Graphic Communication - BA (Hons)
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The whole experience was good. But I haven't received many job opportunities as such. The lectures were nice and informative. The teachers were good where we have mentor and tutor session as well.
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Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
3 Years
Our BA (Hons) Graphic Communication course expects you to stand out through your imaginative thinking, passion and commitment to new ideas and international perspectives. You will study a course that will enhance your design skills and challenge your creative thinking, helping you identify the latest directions in design and advertising communication on a world stage.
We attract independent learners who are creative, imaginative, playful, full of passion and totally aware of the power they possess to facilitate change, inform opinion and make their mark in industry.
In three years you will be engaged in all the practical and intellectual skills as practitioners in an ever-changing commercial environment. Many graduates have gone on to become leaders in their field of specialism and they often return to the University to share this knowledge.
You will immerse yourself in our vibrant creative community, based at our City Centre Campus, where you will find screen-printing, letterpress facilities, Adobe software training rooms and studio facilities to enhance your design work. You will also have the opportunity to study abroad for part of the course, or to go on trips to destinations such as New York, Berlin or Paris.
You will engage with live project briefs with companies and industry partners. These range from local to international and include such companies as the following - Moonpig, NHS, Studio Bonito, McCann Erickson, The Times, Chapter, One Black Bear, Cogent, Leo Burnett London, Beattie McGuinness Bungay, Fluid, Z3, Boxer, Momentum, CBSO, Ikon, Birmingham Hippodrome, John Taylor Hospice, Hello Creatives, DMA, and Saatchi & Saatchi.
Your tutors are enthusiastic about their specialisms, which fosters an invaluable knowledge transfer within the course.
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OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
Minimum overall score of 6.0, with 6.0 in writing and no less than 5.5 in the remaining three skills.
BBC / 112 UCAS points
A maximum of 4 subjects are considered. These can be other A/S Levels (as long in a different subject) A-Levels or Level 3 equivalents.
Considered with a maximum of 3 other Level 3 qualifications (AS Levels must be in different subject to A-Levels) to obtain 112 pts
The School of Visual Communication prides itself on a long-established national and international reputation. It consists of a range of courses that celebrate innovation and allow you to realise your creative ambitions.
Live project partnerships include NHS, Saatchi & Saatchi, The Charles NYC, Clear Channel Outdoor, Beehive, Studio Bonito, McCann Erickson, The Times Newspaper Group, Chapter, One Black Bear, Cogent, Leo Burnett London and more.
Graphic Communication has developed a series of professional public facing lecture programmes entitled ‘Type Talks’. Design luminaries are invited to debate current design issues with eminent practitioners, such as David Carson, Neville Brody, Jonathan Barnbrook and Adrian Shaughnessy, presenting their work to students and staff.
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The whole experience was good. But I haven't received many job opportunities as such. The lectures were nice and informative. The teachers were good where we have mentor and tutor session as well.
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Subjects
- Composition
- Design
- Visual Communication
- Branding
- Advertising
- Industry
- Communication Training
- Graphic design
- Communication
- Advertising design
- Hierarchy
- Graphic Communication
- Typographic
Course programme
Your first year of study will introduce you to the basic skills and critical framework within Graphic Communication. You will be taught through a series of modules, which provide you with the knowledge to further explore this ever-expanding discipline.
You will develop skills that encompass composition, line, form, narrative, type, imagery, colour, juxtaposition and ideation. From these fundamental principles, you can tailor the remainder of the course to areas of graphic communication that are of particular interest to you and your future career aims. Through your modules you will discover the application and use of colour, light, scale, composition, the typographic hierarchy, motion design, UI and interactive design.
Fundamental visual communication issues will be addressed through a series of core lectures and theory seminars. You will also have the opportunity to work with other students from across the School by selecting one of five in house options.
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits):
- Introduction to Visual Communication
- Principles and Practice of Graphic Communication
- Enterprise of Graphic Communication
- Discourse
- Narrative (Space and Place)
- Narrative (Time and Sequence)
- Narrative (Sound and Movement)
- Narrative (Text and Image)
- Narrative (People and Identity)
Second Year
Through a combination of theory and experiment, you will learn how to evaluate and apply principles to practice, and will receive opportunities for placement, field study, collaborative and interdisciplinary work. We shall help you to develop your own personal direction, focusing towards the establishment of a specialised and flexible area of practice.
You will learn how to effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences. You will enhance your ability to work collaboratively within a working environment, demonstrating knowledge of the main methods of enquiry within the field.
You will develop your critical awareness, individual style and perspective and. You will formulate approaches to solving problems, helping you to further understand the creative role, opportunities and responsibility of the contemporary designer.
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits):
- Context of Graphic Communication
- Identifying Direction
- Live Project
- Work Placement
- Collaborative Practice
Final Year
During your final year of study you will be supported in establishing the confidence to acknowledge and assert your own distinctive work identity. You will be required to demonstrate within your work a particular view of what constitutes a design proposition.
You will enhance your communication skills, allowing you to develop confidence and understanding, allowing you to capably articulate your views and knowledge to others.
The final year of the programme is designed to help you demonstrate a systematic, extensive and advanced knowledge of contemporary Graphic Communication. You shall work autonomously or collaboratively to a professional standard on self-generated projects, with creativity and imagination.
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
- Critical Practice
- Major Project
Additional information
International students
Award: BA (Hons) Starting: Sep 2021
Mode - Full Time
Duration - 3 years
Fees - £13,200 per year
Graphic Communication - BA (Hons)
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Aston University
Postgraduate West Midlands / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Broadland Council Training Services
Course Distance LearningPrice on request -
University of Wolverhampton
Bachelor's degree West Midlands / Classroom-basedhigher than £ 9000 -
Gist People Services
Course Online£ 30 VAT inc. -
SkillsTrain
Course Distance LearningPrice on request -
Go4it UK
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Canterbury College
BTEC OnlinePrice on request
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