Creative Media with Foundation
University of PlymouthCreative Media with Foundation BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Plymouth, based in Plymouth, taught full-time including foundation year over 4 years. Graduates earn £22,000 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is See entry requirements.
A-Level Entry
See entry requirements
Typical offer · UCAS
UCAS Points
32 - 48 points
Typical offer · UCAS
Avg. Graduate Salary
£22,000
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
The foundation pathway provides students with non-standard entry points to progress onto the BA (Hons) Creative Media. You will have the opportunity to explore creative processes relevant to visual design, animation, illustration, print-making, fine art and photography within an engaging and vibrant studio setting. The foundation year allows you to develop skills across the range of media and introduces creative best practice in preparation for the first year of the undergraduate course.
- Study a range of media practices, including video, photography, sound, animation and digital media.
- Enjoy the freedom to experiment: choose to focus on one medium, develop several or integrate across the range to find your creative voice.
- Develop projects to suit your creative and career ambitions, open doors to your future career by showcasing your work to the public and developing a portfolio of work and enhance your professional profile further by engaging with our live briefs.
- Advance your technical skills using our outstanding equipment and facilities, including a fully equipped cinema, moving image studio with green screen, photographic and sound studios, computer labs, animation rostrums and much more.
- Learn from award-winning tutors from industry, arts practice and academic research. Benefit from strong links with the industry such as the BBC, ITV and Royal Television Society along with regional arts and community groups, giving you the opportunity to develop and realise creative collaborations beyond the University.
This course is an integrated part of the BA (Hons) Creative Media degree at the University of Plymouth. Successful completion of your foundation year (Year 0) will not lead to a separate award or qualification in its own right but provides progression onto Year 1 of
BA (Hons) Creative Media
Or one of the following related degree programmes:
- BA (Hons) Illustration
- BA (Hons) Fine Art
- BA (Hons) Photography
- BA (Hons) Digital Media Design
- BSc (Hons) Digital Media Design
- BA (Hons) Game Art and Design.
- BA (Hons) Interior Design
- BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
Entry Requirements
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time including foundation year
- Duration
- 4 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Plymouth
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Digital media, production, and technology, Film studies, Photography, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £22,000
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