Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
University of Derby
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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4 Years

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This challenging studio-based course is practical and creative. Live project briefs, competitions, and excellent facilities enrich your learning.Course descriptionGraphic design is seen, felt and experienced everywhere. Once focused on objects, graphic design is now increasingly concerned with contexts. Graphic designers inform, confront, persuade, entertain, provoke, challenge, question, direct and engage with the political, social and environmental issues of the world we live in.The aim of ...Read more

This challenging studio-based course is practical and creative. Live project briefs, competitions, and excellent facilities enrich your learning.

Course description

Graphic design is seen, felt and experienced everywhere. Once focused on objects, graphic design is now increasingly concerned with contexts. Graphic designers inform, confront, persuade, entertain, provoke, challenge, question, direct and engage with the political, social and environmental issues of the world we live in.

The aim of the graphic design programme is to create passionate, creative, resourceful, entrepreneurial and adaptive problem-finders, who are prepared both technically and intellectually to embrace and exploit the opportunities that graphic design offers in the 21st Century.

Being a graphic designer is fun, stimulating and inspiring. Designers are creative problem-finders and solvers. You will be challenged to think differently, even professional designers are constantly developing their skills. There are always new trends, new technologies, new ideas, and new sources of inspiration – a creative mind never stops learning. It is more than just a job – it's a way of life.

Careers

As a graduate you could work in a design studio, freelance, art direction, editorial design, typography, branding, advertising, corporate identity, interactive media, signage, design consultancy or online design.

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47/81
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78th
CUG Ranking
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100th
What students say
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Molly
12 Mar 24

Love the facilities, modern feel of the uni, everyone is super friendly and I’ve made some great friends! Organisation of the course over the years hasn’t been great..Read more

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Emma
09 Mar 22

Very supportive teachers. Great facilities. Given space to grow but guided through course. Lots of advice in terms of career paths / employment. Couldn’t ask for a better..Read more

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A level

A level:

DDD Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

72 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:0,M:24,P:21 Grades / Points required

GCSE/National 4/National 5:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMP Grades / Points required

T Level:

P Grades / Points required

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Offers will be made initially based on your application, including predicted grades and/or grades you have already achieved. Following this, if you submit a strong portfolio we will make you an unconditional offer, to reflect the quality of your work and your potential.

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GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at L2 as part of your course of study.

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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£14,900 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£14,900 per year

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Latest Graphic Design reviews

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Molly
12 Mar 24
Graphic Design BA (Hons)
Love the facilities, modern feel of the uni, everyone is super friendly and I’ve made some great friends! Organisation of the course over the years hasn’t been great...
Read more
E
Emma
09 Mar 22
Graphic Design BA (Hons)
Very supportive teachers. Great facilities. Given space to grow but guided through course. Lots of advice in terms of career paths / employment. Couldn’t ask for a better...
Read more
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University of Derby
Kedleston Road Derby DE22 1GB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Peartree  1.8 miles away

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