Graphic Design Foundation Degree (Level 5) — Part-time
Course outline
This course will encourage you to explore your creativity, take risks, build your confidence, and prepare to reach your potential within the industry. You’ll be able to explore career options in all fields of graphic design: including branding, illustration and advertising.
This course has visual communication at its core. You’ll be encouraged to solve creative problems using both traditional design methods and computer technology that allows for experimentation, exploration and creativity.
The beginning of the course lays the groundwork for the innovative exploration of ideas that have strong historical and contextual foundations within graphic design. You’ll explore the core values of the design process through a range of disciplines.
Over time you will cover design problems with more limits attached, resulting in more realistic outcomes. There is more emphasis on a critical awareness of project work, as well as an expectation of increased professional practice.
You’ll propose and execute your own brief through a final major project for the annual end of year show.
Guest speakers are a regular feature of the course; discussing the industry, delivering live briefs, and supporting work experience. Visitors have included True Story, Tomato Collective, Tom Muller, Studio Output, Wigwag, Touch Design and the New Fat.
Core modules include:
- Ideas generation and exploration
- Visual studies
- Historical and contemporary studies
- Advanced studio practice
- Specialist studio practice
- Critical studies
- Professional practice
- Final major project resolution
You can view the full Course Specification here.
You can view the fantastic creative works of our students on our Creative Showcase website below.
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Apply online to start in 2023/24.
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Location:
111 Canal Street
Nottingham NG1 7HB |
Date:Start: Tuesday 26th September 2023 |
Fees / reductions:The tuition fee is per year. Various bursaries are available for some Higher Education courses. Tuition fee: £4,500 |
Course code: C037789 / Q037814 |