Visual Communication (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) - BA (Hons)
University for the Creative Arts
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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SEP-26

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

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Our BA (Hons) Visual Communication (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) is a five year degree programme, including a foundation year to help develop your creativity before you embark on year one of a degree. Your fourth academic year would then include a year in industry placement.Our BA (Hons) Visual Communication degree, taught at UCA Canterbury, combines the best of graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, and moving image to help you develop a broad ...Read more

Our BA (Hons) Visual Communication (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) is a five year degree programme, including a foundation year to help develop your creativity before you embark on year one of a degree. Your fourth academic year would then include a year in industry placement.Our BA (Hons) Visual Communication degree, taught at UCA Canterbury, combines the best of graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, and moving image to help you develop a broad range of vital skills for the career of your choice within communication media. This course is all about helping you to think about the bigger picture when communicating any message – you may wish to illustrate a book, for example, but you will also need to consider the accompanying website, social media account, and advertising campaign. Developing a deep understanding of all forms of visual communication will enable you to appreciate the various roles each discipline can take within any given project. During your studies, you’ll be able to specialise in various areas of visual communication - the first of which you’ll choose in your second term - with tutorial guidance and advice. Our expert staff will be there along the way to ensure you can create with confidence, but you’ll be the master of your own destiny, growing in confidence and preparing fully for life after graduation.Related courses- BA (Hons) Advertising (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)- BA (Hons) Illustration (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)

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£9,535 per year

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Students from England

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Scotland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,535 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,535 per year

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£9,535 per year

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£16,950 per year

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University for the Creative Arts
University for the Creative Arts , Farnham

The University for the Creative Arts is a collective of creative campuses where personal growth is shaped through making, time and...

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University for the Creative Arts
New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3AN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Canterbury East  0.4 miles away

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