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Kingston University

UCAS Code: W280 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

A level

B,B,B-A,A,B

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

UCAS Tariff

112-128

Level 3 qualifications, including Art and Design subjects (i.e. A-levels, BTEC Diploma, Access Diploma, IB Diploma, etc.)

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About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Illustration

BA (Hons) Interaction Design focuses on human experience, employing a human-centred approach to interactive storytelling and immersive experience design. You will create and design interactions and experiences that address urgent issues and experimental ideas through innovative technologies, creative responses, and critical speculative practices. Emphasising creativity and adaptability, BA (Hons) Interaction Design promotes learning through making with access to world-class workshops and fabrication facilities, including digital making and immersive media labs.
The course is uniquely situated within the Department of Illustration Animation, renowned for nurturing graduates who become leading practitioners in their fields. As a student, you'll be an integral part of this dynamic community and collaborative atmosphere that encourages the exchange of ideas, processes, and methods, fostering new opportunities and growth within the discipline.

Modules

Modules include....
Practice: Sensing and Storytelling
Practice: Thinking Through Making
Presentation: Consult...Create...Collaborate!
Communication Design History for Illustration Animation and Interaction Design

Tuition fees

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England
£9,535
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,535
per year
Scotland
£9,535
per year
Wales
£9,535
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Kingston University

Department:

Department of Illustration Animation

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if the overall teaching satisfaction score here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

89%
Illustration

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Design studies

Teaching and learning

88%
Staff make the subject interesting
90%
Staff are good at explaining things
82%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
85%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

74%
Library resources
87%
IT resources
78%
Course specific equipment and facilities
72%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

61%
UK students
39%
International students
21%
Male students
79%
Female students
86%
2:1 or above
6%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A*
B
B

After graduation

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Design studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£24,000
med
Average annual salary
94%
high
Employed or in further education
71%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

31%
Design occupations
14%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
8%
Other elementary services occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Design studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£19k

£19k

£23k

£23k

£26k

£26k

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Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):

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Post-six month graduation stats:

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It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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Graduate field commentary:

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While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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