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Graphic Design with Foundation BA (Hons)

University of Plymouth

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Plymouth Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

This course is a four-year programme of study that includes an additional foundation year, enabling you to develop the required practical, technical, academic and creative skills for your undergraduate degree at the University of Plymouth. Your foundation year will: - Welcome you to an engaging, experiential learning environment with a focus on active exploration, experimentation and discovery across a wide range of material, methods and media. - Help develop your practical, technical and creative skills through studio and workshop based projects. - Provide training in key learning skills for further undergraduate study and build an awareness of practice, context and theory. - Introduce you to the accessible community of experienced academics, practitioners and technical staff that will support you on your studies. - Give you access to a wide range of enviable specialist workshops, laboratories and facilities across the campus and become part of our vibrant student community through the various opportunities available within the School of Art, Design and Architecture. - Enable you to explore and develop your personal interests and strengths as a creative practitioner.When you join the BA (Hons) Graphic Design with Foundation, you’ll also:- Develop innovative ideas in response to design briefs, and creatively solve design problems using images and typography. The course places emphasis on graduates having industry informed expertise, ensuring you’ll stand out in the job market. Good graphic design relies on the relationship between type and imagery... this course will teach you mastery of both.- You’ll develop your knowledge and develop yourself by taking advantage of a learning environment that includes open plan studios with 360 degree views of a thriving city centre, the Devon coastline and Dartmoor National Park. You’ll also be prepared for a dream career, with our graduates finding creative fulfilment working for companies such as Leo Burnett, Future Publishing and IBM. - In your final year you can choose a specialism to match your interests and career goals with options that relate directly to the design industry. Choose from Identity and Branding, Editorial and Publishing or Information Design. - Have direct contact with visiting speakers from prestigious studios such as Snask, Hey Studio and Dalton Maag. - Present your work to practicing graphic designers during our ‘Industrial Liaison Day’. - Enjoy small, personalised teaching groups, with tutors who know your name and your work. - Explore our diverse resources, including printmaking and photographic studios, cutting-edge Mac workstations, Fab Labs and a unique letterpress workshop.

Tuition fees

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£ 17,100per year

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University information

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

  • University League Table

    65th

  • Campus address

    Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, England

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To reward outstanding achievement and to help ease concerns you may have about funding your studies, the university offers several international scholarships.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    28th out of 84 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 239
    133 56%

    38th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    67.0 67%

    31st

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 76%

    63rd

    46

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