BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Buckinghamshire New University

Want to make your passion for design, branding and the art of storytelling you career? Our BA (Hons) Graphic Design course could be the right fit for you. With the support of our industry-savvy teaching team, you’ll be encouraged to push boundaries and experiment across a variety of media.

Faculty: Creative Arts and Design  |  Duration: Three Years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On this graphic design course, you’ll develop your individual for individual visual and creative problem-solving skills, whilst also gaining the knowledge and confidence to enter and negotiate your career in this challenging, but exciting field. Over the course of the graphic design degree, you'll be given lots of opportunities to explore the diverse world of graphic design and its practice, including vital skills in creative image making, research methods, team working, project management, presentation skills, design strategy, art direction and independent learning. Core modules include Critical and Historical Thinking, Creative Skills and Technologies, Projects, Conceptual Thinking, Design Processes, Contemporary Issues and Creative Practice, Design Research and Theory, Professional Studies for Graphic Design and Illustration, Applied Graphic Design Studies 1: Editorial, Applied Graphic Design Studies 2: Branding, Industry Brief, Final Major Project, Dissertation, Professional Practice. Optional modules include Belonging & Becoming, Enterprise.

Career pathways

We have had countless opportunities to meet professionals and get industry experience, such as Creative Futures Week which we all enjoyed so much. A personal highlight for me is working with Wycombe Wanderers FC in my second year, an opportunity I would never have had if I did not come to BNU. Roles include Graphic Designer, Branding and Identity Design, Editorial Design, Illustrator, Web Design, Art Director, Advertising, Freelance Designer.

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