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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Character Design and Concept Art with Integrated Foundation Year
Ravensbourne University London
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Character Design and Concept Art with Integrated Foundation Year course at Ravensbourne University London.
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A level
D,D
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Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: W226
Here's what Ravensbourne University London says about its Character Design and Concept Art with Integrated Foundation Year course.
Course Overview
Do you want to create characters and environments for animation, games, comics, or products? This four-year degree with an integrated foundation year gives you the time and support to develop your portfolio, build essential skills, and prepare for success in the fast-growing creative industries. Taught in a studio-style environment, you’ll learn drawing and image-making, explore 3D modelling and digital tools, and develop concepts and visuals for characters and worlds.
Why study this degree?
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Work in a collaborative studio environment
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Turns illustrators into contemporary visual storytellers
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Work with text, drawings, moving images and printmaking
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Develop concepts for multiple industries – from commercial graphic design to fashion and animation
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This focused and practice-led course prepares you for entry into the specialist field of concept art and character design. With access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong industry links, the course will enable you to sharpen your skills and prepare you for industry.
Through an exploration of drawing, anatomy, working with narrative, 3D modelling and using modern digital image-making tools, you will gain a deep understanding of how to create authentic characters and visual concepts
Key areas of study
You'll explore and apply your skills across a range of illustrative applications including: drawing and image-making fundamentals, understanding and interpreting narrative informed by research, using digital image-making tools and 3D modelling to bring characters and environments to life.
Source: Ravensbourne University London
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Higher Education
Location
Main Site | London
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Design
Start date
14 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,790 per year |
| Scotland | £9,790 per year |
| Wales | £9,790 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,790 per year |
| Channel Islands | £9,790 per year |
| Republic of Ireland | £9,790 per year |
| EU | £17,500 per year |
| International | £17,500 per year |
The modules you will study
Year 1 (Integrated Foundation Year)
Year 1 will introduce you to the fundamental principles of design and creative problem-solving. This foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your creative identity, build confidence and prepare for the demands of studio-based, project-led learning.
Modules are as follows:
Module 1 Diagnostic exploration: making informed choices Module 2 Technical: Technical knowledge in practice Module 3 Specialist: Innovating specialist practice Module 4 Integration: Integrated practice for progression to Higher Education
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Ravensbourne University London
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 Ravensbourne University London students who took the Character Design and Concept Art with Integrated Foundation Year course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
84%
low
Teaching on my course
84%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
89%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
89%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
83%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
74%
low
Learning opportunities
81%
med
Learning opportunities
81%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
85%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
77%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
89%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
74%
low
Assessment and feedback
79%
low
Assessment and feedback
79%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
87%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
80%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
76%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
81%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
73%
low
Academic support
88%
med
Academic support
88%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
88%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
88%
med
Organisation and management
75%
med
Organisation and management
75%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
80%
med
How well organised is your course?
70%
med
Learning resources
69%
low
Learning resources
69%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
67%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
69%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
70%
low
Student voice
76%
med
Student voice
76%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
67%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
81%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
83%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
59%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
92%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
69%
low
Student information
See who's studying at Ravensbourne University London. These students are taking Character Design and Concept Art with Integrated Foundation Year or another course from the same subject area.
Graduate prospects
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Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Ravensbourne University London graduates who took Character Design and Concept Art with Integrated Foundation Year - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£21.5k
First year after graduation
£27.4k
Third year after graduation
£29.6k
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 Character Design and Concept Art with Integrated Foundation Year.
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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