BA (Hons) Graphic Design

UCAS code

W210

Duration

3 years full-time

Designed by industry partners, this course engages you in the development of a rich combination of new and traditional technical and creative skills.

Key features:

– Taught by design industry practitioners – Access to a dedicated Apple Mac suite, print room, photography studios and a 3D workshop – Study across a wide variety of media, processes and disciplines, including graphic design, illustration and animation

Our creative campus provides an ideal environment for the development of your abilities, with great scope for cross-media experimentation and fulfilment of live briefs from within the department and from professional studios.

The first year centres on gaining knowledge of techniques, ideas and the essentials of the creative process, exploring the many facets of the subject, including digital and interactive platforms. You will also gain a broad overview of historical and contemporary issues relating to the context of design.

In year two, you’ll focus on the professional environment, market awareness and generating the creative and self-management skills necessary for the workplace. You will be set assignments that have strong links with industry, enabling you to stimulate ideas, concepts and design solutions with valid outcomes. These will form the body of your portfolio which, alongside employability workshops and web presence, builds your professional profile.

The final year is designed to develop your creative thinking and this exciting, multidisciplinary degree programme encourages experimental, collaborative and conceptual work. The focus will be on your development as an individual, capable of working both independently and collaboratively.

Student Tim Rackham won the national Orion Books design prize.