Overview

Ranked first in London for "Learning Opportunities" (NSS 2023). Our BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Design Illustration programme takes you on a seamless journey through graphic design and illustration. We encourage experimental thinking and working with others.

Innovative Learning. Engage with technologies like AR/VR, AI, game engines, electronics, IoT, Big Data, and robotics. Shape the future of design
Industry-Connected Expertise: Our curriculum combines industry expertise with your knowledge. Gain the confidence, online portfolio skills, and life and work experience for a successful career in the creative industries
Flexible Exploration: Develop an original approach to graphic design and illustration. Gain a thorough understanding of the social, cultural, and professional context. Enjoy the flexibility to focus on either subject as your creative voice emerges. You'll have the option to switch between degree courses based on your evolving preferences.

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Degree

UCAS code: W225 112 UCAS points

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), home applicant, full time
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- Full time, 3/4 years
- Pound 9250 Per year
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BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), home applicant, part time
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- Part time
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BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), international applicant, full time
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- Full time, 3/4 years
- Pound 14580 Per year
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Degree with foundation year

UCAS code: W226 64 UCAS points

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), home applicant, full time
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- Full time, 4/5 years
- Pound 9250 Per year
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BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), international applicant, full time
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- Full time, 4/5 years
- Pound 14580 Per year
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What makes this course different

1st in London

Our Design Studies courses ranked 1st in London for “Learning Opportunities” (National Student Survey 2023, Results published 10 August 2023)
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Flexibility

This course allows you to study both graphic design and illustration, giving you an advantage in industry. You can also take up the optional placement year.
Industry 4.0

You will work alongside and share modules with other art students gaining fresh perspective and approaches, giving you the edge in the competitive job market for Industry 4.0 (Fourth Industrial Age)

Course modules

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Studying on BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication) with Foundation Year is a great way to introduce yourself to the university experience should you not have either an Art and Design background or enough UCAS points.

Professional Life 1 (Mental Wealth)

Core Module

Developing the key psychological and physical determinants of human performance are increasingly critical for successful graduate-level employment, entrepreneurship and career progression in the 4th industrial revolution.

This module will provide you with the opportunity to identify the skills, competencies and experience required for successful development to, and in, a range of potential future career areas.

You will begin to recognise the areas for your own personal professional development (including emotional, social, physical, cultural and cognitive intelligences) through taught and workshop activity.

Central to the developmental process is for each student to cultivate the reflective skills, openness and self-awareness to enable themselves to assess what they are doing, identify areas for improvement, and confidently receive and give constructive feedback. You will additionally develop knowledge of strategies to advance your own physical intelligence through 'lifestyle' and 'self-care' approaches to inform their health and wellbeing.

Having acquired understanding of the key developmental areas, you will have opportunity to join in-house activities as a trainee, mentored and supervised by students from higher years. In this position you will learn and begin to apply the cognitive, cultural and social intelligences developed elsewhere in your studies (and from external activities) as required in the workplace, namely cognitive flexibility, emotional resilience, motivation, ethical decision-making, managing your audience, coordinating with others, negotiation, creativity, active listening, attention, problem-solving, research, synthesis and analysis.

Art & Design Workshops, Processes & Skills

Core Module

Art & Design Studio Practice & Portfolio

Core Module

Art & Design Specialist Workshops, Processes & Skills

Core Module

Art & Design Specialist Studio Practice & Portfolio

Core Module

This module aims to provide students with a broad understanding of the historical and theoretical context of art and design, knowledge and access to various museums, galleries, and cultural sites in London as well as an introduction to research and analytical writing related to art and design. Topics of study include museum visits, lectures, and written assignments, progressing from general exploration to specialised research, culminating in an illustrated essay and personal position statement reflecting their chosen area of study.

Art & Design Contextual Studies

Core Module

Contextual Studies 1

Core Module

Contextual Studies in the first term equips students to understand the history of fine art, and its relevance today. The module comprises thematic lectures, seminars, screenings and field trips as well as keystone research and writing skills such as the use of citation, referencing and academic integrity appropriate to undergraduate study. The module content will support development of students’ practical work on the adjoining modules. At the end of the module, students would have developed the skills for analysing and contextualising their own work, and that of their peers.

