Graphic Design BA (hons) in University of Portsmouth, UK

Graphic Design BA (hons) in University of Portsmouth

On this multi-award winning BA (Hons) Graphic Design degree course, you'll bring your creative ideas to life using the latest software and professional tools. You’ll examine the core principles of graphic design, learning how to apply your talent using traditional and digital media.

You’ll develop creative problem solving skills and learn to use design software including Adobe InDesign and Illustrator to give your design work a professional finish. The skills you acquire will enable you to join and contribute to the constantly evolving world of media and design.

A degree in graphic design could open doors to a creative career in areas such as editorial and print design, interactive and web design, motion graphics and specialist typography.

The curriculum on this BA (Hons) Graphic Design course has a strong emphasis on research- and industry-informed design practice. Many of the course lecturers are active researchers and we have strong links with the design industry.

Past students from this course have been commended in the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA), and won the You Can Now (YCN) and British Design & Art Direction (D&AD) New Blood “Ones to Watch” awards. Students have also gained membership of the International Society of Typographic Designers, been featured in Digital Arts magazine, Blueprint magazine and Creative Boom, and won designer of the year and the Screening Prize at New Designers.

Careers and opportunities

When you finish the course, our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work in the industry. You can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years as you advance in your career.

What can you do with a Graphic Design degree?

You could work in many areas of media, including:

• magazine design publishing
• branding and design agencies
• art direction and advertising
• website design
• work in the television and film industries
• further study and research

Graduates from this course have gone on to work with these companies and design studios:

• Precedent
• Why Not Associates
• I Love Dust
• Aardman Digital
• The Light Surgeons
• Fitch
• 4IV
• Rubrik
• FHM Magazine

You could also set up your own business or work as a freelancer. Examples of businesses past students have set up include:

• Territory Studio
• Bright Agency
• Debut Art
• Strong Island
• MWM Creative
• Lethal Creative Studio
• iLoveDust

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Work and Study in UK	Permitted for 20 hours/week with a valid study permit.
Post Study Work Permit in UK	2 Year after graduation depending on the course.
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