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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Garnethill Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Garnethill Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
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The BA (Hons) Communication Design programme provides a dynamic, inclusive, and supportive learning environment that fully equips graduates as 21st-century designers, whether in professional studio practice or further academic study. The curriculum consists of an exciting range of project-based practical and theoretical courses, which vary in length within and across the two academic semesters each year. During stages 1 and 2, particular emphasis is placed upon building a dynamic and inclusive community of learners, along with providing a solid, broad-based platform in research, experimentation and critical thinking ahead of choosing a specialist pathway for Stages 3 and 4. Stage 2 also contains two Bridging Projects that allow students to experience briefs and teaching from within the pathways, which include Photography (including Lens-based practice), Graphic Design and Illustration. In addition to the Bridging Projects, assessment feedback and the regular input of visiting speakers and lecturers from a broad range of Industry practices helps students to build an informed and nuanced understanding of the professional landscape they may enter following graduation. The programme supports students in developing knowledge and understanding to undertake sophisticated research and visual problem-solving. Students acquire appropriate skills to contribute to the broader international contexts and territories of communication design and the ability to respond sensitively to complex ethical, societal, and environmental challenges. The programme promotes a culture that recognises collaboration, interdisciplinary peer learning, and independence as essential elements in the effective practice of Communication Design. The research, scholarly activity, and professional practice of staff directly inform the contemporary relevance of the programme. Within the programme, Studio courses provide a series of incremental project-based experiences with opportunities to reflect upon learning as it develops towards building a critical practice. Design History and Theory courses explore critical and contextual perspectives, and courses shared with other programmes, including Co-Lab and Design Domain, foster expanded perspectives by connecting broader domains of learning and knowledge. Opportunities for student international exchanges, collaborative learning, industry projects, and careers and enterprise experiences help support how students develop graduate skills and attributes.
Exam type
A levelA level:
ABB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
ABBB Grades / Points required
HNC (BTEC):
M Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
30 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF):
DDM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
D,D,M Grades / Points required
Scottish HNC:
Pass Grades / Points required
Scottish HND:
Pass Grades / Points required
A Levels ABB
SQA Highers with grades ABBB and above
Level 4 Diploma with Merit or above
International Baccalaureate Diploma award with a minimum of 30 points (18 points at Higher Level);
Completion of Irish Leaving Certificate with Four Highers at H2 or above
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
SQA Higher National Certificate with B or above in graded unit
SQA Higher National Diploma with B or above in graded unit
Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£1,820 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£23,500 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£23,500 per year
Students from International
£23500 Per year
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