Practice 1

Core Module

This module serves as a rigorous introduction to a creative practice, an overview of fundamental skills that will enable experimentation and application, developing their own working practice. The module aims to provide students with an introduction to practical and critical study, to understand the role of research in creative practice and in supporting the development of creative projects. The approach aims to imbue an experimental and open-minded attitude that enhances levels of production, strengthens adaptability, personal confidence and the ability to creatively solving visual ideas. Through experimental and production of work, students become to understand their work in relation to research and feel empowered. The module allows students to discuss and develop their work with the help of group critiques and views of others in the enhancement of ideas through to creative outcomes.

At the end of the module you will be able to begin to self-manage the development of a creative practice, and to disseminate ideas.

Experimentation and Application 1A

Core Module

This module introduces the student to a range of processes and practices, skills and knowledge, through a series of workshops and projects. The module equips the student to discover a range of techniques working within context of their discipline and support their developing practice.

The module focusses on process, developing skills and practical knowledge encouraging students to discover a range of creative ways of working within the context of their discipline as well as extended practice supporting their developing practice. The module is backed up through regular group tutorials.

Experimentation and Application 1B

Core Module

This module introduces the student to a further range of processes and practices, skills and knowledge, through a series of workshops, projects and electives to extend their practice.

Technical introductions and workshops enable the student to broaden the scope of their skills and practice, as well as specific workshops pertinent to contemporary processes and methods, including a range of analogue and digital tools.

These skills and processes are introduced and discussed in relation to the development of a visual language applicable to contemporary fine art, graphic design, illustration, photography and animation practice.

The module allows students to present their work to audiences, testing their ideas and concepts, receiving feedback feeding forward to their practice and to level 5 of study. Cross-disciplinary exhibitions are encouraged as well as inter-disciplinary discourse.

The module Practice into Research supports the module, and allows student to contextualise their practice in a form of a presentation of their work.

Research into Practice 1

Core Module

Students will begin to establish an intellectual framework within which they can begin to understand a relationship between theory and their own practice. Students will begin to contribute critically in the seminars, in relation to contemporary and historical research methodologies. The module is supported by one-to-one tutorials. At the end of the module, students would have developed the skills for analysing and contextualising their own work, to be applied further in second year of their study. The outcome of this module is both a presentation of the student’s practice or research area and a written work.

The lectures are complemented by tutor-led discussion focusing on student work in progress, interrogating the practical work within the context established by the lectures in order to promote deeper understanding and extend creative ambition.

Professional Life 1 (Mental Wealth)

Core Module

This module will provide you with the opportunity to identify the skills, competencies and experience required for successful development to, and in, a range of potential future career areas.

Contextual Studies 2

Core Module

At Contextual Studies Level 5, you will consolidate and continue to advance the theories and research methodologies introduced at level 4. In addition, you will begin to build a critical thinking and understanding of contemporary art and design production, dissemination and reception within an expanded field. By addressing the historical, political, economic, social, environmental and ethical aspects of art and design, this module aims to equip you with the main discussions concerning these issues, and the space to test their understanding of them in relation to art and design practice (your own, and that of your peers).

The module develops your advanced conceptual skills and analytical abilities, research and writing skills appropriate to the study of art and design at this level, feeding directly into key studio project across the year so that the research methodologies we develop may be tested and deeper connections between practice and theory explored.

The module is further supported making use of the opportunities for the first-hand encounter with visual art and design available in London art galleries, museums and art institutions.

Practice 2

Core Module

The module enables you to expand on the skills and knowledge from level 4, encouraging you to take risks, try new things, and not to be afraid of learning through mistakes and failure to develop your practice. This, in turn, will help you to begin to define your individual approach to fine art, fine art technology, graphic design, design interaction, illustration, animation and photography.

The emphasis of this module will be on research and the development of a body of references that supports practice-based outcomes, supported by the Contextual Studies module.

