Course contact details
Admissions Office
Email:admissions@ulster.ac.uk
Phone:02895367890
Ulster University
Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Course summary
Our Digital Design course will equip you to shape the world we all live in. If (and this is all of us) you’ve used a website, phone app, social media or other digital interface, you’ve
benefited from the work of a Digital Designer.
If you have an interest in digital products or Graphic Design and want to be the next innovator in a fast changing world, this course is for you.
Even better, our course is highly rated by industry professionals and our contacts with world-class companies like Google, Deloitte Digital, Square, Spotify and others mean that you’re well positioned to land a job at the end of your studies.
A degree in Digital Design will offer opportunities in a wide range of exciting and wellpaid careers, including app design and web design; user experience and user interface design; content design; digital marketing; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); and digital product design.
Our Digital Design graduates will develop technologies and services we haven’t even thought of yet. Here’s your chance to get in at the ground floor and shape the future.
Foundation Year
A foundation diploma year gives you the opportunity to explore a range of art and design approaches and disciplines to help you choose your undergraduate specialism.
Find out about our Foundation Year
How to apply
Apply by
14 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- 2D13
- Institution code:
- U20
- Campus name:
- Belfast
- Campus Code:
- B
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
UCAS TariffNot accepted
A levelCCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)MMM
Access to HE Diploma
Overall profile of 55% (120 credit Access Course) (NI Access Course)
Overall profile of 45 credits at Merit (60 credit Access Course) (GB Access Course)
Scottish HigherCCCCC
Scottish Advanced HigherDDD
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme24 points
Overall profile is minimum 24 points (including 12 at higher level)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
96 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of five subjects (four of which must be at higher level) to include English at H6 if studied at Higher level or O4 if studied at Ordinary Level.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
For full-time study, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements for admission to a first-degree course and hold a GCSE pass at Grade C/4 or above in English Language.
Level 2 Certificate in Essential Skills - Communication will be accepted as equivalent to GCSE English.
English language requirements for international applicants
The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes.
Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.
Applicants to this course will be required to submit a portfolio.
Acceptable alternative qualifications include:
Pass HND with overall Merit to include distinctions in 15 Level 5 credits/units may be specified.
Pass HNC with overall Merit to include distinctions in 45 Level 4 credits/units may be specified.
You may also meet the course entry requirements with combinations of different qualifications to the same standard as recognised by the University (provided subject requirements as noted above are met).
Additional entry requirements
- Portfolio
- Applicants to this course will be required to submit a portfolio.
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
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* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
Please note that fees for Home and GB for 2026/27 have not yet been set by Department for the Employment in NI and will be subject to an inflationary increase from 2025/26.
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