Design, Computer Arts, Contemporary Art Practice, Film Craft, Animation, Photography.

Career pathways

Graduates will develop skills and experience to support careers in:

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants will be required to submit a personal statement, reference and portfolio. Year 3: HND: Art; Design; Computer Arts; Contemporary Art Practice; Film Craft; Animation; Photography; Visual Communication; Audiovisual Technology; Digital Media; Sound Production; Technical Theatre; Production Arts,; or relevant discipline; Other routes for admission; Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): APL refers to certificated learning of full or part completion of academic qualifications for which there is an agreed, general credit rating or recommendation as set out in the University’s Regulatory Framework: “Appropriate learning, wherever acquired, provided that it has been subject to reliable and valid methods of assessment, is accepted for the purpose of gaining academic credit towards an award of the University.”; Applicants who have successfully completed a programme of certificated learning at a recognised UK awarding institution are considered for admission with credit, at an appropriate point on the programme of study for which entry is being sought. Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL); APEL is defined as learning that has its source in experience, for example at work or in the community. The assessment of APEL is undertaken by the University. UCAS code W902.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2026/27). Scottish: cost per year of study (usually paid by the Scottish Government via SAAS*) Source

International applicants: GBP 16,275 a year (2026/27). International (all other EU plus Non-EU): per year of study Source

Intake: Ayr: September

Duration: 3rd year entry, 2 years

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