Graphic design ba(hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Brighton and Hove

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Brighton and hove

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Graphic Design at the University of Brighton is an innovative, popular course with a reputation for producing ambitious and bold designers who communicate, inform, entertain and challenge the status quo.
In our dedicated studio space, you will benefit from working with a course team with professional practice in typography, letterpress printing, book design, exhibition design, photography, art direction, animation, digital sound and music. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to exhibit your work, including at group shows and at the annual Graduate Show. You’ll also have the opportunity to work on live industry projects to establish professional connections.
You will work closely with students from our Illustration BA(Hons) and both courses foster an understanding of visual communication intellectually and practically.
The course organises a full programme of studio and gallery visits, and has exchange programmes with colleges in the United States and Japan.

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Location

Start date

Brighton and Hove (East Sussex)
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Start date

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBB–CCC (120–96 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DDM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range. We are looking for highly motivated and creative students. We will consider you on an individual basis. Your portfolio is the most important and mandatory part of your application. If your predicted or actual grades fall below the range below but you can evidence your thinking, ideas and abilities through a high-quality portfolio we will still consider your application. ur...

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Subjects

  • Communication Training
  • Visual Communication
  • Design

Course programme

Year 1

Year 1 introduces you to the basic concepts of visual communication in graphic design. Through a series of studio-based projects and workshops in computing, letterpress, photography and book arts, you will begin to develop your own visual language.

Modules
  • Introduction to Visual Communication: Orientation and Exploration

    This module provides an introduction to the key concepts and practices of visual communication.

    It's a dynamic and mobile subject that has been fundamental in shaping modern global culture and continues to profoundly influence the way we perceive, understand and navigate the world.

    You will be introduced to the history, practices and techniques that inform visual communication, exploring experimentation, creativity and design approaches you will be asked to critically reflect on your practice through guided and independent study.

  • The Practice of Visual Communication: Investigation and Application

    Visual communication is a diverse and constantly reformulating practice that uses a wide range of technical processes to engage with audiences. This module introduces you to a range of working methods, practices and techniques.

    You will explore a range of technical skills and you will be encouraged to investigate new approaches, combine existing techniques and explore traditional methods to develop innovative outputs.

  • The Theories and Practice of Visual Communication: Media, Messages and Meaning

    In this module you will examine, define and apply concepts, practices and debates that inform visual communication.

    You will explore the theoretical concepts and contemporary and historical approaches that have been used to communicate messages and meaning and apply these into practice by experimenting with a range of media, contexts, techniques and processes.

    Through focused analysis you will critically reflect on the on-going debate and reformulation of visual communication as a subject area.

  • Developing a Visual Language: Personal Project

    In this module you will explore visual communication and your relationship to it by constructing a self-directed project.

    Visual communication encourages diverse approaches to professional practice and the development of a personal visual language. As you begin to identify and locate your practice within a framework of critical debate and ethical considerations you will have the opportunity to experiment with concepts, define approaches and critically reflect on them with an analysis of contemporary practice.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. When you have applied to us, you’ll be told about any new developments through our applicant portal.

Graphic design ba(hons)

Price on request