Advanced Experimentation and Applications

Core Module

The module builds on the technical processes introduced through workshops and technical demonstrations at Level 4, focusing on developing your advanced technical skills and locating your work in relevant professional and creative contexts. The module equips you to experiment with and make appropriate use of materials, processes, and technologies, showing understanding of quality standards and attention to detail.

The module delivery includes advanced workshops / masterclasses by tutors who are working in the industry /industry connections/ visits to industry or e.g. professional production companies.

The module supports development of work in other level 5 modules.

Advanced Practice

Core Module

The module will allow you to develop your practice as an artist, design thinker, illustrator, animator and photographer. The module develops an individual working practice supported by group seminars and one to one tutorials. It also introduces you to working collaboratively via presentation of work at the end of year showcase.

The module enables you to expand on the skills and knowledge from level 4, encouraging you to take risks, try new things, not to be afraid of learning through mistakes and failure to develop your practice. At the end of the module you will be able to begin to self-manage the development of a creative practice, install and exhibit your work, and disseminate ideas to audiences.

The module will prepare you to undertake an independent project in their discipline of fine art, fine art technology, graphic design, design interaction, illustration, animation, photography in level 6.

Research into Practice 2

Core Module

The module continues to build your critical thinking and understanding of contemporary art and design production, dissemination and reception within an expanded field. The module aims to equip you with the space to test your understanding of theories and debates in relation to and reference to your own work and practice.

You will draw connections between theoretical approaches and your own practice in the form of a written piece of work/ document.

At the end of the module, you will produce a 200-word critical rationale in preparation for your choice of a level 6 research into practice route.

Professional Life 2 (Mental Wealth)

Core Module

Developing the key psychological and physical determinants of human performance is increasingly critical for successful graduate-level employment, entrepreneurship and career progression in the 4th industrial revolution.

This module will help you apply several skills, competencies and experience required for successful development to, and in, a range of potential future career areas.

You will advance the areas identified at level 4 for your personal and professional development (including emotional, social, physical, cultural and cognitive intelligence) through taught and workshop activities.

Through engagement with the Career Passport, you will reflect on the success of the strategies that you employed to develop your reflective skills, self-awareness, ‘lifestyle’ and ‘self-care’ approaches and where necessary improve your approaches.

You can select in-house microbusiness/ life briefs and commissions to join in the role of ‘producer’. In this position you will take on a specific production role, working collaboratively with peers and academic staff on a live project. You will apply the cognitive, cultural and social intelligence learnt elsewhere in your studies (and external development) required in the workplace. In addition to the intelligence developed in the level 4 Mental Wealth module, you will also focus on service orientation, self-discipline & management, reaction & response time, cognitive & muscle memory, managing stress, critical thinking, complex problem-solving, research, synthesis & analysis.

Main topics of study:

The module will enable you to apply and develop further a variety of skills-based competencies explored at level 4. They include self-awareness and regulation; mindfulness; emotional resilience; motivation; ethical decision-making; active listening; self-discipline and management; attention; reaction and response time; cognitive and muscle memory; managing stress; physical resilience; and subject knowledge. You will rehearse and apply these skills in your creative practice modules. You will apply and develop new competencies including cognitive flexibility; managing an audience; co-ordinating with others, negotiation; creativity; leadership and entrepreneurship; service orientation; critical thinking; complex problem solving; research synthesis and analysis.

Working on client briefs/competitions/commissions to a professional outcome that meets the needs of the client/commissioner/audiences
Considering your practice through project work that will have a positive social impact on the wider society
Attending and engaging in the cluster employability initiative Detour Ahead: Roadmaps for the Art and Design Industry. The Detour Ahead programme includes a week of interdisciplinary practitioners talking about their route to professional success. The week also includes professional practice knowledge such as copyright and licensing, freelancing, and tax; giving the level 5 students more in-depth understanding to apply for your own professional life.
Application of creative coding for visual practitioners
Performing roles and responsibilities of creative teams including communication, co-ordinating with others, negotiation; creativity; leadership and entrepreneurship; critical thinking; complex problem solving; research synthesis and analysis.
Developing and editing creative industries CV and cover letter and the format and tone of this for potential work placements and experience over summer break between levels 5 and 6
Creation of a digital public profile

Optional placement

Optional Module

This course offers the opportunity of year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organisation, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge.

