Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Here's what you will need to get a place on the International Illustration (Top Up) course at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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UCAS code: IIL6
Here's what Manchester Metropolitan University says about its International Illustration (Top Up) course.
The BA (Hons) International Illustration top-up will support you to think innovatively and respond to global trends in design. The course will expand your critical and conceptual thinking and encourage an understanding of wider global and creative professional design practice, whilst enabling you to develop an individual positioning for your professional design practice.
Collaboration is at the heart of the course - you will undertake design practice modules with current final year students, work on projects with external industry and academic research partners, and exhibit your final projects as part of our annual Degree Shows events.
The one year programmes offer direct entry into the final year of a Bachelor’s degree to students who have successfully completed a relevant HND (or equivalent), or who have completed the second year of a relevant undergraduate degree, who wish to further develop their knowledge and skills in design.
Features and Benefits
This is an ideal degree if you want to top up your existing qualifications and achieve a BA (Hons) degree in just one year.
Successful completion of the course will also enable those with a high enough grade to join one of Manchester School of Art’s MA programmes.
Opportunity to work alongside a student group with diverse experiences and educational and cultural backgrounds.
Collaborate with current students and industry partners as part of the interdisciplinary Unit X module.
Source: Manchester Metropolitan University
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Dept of Design
Location
Main Site | Manchester
Duration
1 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Illustration
Start date
28 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
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The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Manchester Metropolitan University students who took the International Illustration (Top Up) course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
87%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
89%
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How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
93%
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How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
86%
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How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
80%
med
Learning opportunities
85%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
86%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
85%
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How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
86%
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To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
89%
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To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
77%
med
Assessment and feedback
83%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
86%
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How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
82%
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How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
76%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
94%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
78%
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Academic support
86%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
86%
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How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
87%
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Organisation and management
81%
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How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
82%
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How well organised is your course?
80%
high
Learning resources
85%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
85%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
81%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
88%
med
Student voice
84%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
81%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
85%
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To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
86%
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How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
82%
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Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
92%
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How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
80%
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See who's studying at Manchester Metropolitan University. These students are taking International Illustration (Top Up) or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Fine Art | B | |||||
| Art and Design | A | |||||
| Graphics | B | |||||
| Psychology | B | |||||
| English Literature | A | |||||
We have no information about graduates who took International Illustration (Top Up) at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Earnings from Manchester Metropolitan University graduates who took International Illustration (Top Up) - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£20.8k
First year after graduation
£23k
Third year after graduation
£25.6k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to International Illustration (Top Up).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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