The BA (Hons) International Graphic Design top-up will support you to think innovatively and respond to global trends in design. The course will expand your critical and conceptual thinking and encourage an understanding of wider global and creative professional design practice, whilst enabling you to develop an individual positioning for your professional design practice.Collaboration is at the heart of the course - you will undertake design practice units with current final year students, work on projects with external industry and academic research partners, and exhibit your final projects as part of our annual Degree Shows events.The one year programmes offer direct entry into the final year of a Bachelor’s degree to students who have successfully completed a relevant HND (or equivalent), or who have completed the second year of a relevant undergraduate degree, who wish to further develop their knowledge and skills in design.

- This is an ideal degree if you want to top up your existing qualifications and achieve a BA (Hons) degree in just one year.- Successful completion of the course will also enable those with a high enough grade to join one of Manchester School of Art’s MA/MFA programmes.- Opportunity to work alongside a student group with diverse experiences and educational and cultural backgrounds.- Collaborate with current students and industry partners as part of the interdisciplinary Unit X module.