Course contact details
CSVPA Admissions Team
Email:admissions@csvpa.com
Phone:+44 (0) 1223 341300
Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts
13-14 Round Church Street
Cambridge
CB5 8AD
Illustration with Integrated Foundation Year
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- 4 Years
- Full-Time
- 14 September 2027
- Undergraduate
- Main Site
- Awarded by:
- Falmouth University
Course summary
Our Integrated Foundation Year course is the ideal choice for a student looking to pursue an undergraduate degree in the creative arts. It will give you the grounding, tools, practical skills and confidence to succeed in the BA(Hons) Illustration degree at CSVPA with an enhanced knowledge and understanding of specialist techniques and materials.
You will take this one year course before progressing onto our BA(Hons) Illustration course at CSVPA. This initial year is designed to allow you to explore a broad range of media, approaches and concepts in arts and design, and to develop your own distinctive voice and direction for future success.
BA(Hons) Illustration
Our BA (Hons) Illustration course gives students the freedom to explore personal expression through illustration. With the guidance of our expert teaching faculty, students are shown how to use illustration to entertain, communicate, influence, inform and educate. Bring ideas to life using various mediums such as pencils, paint, ink, moving image, animation, digital tools and more. Students will explore image making as a dynamic artistic practice, utilising clarity, vision and their own unique style.
Our small class sizes ensure that you will receive frequent one-to-one guidance from our highly-skilled lecturers, allowing for a more tailored learning experience. Teaching comprises of studio-based design projects, set and live project briefs, self-initiated work, workshops and lectures. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the tools to help define your future and find an individual voice within the field of illustration.
Please click the following link to find out more about the Integrated Foundation Year: https://www.csvpa.com/course/ba-hons-with-integrated-foundation-year/
To find out more about our BA(Hons) Graphic Design degree, click this link: https://www.csvpa.com/course/ba-hons-illustration/
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:
- W221
- Institution code:
- C06
- Campus name:
- Main Site
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Typical qualification requirements
UCAS TariffOffer: 48
48 UCAS points (or equivalent) gained through a Foundation Diploma or Extended Diploma, or one A Level (or similar international High School qualification).
Students who do not meet these entry requirements will still be considered on their own individual potential to succeed subject to a portfolio review and interview.
Age: 17 years + https://www.csvpa.com/course/ba-hons-with-integrated-foundation-year/
Additional entry requirements
- Portfolio
- A portfolio of work showing personal work, schoolwork, finished and prepared is required for this course. Your portfolio is the chance to show us your skills and your passion. Download our guide to see what we look for in a portfolio.
English language requirements
IELTS 5.5+ (with no element below 5.5)
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.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland | TBC | |
| International | TBC | |
| EU | TBC |
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
BA - IFY Scholarship and bursary
There are no UK government grants or funding for the first year of the course (Foundation). Students will need to be privately financed.
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