Graphic Design with Foundation Entry
About this course
If you want a career as a professional Graphic Designer, then this creative and practical four-year degree is right for you. Learn about page layout, advertising, marketing, illustration and branding as well as using a wide range of techniques, media and industry standard software. You will also have the opportunity to take your designs from the printed page to websites, 3D graphic design and undertake a choice of optional modules in Web and Social Media or Motion Graphics. The course has a long history of competition success, and the emphasis in all assignments is on innovation, solving problems creatively, and exploring a range of solutions whilst addressing the needs of industry and the commercial world.
This is a four year Honours degree with Foundation Entry which aims to equip you for a career in graphic design. We will help you find your unique talents and develop your skills in a friendly and supportive environment. As well as being supported to develop your own style and technique, you will also be introduced to a wide range of new concepts, skills and experiences that will broaden your horizons and make you a better artist and a more employable person.
Modules
All students take a total of 120 credits per level.
Level 3 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include:
Preparation for Higher Education
Studio Practice 1 (Multidisciplinary)
Studio Practice 2 (Personal Project)
Level 4 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include:
Contextual Studies
Type, Layout and Software
Advertising, Branding and Marketing 1
Digital and Analogue Illustration
Creative Process 1
Studio 123 Skills and Topics
Level 5 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include:
Critical Studies
Advertising, Branding and Marketing 2
Business and Promotion
Creative Process 2
Major Project
Studio 123 Experiment and Specialisation
Level 6 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include:
Dissertation
Professional Practice Studio 123
External Engagement
Final Major Project
Assessment methods
Throughout the course a full range of assessment techniques will be used. You could be assessed by examinations, including open-book examinations, practical assessments, assignments, briefs, essays, presentations (including group presentations), reports and portfolio building.
Each module is formally assessed through, for example, open book examinations, group projects, essays, assignments or briefs, presentations, group presentations, portfolio building, self-assessments, peer assessments, studio/exhibition assessments and a dissertation. This formal assessment will count towards your module mark and feedback is usually given within 3 weeks following the submission of your formal submission of work.
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