BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Anglia Ruskin University

Develop your understanding of graphic design and visual communication, solve challenging design briefs and prepare for your future career. Push boundaries and challenge existing thinking by developing innovative design solutions alongside a keen understanding of professional practice. You’ll experiment with print-based design as well as digital commercial practices including site-specific, interactive, motion graphics, mobile media, app design (UX/UI), web and multimedia work.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences  |  Department: Cambridge School of Art  |  Duration: 3 years; 4 years with placement  |  Study mode: full-time (placement year available)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You’ll start by getting to grips with the design process, creative problem-solving, typography, web design, and industry-standard applications and specialist software. You’ll also look at design history, developing your research, analysis, and writing skills. Year 1: Process and Application, Introduction to User Experience Design, Critical and Contextual Studies 1: Think, Play, Learn, Fundamentals of Typography, Graphic Design Ideation and Iteration. Year 2: Conceptual Thinking and Practice, Motion Graphics, Conceptual Progression and Development, Critical and Contextual Studies 2: Creativity and Context in Dialogue, Ruskin Module; options include Reality Checkpoint – Socially Engaged Practice and the Public Realm, Reportage, Archive: Creative Futures, Exhibitions in Context. Year 3: Graphic Design: Final Project, Professional and Experimental Graphic Design; options include Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Creative Inquiry, Critical and Contextual Studies 3: Working in the Creative Industries.

Career pathways

To be able to adapt and work with different clients, it’s a key skill, so I was really grateful to have such a diverse course. Those with a background in graphic design play a key role across the creative industries.

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