Graphic Design

Open the door to a creative career in areas such as branding, editorial, motion graphics, illustration, printmaking, advertising, typography and retail design.

Our course and expert tutors will help you develop creative problem-solving skills using practical processes and specialist design software – including the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.

You will produce dynamic solutions to problems through creative thinking and a flexible approach to a diverse range of assignment briefs, competitions and live assignments.

Our final year provides opportunities to write and structure your own project briefs, respond to industry-set briefs and to enter national and international competitions.

Level 4:
Creative Thinking
Design Context 1
Introduction to Graphic Communication
Communication Craft Skills

Level 5:
Applied Graphic Design
Design Context 2
Graphic Communication in Context
Professional Practice

Level 6:
Graphic Design Set Project
Design Context 3
Graphic Design External Project
Graphic Design Self-Initiated Project

Skills acquisition will be developed throughout the programme using practical briefs as a vehicle for both delivery and assessment. Basic skills development will be the focus of level 4 modules and you will be encouraged to develop and enhance these skills further at level 5.

You will be required to listen to and take part in individual and group critiques and to complete evaluations of the work you have done for each brief.

Lectures and seminars will introduce you to historical and contemporary theory and contextual themes. You will be expected to apply this learning to your own work maintaining a continuous link between theory and practice. Our Virtual Learning Environment will support your learning at all levels with information, resources and online discussion forums.

At level 6 a more independent ethos is fostered; you will be expected to plan your own learning with support from module tutors culminating in final work being exhibited in a Graduate Show.