About Communication Design Pgcert | Pgdip | MA in Robert Gordon University
Our MA programme provides a series of connected learning experiences, which are delivered through four modules. The Communication Design pathway within the Programme enables you to develop the skills, critical understanding and specialist knowledge and methodologies required to follow a rewarding career as an independent communication designer: illustrator, graphics or web, or related work.
This pathway provides a tailored learning environment that encourages and supports your creative development, independence in creativity, imagination and ideas. It will support your development of new interdisciplinary practices, conceptual skills and a broader understanding of the debates informing Art & Design practices. The course is suitable if you have an undergraduate honours degree in Design: Illustration, Graphics, Photography, or if you want to develop your career and specialist academic knowledge in these disciplines based on prior professional experience.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Any university degree of related subject
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS: 6.5 with minimum of 5.5 in all four elements of the test
- TOEFL iBT : 88 with minimum marks as follows: Listening - 17,Reading - 18,Speaking - 20
Writing - 17
- PTE:61 overall with minimum of 51 in each component
Robert Gordon University Highlights
| University Type |
Public University |
| Campus Setting |
Sub-urban |
| Establishment Year |
1992 |
| Graduate Job Rate |
97.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio |
18:1 |
| Total students |
16,000 |
| Undergraduate students |
11,000 |
| Postgraduate students |
5,000 |
| Endowment |
£1.9 million |
| Cost of Attendance |
23,460 Pounds |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Not Available |
| Intake Months |
January and September |
| Mode of Program |
Classroom and online |
Robert Gordon University Cost of Attendance
| Cost |
Amount per annum (GBP) |
| Tuition fees |
16,650 |
| Housing |
3,600-7,200 |
| Food |
840-2400 |
| Miscellaneous |
880-2,280 |
| Books and supplies |
240-540 |
| Total |
22,214-29,070 |
Note: The cost of attendance given above is just an estimate. Costs may differ due to the student's choice of accommodation, program, level, nationality, social activities, or lifestyle.
