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User-Experience and User-Interface (UX/UI) Design with Integrated Foundation Year

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site

Course summary

Study for a UI/UX design course in London and create intuitive digital products and ingenious apps for the platforms of the future.

Why study this UX/UI design degree?

  1. Develop a multidisciplinary design skillset for UX/UI - master research, interaction, interface and emerging technologies
  2. Learn how to interpret user behaviour and digital interaction to design meaningful products, services and experiences
  3. Build a portfolio through experimentation, critical inquiry and user-centred design
  4. Design across a wide range of contemporary and future-facing contexts, including immersive environments and connected technologies
  5. Learn from experienced practitioners with strong industry connections

On this UX design course, you’ll learn to design intuitive interfaces, services and digital experiences for the technologies and cultures of the future. This will set you up to graduate with a multidisciplinary skillset focused around research, interaction, interface design and emerging technologies.

This practice-led UI/UX design course in London looks at the fundamentals, including user research, experience design, interaction design, visual design and information architecture – and how these components can be professionally identified, investigated, informed and interrogated. It explores design thinking, human-centered design and the creative and innovative use of technology to boost organisations and inspire positive change.

Learn from the leading minds in the industry, combining theory with practice to understand user behaviour and design products and services that optimise the user’s experience.

This UX/UI design course explores the importance of designing for the end-user experience with intuitive user interfaces. You will develop an individual portfolio of projects based on user-centred research and design experimentation, which will showcase your creative, analytical and technical expertise.

UX/UI designers are in huge demand across all sectors, and owed to our exceptional industry connections, this course is designed to make you truly industry ready.

Integrated Foundation Year
On the Integrated Foundation Year on this course, you will be first introduced to the fundamental principles of design. Your foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your strengths, build confidence and prepare for the demands of project-based, industry-focused 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

After completing your Integrated Foundation Year, you will study the following:

Year 1
Year 1 introduces core competencies in graphic design, information design, and web coding - building the fundamental skills of a UX and UI designer. Industry practitioners and speakers supplement and enhance the core delivery throughout.

Modules may include:

  • Rave Beginnings

  • UX Research

  • Fundamentals of Practice

  • Interacting with Products (& Creative Coding)

  • Web Design

  • Employability & Professionalism

Year 2
Year 2 explores advanced interactivity through experimentation in coding, encouraging a personal approach and applying both individual and group design propositions to real-world and imaginative scenarios.

Modules may include:

  • Immersive Worlds

  • Preparing for Industry

  • Insight Interaction

  • Service Design

  • Emerging Industry Brief

  • Live & Work-based Learning

Year 3
Final year channels three years of study into increasingly professional, self-directed projects - building toward a major final body of work appropriate to applied contexts within the creative industries

Modules may include:

  • Industry Collaboration

  • Situating Practice

  • Hello World

  • Rave Futures

  • Major Project

All modules are subject to revalidation.

Modules

This course will introduce you to the fundamental principles of 3D design and user centred information. 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

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

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:
I311
Institution code:
R06
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
48 points

A level
DD

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
PPP

Access to HE Diploma
P: 45 credits

T Level
P

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)5.5IELTS: 5.5 overall with 5.5 in each component of the test.
TOEFL (iBT)72TOEFL iBT: 72 points overall including minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17. We cannot accept TOEFL iBT Home Edition test. All tests must be taken in person at a test centre.
PTE Academic59PTE Academic or SELT: 59 overall with minimum 59 in each component of the test.
Trinity ISEPassTrinity College London B2 SELT ISE II: Pass overall with Pass in each component of the test.
Other tests may be accepted. Please view our website for full English language requirements and options. If you have any questions please email international@rave.ac.uk

Ravensbourne English Language Requirementshttps://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/international-students/entry-requirements-and-visas/english-language-requirements

Historical entry grades data

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

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

Fees for UK, Republic of Ireland, and Channel Islands students are subject to increase for subsequent years of enrolment to the maximum capped level set by the UK Government (currently £9,790).

Fees for EU and International students will be subject to an inflationary-linked rise for subsequent years of enrolment.

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