Graphic Design BA (Hons)
University of Cumbria
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Carlisle - Brampton Road

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Full Time

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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

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Carlisle - Brampton Road

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3 Years

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Course info

Harness your passion and produce exciting designs across a range of traditional and digital media through our graphic design degree course.Youll graduate as a professional graphic designer ready to unleash your creativity on the world and work for national and international design and advertising consultancies, multi-media agencies, TV companies and publishing houses.Our graduates have gone on to work for well-known names such as Time Out, MTV, Conde Naste, IPC, Future Publishing, Mammoth, ...Read more

Harness your passion and produce exciting designs across a range of traditional and digital media through our graphic design degree course.You'll graduate as a professional graphic designer ready to unleash your creativity on the world and work for national and international design and advertising consultancies, multi-media agencies, TV companies and publishing houses.Our graduates have gone on to work for well-known names such as Time Out, MTV, Conde Naste, IPC, Future Publishing, Mammoth, Wallpaper and the BBC.


Course Overview

This graphic design course will give you hands-on experience, providing the expertise, experience, confidence and creative skills you need to launch your career in graphic design.We realise that, as a university graduate, what makes you stand out from the crowd is your personality, passion and the quality of the work in your portfolio. That's why we've designed this graphic design degree to provide you with a wide variety of projects, including many ‘live briefs’, to help you discover what suits you best, allowing you to focus on developing your specialties. You will receive extensive feedback, support, and advice throughout your studies and have access to our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.


On this course you will...

- Learn graphic design, magazine design, illustration and typography from experts in each of these specialisms, and use industry-standard software, equipment and facilities.- Do real graphic design work. 80% of your studies will be practical, so you won't just be learning theory.- Build a robust portfolio of work for exhibits to showcase your graphic design training and display your talent to potential employers.- Benefit from practical demonstrations, visits, and feedback from professional designers.


What you will learn

The BA (Hons) Graphic Design aims to help you successfully transition from being a design student to a professional designer. Our graduates work for national and international design and advertising consultancies, multi-media agencies, TV companies, publishing houses, magazines and many now run their own design studios.


Year One

- Introducing Visual Communication- Cultural Contexts- Multi-Dimensional Graphic Design- Collaborative Practice


Year Two

- The Designer's Toolkit- Type & Typography- Graphic Design Projects- The Critical Designer


Year Three

- Advanced Design Projects- Independent Research Paper- Graphic Design Showcase

Key stats

CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
76th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
123rd
Design Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
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75%
Average salary
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Design Studies graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Design Studies graduate salary
£17,000
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Design Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Art & Design
39%
Graphic Communication
29%
Media Studies
20%
Photography
16%
Product Design
14%
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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from EU

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£13,250 per year

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£13250 Per year

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University of Cumbria
Brampton Road Carlisle Cumbria CA3 9AY United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Carlisle  0.7 miles away

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