Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Design (Visual Communications)

Year 1

 

Semester 1	Semester 2
Design Core One - Principles of Design	Design Core Two - Typographic Design
Design Technology One	Design Technology Two
Illustration One	Illustration Two
Photography One	Photography Two
Writing & Study Skills	Research Methods

Year 2
 

Semester 3	Semester 4
Design Core Three - Poster Design	Design Core Four - Logotype Design
Design Technology Three	Design Technology Four
Image-making One	Image Making Two
Design Culture One	Design Culture Two

 

Year 3
 

Semester 5	Semester 6
Design Core Five - Branding Design	Design Core Six - Packaging Design
Image-making Three	Design Culture Four
Design Culture Three	Legal Aspects of Design
Marketing for Design	Choose two of the following electives:
	*Film Studies
	*Independent Study
	*Legal Aspects
	* = Elective
	The delivery of electives will depend on the demand and resources available

 

Year 4
 

Semester 7	Semester 8
Design Core Seven - The Design Brief	Design Core Eight - Complete Design Brief
Design Culture Five (Thesis)	Entrepreneurial Skills
Design Studio Practice

Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for BA (Hons) in Design (Visual Communications) 
 

• 2 subjects: H5

• 4 subjects: O6/H7

• English or Irish: O6/H7

• Mathematics: O6/H7

• Art or Design & Communication Graphics: O3/H5

The fees for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Design (Visual Communications) may vary from €10,000 to €25,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.
 

Study Abroad (Undergraduate level)
 

• Per Semester €5,000

Graduates of the BA (Hons) in Design (Visual Communications) find work in the following areas:
 

• Advertising Agencies

• Design Consultancies

• Digital Media

• Television

• Screen & Web Design

• Public Relations

• Marketing

• Illustration

• Printing & Digital Output Design

• Publishing & Editorial 

• Photo & Image Libraries