BA (Hons) Graphic Communication

YEAR 1

• Develop skills in typography, printing, layout, photography, design research, idea generation, visual narrative and storytelling
• Learn technical skills in various design-related digital media such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Explore print, paper, material, format and hand-craft/making skills
• Develop your ability to design solutions for presenting complex data and information through editorial design and infographics.

YEAR 2

• Focus on branding and identity, advertising and promotion, digital/screen design, app design, film and animation, corporate communications, infographics, design within the environment and large-scale graphics (super graphics), exhibition design and experience design
• Explore printed and digital formats, including books, journals and magazines, brochures and reports, as well as websites, apps, user interface design and user experience design
• Collaborate with others in a competitive presentation and/or pitch environment, and across courses with other NUA students.

YEAR 3

• Create a professional portfolio of work
• Explore new territories for graphic design, including new and traditional media
• Advance your core skills in 2D and 3D design, specifically in typography, layout, image usage and editing, print/physical and screen based digital technologies
• Take part in projects, including competition briefs and other professionally-focused projects
• Complete a Research Report that provides broad contextualisation to your practice.

Typical UK offers

A / AS Levels – GCE

GCE A/AS Levels 3 A-level qualifications at grades BBB. Where candidates are not taking 3 A-levels, NUA will consider combinations of A-level/AS-level and other Level 3 qualifications.

BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction, Merit, Merit in an art, design or media related subject

BTEC Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction*, Distinction* in an art, design or media related subject

T Levels

A T Level in any subject with overall grade Merit or above

UAL Extended Diploma

Merit

UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Merit

UAL Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Pass

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Merit

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Art and Design)

Pass

International Baccalaureate Diploma

A minimum of 27 points

NUA welcomes applicants of all ages from all backgrounds. Your application will be primarily assessed through your portfolio, responses to questions asked and personal statement, so even if you have no formal qualifications or do not meet our typical offers it can still be worth applying.

If you are studying at the time of your application and your application is successful it is likely that you will receive a conditional offer.

If the qualification that you are studying is not shown, do not worry as we are able to accept other pre-entry qualifications as well as combinations of different qualifications. Please do contact our Student Recruitment Team if you have any queries.

International applications

We accept qualifications from all over the world. To find our entry requirements from a specific country, please check our dedicated international pages.

Most international students are required to hold an English language qualification. Applicants are required to have a minimum UKVI approved IELTS exam score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each section. Equivalent English language qualifications are acceptable such as, IB English language syllabus A or B/English Literature (Grade 4).

Home    

Undergraduate degree (full-time three and four year degree)    
£9,250

Overseas    

Undergraduate degree (full-time three and four year degree)    
£17,500

As you hone your craft, you’ll get to meet leading practitioners from the creative industries and work on commercial briefs.

We’ll help to prepare you for a successful career as you compile your professional portfolio based on your own design interests.

Thanks to our strong links to industry, recent graduates are highly-employable and have found full-time employment in leading design studios, working in areas such as branding and digital, motion and cross-platform advertising.

You will be taught by passionate and experienced tutors, as well as many visiting professional designers, whose reputation for nurturing talent means that leading design groups and agencies actively recruit graduates from the course.

Graduates work in a broad range of careers including

• Graphic Designer
• Digital Designer
• Website Designer
• App Designer
• Branding Designer Advertising Creative
• Promotions Designer
• Brand Strategist
• Copywriter
• Printmaker/Printer
• Filmmaker/Animator