BA (Hons) Graphic Design
About the course
On the graphic design course, we’ll help you to build the skills you need to become a professional graphic designer in an evolving, global industry. From designing billboard advertising to magazine layouts, from packaging to film, graphic design can lead to so many career paths.
Why study Graphic Design?
- Get thinking and creating by looking at typography, layout, packaging, branding, advertising, motion and user-experience design.
- We’ll encourage you to experiment with ideas and take risks, alongside building your knowledge of industry standard professional design packages.
- The course focuses on the needs of the creative industries, so what you learn will help you understand how graphic design works in the wider world.
- You’ll have the opportunity to develop cultural and social awareness and your own, unique, visual language.
It’s vital that you understand how graphic design works in the wider world, so we work with a range of communication theories and diverse guest speakers, giving you the chance to understand the factors shaping the future of graphic design.
Your career
Companies who have employed our talented students from the suite of Graphic Design and Animation courses include SEA, Thompson Brand Partners, the BBC and Google. You’ll be encouraged to take part in workshops, live briefs and international design competitions. It’s all structured to get you ready for employment once you’ve graduated. Recent graduates have gone on to work at companies such as Adam & Eve (London), Google (USA), and Studio Tilt (Netherlands). The course aims to help you develop the skills needed to work in design agencies and design consultancies, both in the UK and abroad, in roles such as graphic designer, graphic artist, digital designer, UX designer, typographer and design manager. You could also consider training as a teacher.
About the course
On the graphic design course, we’ll help you to build the skills you need to become a professional graphic designer in an evolving, global industry. From designing billboard advertising to magazine layouts, from packaging to film, graphic design can lead to so many career paths.
Why study Graphic Design?
- Get thinking and creating by looking at typography, layout, packaging, branding, advertising, motion and user-experience design.
- We’ll encourage you to experiment with ideas and take risks, alongside building your knowledge of industry standard professional design packages.
- The course focuses on the needs of the creative industries, so what you learn will help you understand how graphic design works in the wider world.
- You’ll have the opportunity to develop cultural and social awareness and your own, unique, visual language.
It’s vital that you understand how graphic design works in the wider world, so we work with a range of communication theories and diverse guest speakers, giving you the chance to understand the factors shaping the future of graphic design.
Your career
Companies who have employed our talented students from the suite of Graphic Design and Animation courses include SEA, Thompson Brand Partners, the BBC and Google. You’ll be encouraged to take part in workshops, live briefs and international design competitions. It’s all structured to get you ready for employment once you’ve graduated. Recent graduates have gone on to work at companies such as Adam & Eve (London), Google (USA), and Studio Tilt (Netherlands). The course aims to help you develop the skills needed to work in design agencies and design consultancies, both in the UK and abroad, in roles such as graphic designer, graphic artist, digital designer, UX designer, typographer and design manager. You could also consider training as a teacher.
