Through this industry-focused graphic design degree, you'll learn to be an adept visual communicator, developing core skills in typography, branding, visual language, craft and critical thinking. You'll experiment and explore as you move through the course, defining your identity and critical perspective to become a fully formed practitioner, ready for industry or further postgraduate study.
You will:
- Have the opportunity to head to London for a week, where you'll visit a range of different studios. For example from brand design studio Wiedemann Lampe and advertising agency BBH to Pentagram, one of the world's largest independent design consultancies.
- Enjoy optional travel to cities abroad to gain global perspectives on the subject.
- Work on briefs created with, and supported by, industry practitioners.
- Have the chance to enter creative competitions such as D&AD, ISTD and the Creative Conscience Awards.
- Apply to go on an industry placement in the summer before your third year.
- Create an industry-standard portfolio in your third year as a catalyst for your creative industries career.