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    KEY FACTS

    • Title
      FdA Illustration Arts
    • Course type
      Full-time (Part-time route available)
    • Duration
      2 years (no placement)
    • Award
      Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
    • Faculty
      Academic Partnerships
    • School
      South Devon College
    • UCAS codes
      Institution S32
      Course W213
    • Location
      South Devon College
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This course is delivered by one of our partner institutions. Please visit their website for course details and the latest information about entry requirements, tuition fees and bursaries. Information about teaching and assessment methods, facilities and support services, the library, computing, social, sports and recreational activities is also available on the College's own website, along with details about accommodation, childcare and open days.

This college is a member of Academic Partnerships network at Plymouth University. This network of learning providers brings the opportunity to local communities across the South West to study for Plymouth University awards.
​South Devon College

South Devon College LogoOur ‘outstanding’ College (Ofsted, 2009) offers inspirational facilities, in a bright, modern setting providing the perfect learning environment, and our energetic Students’ Union aims to give the complete social environment too! Students starting a foundation degree or university-level course will now be able to benefit from our brand new University Centre, at our award-winning Beacon status college, all at the heart of the English Riviera.

The University Centre provides a student social space, lecture and conference facilities, an incubation centre and an ideas lab for business start ups. Working with local employers, our courses are designed to provide a direct route into a chosen career. Students have access to the latest technology, support from highly committed, specialist staff and a designated learning resource centre.

A recent Quality Assurance Agency review (QAA, May 2010) gave the college full confidence in its university level provision. This was further ratified in the latest national learner satisfaction survey, where the college received overall satisfaction of 85 per cent, compared to the national average of just 82 per cent. ​

Contact Details

Enquiries
South Devon College
Vantage Point
Long Road
Paignton
Devon TQ4 7EJ
Freephone: 08000 380123
 

How to apply

All undergraduate applications for full-time courses are made through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). For more information about making an application, please visit the UCAS website. The UCAS institution code for this course is S32.
 
All undergraduate applications for part-time courses are made directly to the partner institution.
 

Start date

September
 

Location

South Devon College
Vantage Point
Long Road
Paignton
Devon TQ4 7EJ​
Studying with our Partner Colleges
Our partners range from large further education colleges with a broad mix of students and courses, to smaller specialist institutions with unique facilities. Colleges offer a uniquely different experience to larger university campuses. As a student you will benefit from a supportive learning environment in a small, friendly community. However, your course will be of the same high quality and standard as all university courses and your qualification will be awarded by Plymouth University.

You can take advantage of the facilities and services that your local college provides and the additional support and resources available from the University. At the start of your course, you will be given a university computing account that will enable you to access a wealth of electronic resources and study guides.

Every student is automatically a member of UPSU – the University of Plymouth Students' Union.

Academic Partnerships
Plymouth University works in partnership with colleges, schools and other organisations throughout the South West to offer you the opportunity to study in your local area, or to attend specialist courses not widely available nationally. A range of vocational courses from honours degrees, foundation degrees and HND/HNCs to university short courses and continuing professional development awards are provided via Academic Partnerships.

Our courses are designed in close collaboration with employers combining academic study with work-based learning to equip you for a job in your chosen industry.

Foundation degrees are equivalent to the first two years of a full-time undergraduate degree and usually take two years to complete, when studied full-time. Many of our courses are available on a part-time basis which makes them particularly suitable for students with other commitments, such as work or family.

Further study and progression opportunities
Many of our foundation degree graduates take advantage of the progression opportunities and go on to study for a related honours degree at Plymouth University, usually with just one further year of study (please note there is a progression application deadline of 15th January and places may be subject to availability).