BA Illustration with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
Prepare for Foundation Pathway:- We will consider applicants who have not achieved level 3 qualifications, if you have a keen interest in this subject area or hold relevant experience. You will be required to attend and pass a compulsory Prepare For Foundation assessment day where you will take part in a variety of activities which will assess your suitability for the course. If you would like more advise and guidance about this admissions pathway, please contact the Gateway team to discuss and support you in making an application to us. Contact the Gateway - University of Wolverhampton (wlv.ac.uk) Other Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years old or above at the start of the course.
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What students say
Based on about 26 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 96%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 80%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 24 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 30%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Design occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 160 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 82%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 4%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 80%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
- Other qualifications: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Audience
- Editing
- Ideas
- Identity
- Engaging Audience
- Exploring Innovation in Practice
- Investigating Practice and Visual Enquiry
- Ways of Seeing
- Contextualising Practice
- Developing Visual Practice
- Professional Aims and Applications
- Ways of Being
- Critical Perspectives
- Major Projects: Formulation and Realisation
- Major Projects: Investigation and Development
- Ways of Working
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Illustration with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £18,000 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,000 and £28,500. The £22,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Illustration with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Illustration with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Illustration with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton?
The average entrant had 101 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Illustration with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.