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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Illustration and Design with Integrated Foundation Year
University of Sunderland
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Illustration and Design with Integrated Foundation Year course at University of Sunderland.
Select a qualification to see required grades
UCAS Tariff
40
A minimum of 40 UCAS tariff points from Level 3 qualifications (e.g. A or AS Levels, BTEC certificates/diplomas, access courses or equivalent)
Most popular A-levels studied
See who's studying at University of Sunderland. These students are taking Illustration and Design with Integrated Foundation Year or another course from the same subject area.
| Subject | Grade |
|---|---|
| Fine Art | A |
| History | B |
| Sociology | A |
| Textiles | B |
| Craft and Design | C |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: W225
Here's what University of Sunderland says about its Illustration and Design with Integrated Foundation Year course.
This is a four-year version of our popular BA (Hons) Illustration and Design course, with an integrated foundation year. Push the boundaries of illustration. Develop your own style and release your personal creativity. Enter the inspiring world of professional illustration.
Are you passionate about drawing? Full of creative ideas? Illustration and Design will cultivate your talents. Here at Sunderland, we encourage you to push the boundaries of illustration, blending traditional techniques with computer technology, such as virtual reality and 3D design. You can also combine illustration with other areas, including animation, graphics, advertising, 3D illustration, and web design.
You’ll explore design principles, printmaking, and drawing in your first year, before pursuing a specialist study of illustration during your second and final year. You’ll perfect your craft alongside experienced academics who are all practicing professionals at the cutting edge of their field, bringing their industry insights and experience directly into their teaching.
Throughout the course you’ll build and develop a creative, industry-ready portfolio that will help launch your career as an illustrator or graphic designer, or any other role where these creative skills are needed.
Source: University of Sunderland
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Art & Design
Location
City Campus | Sunderland
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Illustration
Start date
14 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
The modules you will study
Please see our website for more details on modules
How you will be assessed
Please see our website for more details on assessment methods
University of Sunderland student reviews
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2 years ago
Highly facilitated and providence of knowledge is great.
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Five stars: Excellent
1st year student
2 years ago
I do like Sunderland for the most part, the people are mostly nice, it's diverse and there's a wide range of shops, but I do feel like there's not nearly enough stuff here compared to other cities. The campuses are very nice, especially the media centre.
1st year student
2 years ago
The university has a store called StudyPlus where you can buy a bunch of essential and non-essential items using either your own money or money granted to you by the university. You can apply for various bursaries and I was granted the low-income bursary. This was paid through StudyPlus but you coul...
1st year student
2 years ago
Oh boy. I've technically been at the university for three years but I'm only in my first year due to dropping out of my foundation year, then re-joining the next year. This is all due to severe mental health issues that the university have been aware of since the start but have done absolutely n...
1st year student
2 years ago
I don't live in a university accommodation and was never shown the library so have not used this, but I will say that I've had a lot of experience with the well-being team and they're very hit or miss. The first two years, I received no help and they even admitted that they weren't helping me enough...
National Student Survey (NSS) scores at University of Sunderland
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 University of Sunderland students who took the Illustration and Design with Integrated Foundation Year course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
90%
high
Teaching on my course
90%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
100%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
86%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
95%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
81%
med
Learning opportunities
90%
high
Learning opportunities
90%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
95%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
90%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
90%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
90%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
86%
med
Assessment and feedback
88%
med
Assessment and feedback
88%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
90%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
90%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
90%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
90%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
81%
med
Academic support
88%
med
Academic support
88%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
90%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
86%
low
Organisation and management
76%
med
Organisation and management
76%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
76%
med
How well organised is your course?
76%
med
Learning resources
90%
high
Learning resources
90%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
95%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
89%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
86%
med
Student voice
79%
med
Student voice
79%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
71%
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?
86%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
61%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
90%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
74%
med
Student information
See who's studying at University of Sunderland. These students are taking Illustration and Design with Integrated Foundation Year or another course from the same subject area.
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about University of Sunderland graduates who took Illustration and Design with Integrated Foundation Year - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
80%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
95%
In work, study or other activity
90%
Say it fits with future plans
75%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
35%
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
25%
Design occupations
20%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Sunderland graduates who took Illustration and Design with Integrated Foundation Year - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£19.2k
First year after graduation
£19.3k
Third year after graduation
£21.5k
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 Illustration and Design 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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