Course Overview

Our BA Top Up in Visual Communications degree encourages students to explore a diverse range of areas including branding and advertising assignments, developing your creative portfolios, real-world and socially driven design, and, undertaking self-initiated projects and individual research determined by your own area of interest whether its branding, typography, illustration, printmaking, or photo documentary. The degree will include modules exploring applied communications and technical skills along with the history and theory of communications in different forms. With new media emerging on a continuous basis, this field changes frequently, but basic principles of good communication remain constant whether the medium is a traditional printed brochure or a mobile advertisement. Students will learn how to communicate ideas effectively across various media and practices, challenging them with new and innovative approaches and analyzing the reasoning behind their chosen methods. This will help students produce an interdisciplinary portfolio of artwork that can span a range of areas including graphic design, illustration, web, moving images, comics, infographics, and packaging. Throughout their course of study, specialist tutors will support students’ work, enabling independent practitioners who are prepared for the world of visual creativity. The degree will include modules exploring applied communications and technical skills along with the history and theory of communications in different forms. With new media emerging on a continuous basis, this field changes frequently, but basic principles of good communication remain constant whether the medium is a traditional printed brochure or a mobile advertisement.

General Eligibility

UK and EU students: a pass in a BTEC HND; a Foundation Degree; or a recognized UK or overseas equivalent; or another level 5 qualification in a related field There will also be the standard English language requirements of IELTS 6 or equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.0