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Communication Design MA

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Communication Design

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Course overview

On this progressive, interdisciplinary Communication Design MA, you’ll develop your individual critical voice in preparation for a range of careers in the creative industries.

You’ll stay current by engaging with projects and insights supplied by leading global ‘provocateurs’ from design and the broader arts fields, including writers, scientists, artists, curators and musicians. Through frequent industry-focused projects and guidance by expert tutors, you’ll be equipped with the practical skills and philosophical means to not only carve your path in a rapidly changing media world, but to challenge it from within.

You will:

Be inspired by a purpose-built environment which mirrors leading contemporary design studios
Have the opportunity to go on study trips and attend lectures by award-winning designers, practitioners and agencies, which have included Lewis Moberly, Pentagram, Superunion, Trapped in Suburbia, Visual Editions, Wiedemann Lampe and Wolfe Hall
Develop interdisciplinary creative skills and a portfolio relevant to multiple sectors, including graphic, service, publication, exhibition and UX design, branding, art direction and copywriting
Hone your research skills for in-depth, critical engagement with a given subject

Careers

Communication design is a broad field of study, and your career choices will depend on your own personal project focus. These can include graphic design, branding, service design, publication design, exhibition design, UX design, design for social impact, criticism and writing, teaching, research and PhD study. You can also enter related fields like television, advertising, and the heritage and cultural sectors.

Modules

This module allows you to realise your final major project in a largely self-directed semester, bringing together practice, theory and an evaluation phase at a key industry or cultural event.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,200

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£17,950

Entry requirements

We welcome applications from those with revelant equivalent Level 6 qualifications. Our typical applicants hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience and an demonstrable interest in the subject. We'll also welcome your application if you have formal or 'certified' learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APEL), and should have been gained within the last five years, and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications.