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Studio Practice (Graphic Design) (Top-Up)

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 14 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Farnham
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Course summary

Sharpen your practice, define your voice, and graduate ready for agencies, studios, and in-house.

Get hands-on with your craft in our industry-standard studios, where you’ll train to become a graphic designer one intensive year. Expect ink on your hands and a portfolio bursting with proof of your creative identity and expression – because learning happens through making here.

This is a year of defining who you are as a designer. Through research-led projects, live briefs and competitions, you'll build a distinctive portfolio, develop your professional identity, and learn to articulate your value – so when you walk into an interview, you’ll be impossible to forget.

You'll have access to high-quality digital, silkscreen, riso and 3D printing, letterpress, laser-cutting, photo studios and more – plus the internationally renowned Nijhof & Lee archive and Unit Editions collection. When you graduate, you join an alumni network that includes creatives at 20 Something, Apple, Applied Information Group, Dixon Baxi, ITV, Johnson Banks, Land of Plenty, Saatchi & Saatchi, SEA, and more.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Farnham

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W403
Institution code:
C93
Campus name:
Farnham
Points of Entry:
Year 1

University for the Creative Arts has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
W403
Institution code:
C93
Campus name:
Farnham

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
Not accepted

HND (BTEC)
M

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Minimum 4 GCSE's, grade 4/C or above, including English Language

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

For further information on how to apply to UCA: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/applying-to-uca/ https://uca.ac.uk/study/accepted-qualifications/

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio
We’ll need to see your portfolio for review. We’ll invite you to attend an Applicant Day so you can have your portfolio review in person, meet the course team and learn more about your course. Further information will be provided once you have applied.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5

We require evidence of your English language ability to meet the requirements for your course. If you're a Home student and studied in the UK, we require GCSE English at a minimum grade C/4 (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2). If you’re an EU student and studied a European qualification, we may accept the English Language score from your main qualification - please review your country from the list on our website to see whether we will accept it: https://www.uca.ac.uk/international-study/equivalent-qualifications/ If your qualification is not on this list, we accept the following English language qualifications: IELTS (overall score 6.0), TOEFL ibt (overall score 88), PEARSON PTE Academic (overall 55), Cambridge Proficiency Exam (overall score 169), Cambridge Advanced Exam (overall score 169). If you need a Tier 4 student visa to study in the UK, you will need to take an IELTS test, and achieve an overall score of 6.0 and a minimum score of 5.5 for each element (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing).https://www.uca.ac.uk/International-study/language-requirements-support/

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

UCA is a place for creativity, ingenuity, and personality. We always consider the strength of an applicant's portfolio / audition as well as their grades and may make offers lower than our standard entry criteria to applicants with strong portfolios. We also make lower offers to students with mitigating circumstances or who have faced difficulties.

You shouldn’t be deterred from applying if your predicted grades are lower than the range we’ve accepted in the past.

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.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland, EU & InternationalTBC

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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

Sponsorship information

Scholarships and bursaries 1

At UCA we have a number of scholarships and fee discounts available to assist you with the cost of your studies.

Further details can be found via our Scholarships page: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/scholarships/

and our Financial Support page: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/fees-finance/financial-support/

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