The Major in Graphic Design has been developed specifically for the Arts programme borrowing relevant modules and principles from the BA Visual Communication.
The Major in Graphic Design is explores how Typography, Image Making and Digital Media combine to create powerful graphic images.—this 80-credit Major offers a rigorous yet flexible curriculum. It encourages students to pursue complementary electives or additional majors in areas such as Digital media, Visual Communication and Graphic Design Practice.
Using visual elements like typography, images, colours, and shapes to create visual content that communicates information or conveys a message effectively. It involves a creative process that combines art and technology to communicate ideas, often for clients, to specific audiences.
Grounded in a arts context, the programme equips students with the skills to using visual elements like typography, image making, colours, and form to create visual content that communicates information or conveys a message effectively.
The programme also fosters critical awareness of cultural, ethical, and sustainability challenges through integrated theoretical study. In their capstone project, students apply graphic design skills to create innovative, human-focused solutions to complex global issues.
- Total Number of Mandatory ECTS credits to be taken: 50
- Total Number of Optional ECTS credits to be taken: 20
- Total Number of Credits for the Capstone Project: 10
- Design Process 1
- Visual Exploration 1
- Visual Exploration 2
- Design Process 2
- Design Applications 1
- Design For Print & Digital Media 1
- Imagemaking & Drawing 1
- Design Applications 2.1
- Design for Print & Digital Media 2
- Imagemaking & Drawing 2
- Bookbinding
- Artwork Production for Print
- Design & Career Management
- Intro 3D Printing & Laser cutting
- Design for Print Media 3
- Design for Digital Media 3
- Imagemaking 3
- Design for Print Media 4
- Design for Digital Media 4
- Imagemaking 4
- Professional Practice 3
- Professional Practice 4
- Capstone: At 10 credits this consists of 200 learning hours. The student will be expected to produce, a portfolio, or exhibition or presentation in part or in combination that displays all the skills learned over the course of the major study.
A major in Graphic Design offers students the opportunity to explore how visual communication works in the modern world. This programme combines creative thinking with practical and ethical considerations, focusing on the design of sustainable, inclusive, and responsive graphic works.
Students develop a solid foundation in Imagemaking, typography and digital media. Through project-based learning, they engage in all stages of the design process, from research and ideation to production, and evaluation. The major also emphasises the development of transferable skills such as critical thinking, innovation, emotional intelligence, and collaboration.
Graduates of this course could find themselves
- Working in Visual Communication and Advertising Agency practices that rely fundamentally on Graphic Design
- Pursuing postgraduate studies in design related programmes such as the MA in Graphic Design Practice and MA Visual
- Communication in the School of Art & Design
- Working in companies that utilise Digital Media
- Working as an in house designer in large companies, with varied graphic outputs.