Creative Media with Foundation

University of Plymouth
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years Digital media, production, and technologyFilm studiesPhotographyFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic design

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

32 - 48 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£22,000

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

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 32 - 48 points
    BTEC PPP

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations
    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
    3414 Dancers and choreographers
    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    3413 Actors, entertainers and presenters

    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