The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

In the final year, you will be able to gravitate towards one or other of the named subjects as your creative voice emerges. It's that flexibility which is the underlying selling point of this course. At any point should you feel more like an illustrator or more of a designer you can seamlessly switch between the degree courses.

Practice 3

Core Module

This module is about preparing you to be fine artists, designers, illustrators, animators and photographers.

The module does this by introducing choice. We ask you to reflect their idea of what your own practice might be, filling gaps of knowledge or extending their skill set. It's about you setting the terms and direction of travel, exploring in an extensive and critical way.

The work in this module will be developed through extensive research and practical testing of ideas and processes, informed by critical, contextual, historical, conceptual, economic, social and ethical research.

Self-critique and responsiveness to the views of others is important part of the module in the development of your ideas and proposal.

At the end of the module you will have proposed and refined your own agenda for term 2 negotiated body of work to be presented at the degree showcase at the end of the academic year.

Research into Practice 3 – Extended Research Project

Core Module

The modules in level 6 are designed to be inclusive to your discipline, and respond to differentiated assessment needs. The Extended Research project route is aimed as a specific route to those fine art, fine art technology, illustration, graphic design, design interaction, animation and photography students whose professional practice aims are not covered in e.g. the Global Photography (documentary in nature) and Contemporary Practice in Fine Art (assessed by an exhibition).

The Extended Research Project route allows you to contextualise your practice through the study of an area of art and design or of a subject that provides potential content for your practical work.

You will develop skills in negotiating and making use of research resources, formulate a research proposal and plan a research strategy. You will be expected to demonstrate an ability to synthesise and analyse ideas and apply them constructively to understanding your chosen subject while, at the same time, developing knowledge which will contextualise and support your own practice. You will also gain skills in writing and presentation. The outcome will be a written project, which articulates the findings of your enquiry. Key here is that you develop a study of an area of art and design or of a subject that provides content for your practical work.

Research into Practice 3 – Graphic Design, Illustration and Animation

Core Module

The modules in level 6 are designed to be inclusive of your discipline and respond to differentiated assessment needs. The graphic design, illustration and animation Research into Practice route is a group research project, that responds to the working practices and visual culture of designers, illustrators and animators.

The Graphic Design, Illustration and Animation Research into Practice module is a project that aims to test all of the research methods and critical thinking skills you have acquired from levels 4 and 5, and contribute them to a group research project that is informed by a shared subject (which is negotiated annually). As well as demonstrating through writing and discussion a level analysis of visual and theoretical subjects appropriate to your final year of study, the aim of this module is to augment academic practice (research, writing, discussion, presentations) with material research based on studio practice (experimentation, skill development, iterative design and illustrative processes and techniques).

As individuals, you will present your response to the shared research subject together with a supporting document that captures the key research, analysis and argumentation that links theory to your own design, animation or illustration practice. You will also produce a final outcome based on this presentation, which is public-facing and utilises appropriate media. Each student's response will depend on their position as a graphic designer/illustrator/ animator who is aware of key design, illustration and animation concepts and who understands their responsibilities in contemporary society.

Independent Major Project Part A

Core Module

This module is about preparing you to be fine artists, designers, illustrators, animators and photographers. You will produce an independent negotiated project, that enables you to work towards your own agenda and own it. The module allows you to develop and apply advanced creative processes to a professional outcome showcased at a public exhibition of the work at the University. This readies you for your next objective; employment or postgraduate study.

Independent Major Project Part B

Core Module

This module is about preparing you to be fine artists, designers, illustrators, animators and photographers. During part B of the Independent Major Project, you will finalise the production of the independent negotiated project, culminating in a presentation at the degree showcase.

The module allows you to develop and apply advanced production methods to a professional outcome showcased at a public exhibition of the work at the University. Each student will contribute towards planning, production and curation of the Degree Showcase. This readies them for their next objective; employment or post graduate study.

