Graphic Design with Art & Design Foundation Year BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Graphic Design with Art & Design Foundation Year BA (Hons)
The Art and Design Foundation Year begins with a five-week group project, enabling you to mix with like-minded peers and helping you to settle in quickly. The project also helps you decide which area you might like to follow at a later stage.
The following ten weeks are spent introducing you to the world of art, design, and fashion. This includes design history, vocabulary, methods, and academic foundation. This ten-week block also gives you the opportunity to learn and apply two-dimensional and three-dimensional visualisation techniques, giving you the tools required to co...
The Art and Design Foundation Year begins with a five-week group project, enabling you to mix with like-minded peers and helping you to settle in quickly. The project also helps you decide which area you might like to follow at a later stage.<br/><br/>The following ten weeks are spent introducing you to the world of art, design, and fashion. This includes design history, vocabulary, methods, and academic foundation. This ten-week block also gives you the opportunity to learn and apply two-dimensional and three-dimensional visualisation techniques, giving you the tools required to conduct your final project.<br/><br/>The final project takes place in the last fifteen weeks of the course and is based around the specific discipline you will go on to study. The project is supported by tuition in visual presentation techniques, enabling you to communicate concepts, development processes, and final proposals. You’ll also receive instruction in verbal communication and presentation techniques, increasing your confidence in pitching design ideas.<br/><br/><strong>Who this course is for</strong><br/>Solent’s Art and Design Foundation Year is perfectly suited to students who may not be from an art-, design- or fashion-related background, or whose qualifications do not meet the admissions requirements of their chosen undergraduate course.
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
GD03
Institution Code
S30
Points of Entry
Foundation
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
48
From A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at PPP or BTEC Diploma at MP or equivalent. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds. Applicants who are not in possession of the minimum entry requirements but are able to demonstrate aptitude, enthusiasm and motivation will be considered on an individual basis and may be admitted subject to satisfactory interview and/or portfolio. Please contact us for further details.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
PPP
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
MP
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
PPP
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MP
AS
In combination with other qualifications
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
MP
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
PPP
Extended Project
In combination with other qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)
D
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
D
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma
D
Pearson BTEC Certificate (QCF)
In combination with other qualifications
Pearson BTEC 90-Credit Diploma (QCF)
MM
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
In combination with other qualifications.
OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate
In combination with other qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
M
OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma
MM
OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma
MM
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
D
AQA Level 3 Technical Level (720 glh)
MP
AQA Level 3 Technical Level (540 glh)
MM
AQA Level 3 Technical Level (1080 glh)
PPP
AQA Level 3 (Foundation) Technical Level (360 glh)
D
A level
D,D
From a minimum of two A levels
T Level
P
Pass grade (D or E)
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
A
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,790 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| International | £19,081 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |




























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