Graphic Design

Ignite your creativity as you generate new ideas in an increasingly visual world. This course will enable you to showcase your design skills to industry.

Develop your own creative approach to the study and practice of graphic design. You’ll work on a combination of brief-led and self-initiated projects.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Explore a wide spectrum of disciplines including design for print, illustration, photography, typography, animation and moving image

• Undertake national and international competition briefs which are externally assessed by industry professionals and academics

• Discover your strengths and develop your individual style

• Have the opportunity to gain professional mentoring from visiting practitioners from diverse fields of communication design

• Engage with organised studio visits alongside external exhibitions and events

• Showcase your projects to the public and impress industry by exhibiting your work at the end of your final year

• Drive your own learning and set your own targets, as you would in the workplace

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Real life experience
Our students have worked alongside practitioners and on live briefs from organisations such as:

• Harvey Nichols

• The BBC

• Leeds Art Gallery

• The NHS

Hands-on opportunities
Your course team will draw upon extensive local, national and international connections to offer multidisciplinary experiences within the field of graphic design. They’ll also guide you through decisions about specialisms and professional practice. You’ll have the opportunity to negotiate a short internship or placement as part of your final year of study. Recent graduates have undertaken internships at Accept & Proceed, Field, Spin and Us Studio, which have subsequently led to employment.

INSIDE/OUT
Our INSIDE/OUT lecture series brings together some of the most exciting names from the fields of art, architecture, design, fashion, film, music, performing arts and beyond. You can catch up on previous lectures by visiting the Leeds Arts Research Centre site.

Why study Graphic Design at Leeds Beckett University...

• 97% of students on BA (Hons) Graphic Design were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*

• Our close links to industry and creative businesses will create multidisciplinary internship and placement opportunities

• Tutors with extensive experience as active practitioners will share their knowledge and professional contacts

• 100% of BA (Hons) Graphic Design graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation**

• Leeds' thriving creative sector provides countless opportunities for graphic design graduates

National Student Survey 2024*
Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 21-22**

<strong> Year 1 Core Modules: </strong>

• Graphic Design Practice, Context, Professional: Exploration
• Graphic Design Practice, Context, Professional: Experimentation

<strong> Year 2 Core Modules: </strong>

• Graphic Design Practice, Context, Professional: Communities
• Graphic Design Practice, Context, Professional: Situation

<strong> Year 3 Core Modules: </strong>

• Graphic Design Practice, Context, Professional: Position
• Graphic Design Practice, Context, Professional: Futures