Graphic Design

Bath Spa University
4.5
3 reviews
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Foundation degree

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Description

  • Type

    Foundation degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    2 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Internship

    Yes

Our Graphic Design Foundation Degree offers insight into day-to-day life in the design industry. You’ll become an expert in industry-standard software and learn to generate work from concept to implementation, with effective client liaison and project management.

Live briefs form an integral part of the course, reflecting current industry trends and developments. You’ll have opportunities to work with visiting practitioners, engage with clients, and work collaboratively with your peers.

This Foundation Degree in Graphic Design is primarily skills-based, with strong commercial links to the creative industries and local employers. You’ll generate work from concept stage through to implementation, making use of appropriate reproduction processes. Practical skills you’ll learn include desktop publishing, digital illustration, and photo manipulation.

Facilities

Location

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London
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Knightstone Campus, Knightstone Rd, Weston-super-Mare BS23 2AL, UK

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

You’ll explore context, examining new technologies and ethical and social issues surrounding contemporary design practice. Through live projects, you’ll take responsibility for your own client liaison and project management, with mentoring from staff. Working within a commercial design studio exposes you to the professional working environment from day one, ensuring you develop skills needed for industry including communication, time management, marketing and business awareness.

Graduates from this course will be prepared to work in the graphic design and digital media industries. Possible career areas include: Graphic designer; art director; web designer; interactive designer; studio assistant; production designer.

Offers are usually made on the basis of a minimum of MMP/CDD or equivalent, preferably in a related area such as the BTEC Extended Diploma in Graphic Design or another art or design-based subject. Applications from those studying only two A-levels or alternative qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. You’ll be required to submit a creative portfolio of work as part of the selection process.

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Reviews

4.5
excellent
  • Good advice for future, few courses were weird and rest was all ok. There is everything that you look in for a decent place to study and explore.
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  • New people in this university have not managed to settle in by now.
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  • I am really enjoying my time in all.
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4.5
fantastic

Course rating

Recommended

Centre rating

Student's Review

5.0
13/05/2019
About the course: Good advice for future, few courses were weird and rest was all ok. There is everything that you look in for a decent place to study and explore.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Student's Review

4.0
13/05/2019
About the course: New people in this university have not managed to settle in by now.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Student's Review

4.5
13/05/2019
About the course: I am really enjoying my time in all.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2019

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The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years

Subjects

  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Project
  • Industry
  • Project Management
  • Time management
  • Graphic design
  • Digital Illustration
  • Practitioners
  • Photo Manipulation
  • Typographic Designers

Course programme

· Year 1
The first year of this course introduces you to a range of technical skills, builds your awareness of practices in commercial studios and equips you with a sound understanding of the history and context of design. You’ll engage with live projects from the industry and work with visiting practitioners and clients to enhance your employability skills.

· Year 2
The second year of the course encourages you to build your professional self-promotional portfolio, and liaise with designers/agencies to gain individual work placements. You’ll also implement your creative skills in a self-directed project, showcasing your work in a final exhibition.

Course assessment

This course is assessed through essays, presentations, sketchbooks, displays, portfolios, journals, and work-based learning. There is no formal examination.

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