Professional Life 3 (Mental Wealth)

Core Module

This module will provide students with the opportunity to apply the full range of skills, competencies and experience required for successful development to, and in, a range of potential future career areas.

They will advance the areas identified at level 5 for their own personal professional development (including emotional, social, physical, cultural and cognitive intelligences) through taught and workshop activity.

Through engagement with the Career Passport, students will reflect on the success of the strategies that they employed to further develop their reflective skills, self-awareness, ‘lifestyle’ and ‘self-care’ approaches and where necessary improve their approaches.

Students will have the opportunity to select an in-house microbusiness / life briefs and commissions to join in the role of ‘manager’. In this position they will oversee the successful operation of the enterprise, coach and mentor students new to the programme and lead those working in ‘producer’ roles. Working collaboratively with peers and academic staff, they will ensure the effective delivery of a live project by managing people and physical resources. In doing so they will apply the cognitive, cultural and social intelligences learnt elsewhere in their studies (and from external activities) required in the workplace.

Students will have the opportunity to enter external facing industry / live briefs such as D&AD New Blood Awards, AOP Student Awards, Sony student competition, Lensculture, Life Framer etc. in order to leverage their raise and improve their employment prospects.

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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Your future career

Our alumni may work in-house for a large company, in a specialist design studio, run their own business or be self-employed across a variety of industries. Spending three years tracking multiple projects, solving the logistics of production and negotiating with teams of creatives will prepare you for work beyond the subject area.

Industry links

We have links with Blind Pig, a multidisciplinary creative studio. Creative director and founder Ric Combline has helped shape the course through his feedback and encouragement for art and design-based courses at UEL.

Graduate employers

Our graduates have gone to work for employers such as SPOT Project, the University of East London, HFW (Holman Fenwick Willan LLP), Dawson Group and Fiver.

Job roles

Career destinations for our students include:

design interaction
interaction designer
information architect
User Experience (UX) designer
User Interface (UI) designer
web designer
app designer
designer/ developer
content strategist
AR/VR designer
exhibition designer and
artist.

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

Further study

You could go on to further study and do an MA in Fine Art, Filmmaking, Creative Enterprise or Media and Communication Industries which will help you learn how to work as a freelancer or entrepreneur. We also offer an MPhil PhD in the School of Arts and Creative Industries.

UEL is a special kind of student and staff community where we have a vision for young people from all walks of life, to be all that they can be, confident in their discipline and ready to tackle the professional world."

Keith Winter

Senior lecturer, Interior Design

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting-edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including:

Jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work
Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts
1-2-1 career coaching services
Careers workshops and employer events
Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

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We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top:

Work-based projects
Networking and visits to leading organisations
Support in starting a new business
London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

You will benefit from our progressive approach to learning through forward thinking and inclusive blended/ flipped learning and patchwork assessment, allowing you to make connections between modules, technical skills, research and your practice.

Thinking critically to undertake complex problem-solving, to be able to succeed in the 4iR (fourth industrial revolution) and beyond (we call this emotional intelligence). Gain insights in our yearly subject area employability initiative Detour Ahead: Roadmaps for the Art and Design Industry, a week-long inter-disciplinary guest talks as well as advice about copyright and licensing, freelancing and tax.

Gravitate towards one or other of the named subjects as your creative voice emerges or stay studying both. It's that flexibility that is the underlying selling point of this course.

Guided independent study

We are investing in key areas beyond your studies including our career services, library and well-being, to be available both face-to-face on campus and online with many of these available 24/7. We have new, modern library facilities on both campuses offering inspirational environments for study and research. Libraries contain resources in print and digital formats, a range of study spaces and a dedicated librarian who can assist with your learning.

Academic support

Students are supported with any academic or subject-related queries by an Academic Advisor, module leaders, and former and current UEL students.

If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths or statistics, our Academic Tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions and one-to-one appointments to help our students achieve their potential. You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the University from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses.

