15 monthsProgramme duration
30,890 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
MA Graphic Design Communication will introduce you to the key debates and methodologies of contemporary design practices. You’ll expand your personal design practice by exploring current social and cultural issues. This will develop you into a versatile practitioner who is able to respond to complex design challenges.
The course focuses on 3 research themes:
- Proximities and encounters – how do we create interactions, transitions and encounters within places of practice?
- Mobilising the studio – what are the key questions around co-created knowledge in relation to design practice?
- Materiality and the post-real – how can we explore materiality in its hybrid forms and the impact this has on lived experience?
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
MA Graphic Design Communication will introduce you to the key debates and methodologies of contemporary design practices. You’ll expand your personal design practice by exploring current social and cultural issues. This will develop you into a versatile practitioner who is able to respond to complex design challenges.
The course focuses on 3 research themes:
- Proximities and encounters – how do we create interactions, transitions and encounters within places of practice?
- Mobilising the studio – what are the key questions around co-created knowledge in relation to design practice?
- Materiality and the post-real – how can we explore materiality in its hybrid forms and the impact this has on lived experience?
Admission Requirements
The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:
- BA (Hons) degree or equivalent academic qualifications
- Alternative qualifications and experience will also be taken into consideration
- Personal statement - within the personal statement you should discuss your professional and academic background. You should provide a clear explanation of your goals whilst on the course and afterwards, and how the course is suited to supporting these goals. This statement should address one of the 3 research themes. Limit your statement to 500 words
- Portfolio of work
Entry to this course will also be determined by the quality of your application, looking primarily at your portfolio of work and personal statement.
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