ABOUT THE COURSE
Hone your visual communication skills, and equip yourself with the knowledge for a wide range of careers within the creative industries on this two-year accelerated degree.
Throughout the course you’ll be supported to explore a range of techniques, developing your own personal style and building a varied professional portfolio. You will also create visual products for a range of printed and digital mediums, and explore academic theories and visual culture in the context of contemporary graphic design and illustration.
Your professional development is supported by a wide range of high-end printing and design facilities. Including two Vandercook letterpresses, three screen print beds and three Intaglio/etching presses for calligraphy and etching work. You will also have the opportunity to use our photographic studios and darkrooms; a fully equipped workshop for metal and wood-working, and Apple Macs with the latest Adobe Creative Suite software.
The course’s academic team come from a wide variety of professional backgrounds, with many still active in the industry. The team’s close links with practising professionals enable you to benefit from a variety of work-based opportunities, live briefs and placements throughout the course.
As a visual communications student you’ll also be encouraged to submit your stand out work to design competitions, securing valuable exposure; such as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Student Design Awards, the Design and Art Direction (D&AD) Awards, and the Young Creative Network (YCN) Awards.
YOUR FUTURE
Suitable roles for graduates include:
- Design intern
- Designer
- Graphic designer
- Junior designer/artworker
- Junior sales designer
- Graphic design assistant
- Freelance work
INDUSTRY LINKS
The teaching team maintain strong links with industry, providing students with the chance to participate in live briefs, networking events, and guest lectures.
PLACEMENTS
While there is the opportunity for work placements and internships, these are not a compulsory element of any unit.
Students may work with their tutors to discuss possible work placements/internships, their length and how the activity may, or may not, form part of a submission for a unit.
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