Our Student Support hubs in Docklands and Stratford feature centralised help desks to cater for your every need. UEL provides also support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

Dedicated personal tutor

When you arrive, we'll introduce you to your personal tutor. This is the member of the academic course team who will provide academic guidance, be a support throughout your time at UEL and who will show you how to make the best use of all the help and resources that we offer.

Workload

Each year you will spend around 300 hours of timetabled learning and teaching activities. These may be lectures, workshops, seminars and individual and group tutorials. Contact hours may vary depending on each module.

The approximate percentages for this course are:

Year 1: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours.
Year 2: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours.
Year 3: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours.

Your timetable

You will receive your personalised timetable at the beginning of the academic year depending on your course.

Class sizes

The size of classes can vary depending on the nature of the course, module and activity. This can range from large groups in a lecture theatre setting, to smaller groups taking part in seminars and collaborative work.

How you'll be assessed

Each module has a duration of 12 weeks (one term) and always concludes with an assessment point. We provide feedback throughout these 12-week periods with a specific 'Tracking Week' dedicated to this process midway through each term.

For practical modules, your submission will consist of a Learning Journal (the presentation of your development and experience) and a portfolio (the presentation of your practical output). For theoretical modules, you may be asked to produce a piece of academic writing of a given length and a live presentation.

Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.

Campus and facilities

Our campus and the surrounding area

Our waterfront campus in the historic Royal Docks provides a modern, well-equipped learning environment.

Join us and you'll be able to make the most of our facilities including contemporary lecture theatres and seminar rooms, art studios and exhibition spaces, audio and visual labs and a multimedia production centre.

Features include our 24/7 Docklands library, our £21m SportsDock centre, a campus shop and bookstore, the Children's Garden Nursery, cafés, eateries, a late bar, plus Student Union facilities, including a student lounge.

University of East London is one of the few London universities to provide on campus accommodation. Our Docklands Campus Student Village houses close to 1,200 students from around the world. We are well connected to central London and London City Airport is just across the water. We also run a free bus service that connects Docklands with Stratford campuses.

Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering

The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers. Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.

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Graphic Design at UEL offers everyone a chance to operate in an economy which is moving further and further into the realms of the creative industries."

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UEL's graphic design course embodies the philosophies of past pioneers in the context of today's graphic design and its advancement. Here it seems we are at the epicentre of creating ideas that will move, influence and shape the world."

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Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication) BA (Hons)

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Accepted Qualifications

International Qualifications

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication)

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), home applicant, full time

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication)

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), home applicant, part time

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication)

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), international applicant, full time

Degree with foundation year

Accepted Qualifications

International Qualifications

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication)

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), home applicant, full time

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication)

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication), international applicant, full time

Submitting your applicationPlease read and consider the entry and visa requirements for this course before you submit your application. For more information please visit our international student advice pages.

About our foundation years

What makes this course different

1st in London

Flexibility

Industry 4.0

Course modules

Professional Life 1 (Mental Wealth)

Art & Design Workshops, Processes & Skills

Art & Design Studio Practice & Portfolio

Art & Design Specialist Workshops, Processes & Skills

Art & Design Specialist Studio Practice & Portfolio

Art & Design Contextual Studies

Contextual Studies 1

Practice 1

Experimentation and Application 1A

Experimentation and Application 1B

Research into Practice 1

Professional Life 1 (Mental Wealth)

Contextual Studies 2

Practice 2

Advanced Experimentation and Applications

Advanced Practice

Research into Practice 2

Professional Life 2 (Mental Wealth)

Optional placement

Practice 3

Research into Practice 3 – Extended Research Project

Research into Practice 3 – Graphic Design, Illustration and Animation

Independent Major Project Part A

Independent Major Project Part B

Professional Life 3 (Mental Wealth)

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Your future career

Industry links

Graduate employers

Job roles

Further study

How we support your career ambitions

Career Zone

Mental Wealth programme

We are careers first

How you'll learn

Guided independent study

Academic support

Dedicated personal tutor

Workload

Your timetable

Class sizes

How you'll be assessed

Campus and facilities

Our campus and the surrounding area

Who teaches this course

DiscoverUni

What our students and staff say

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