BA (Hons) Graphic Design & Communication at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The BA (Hons) Graphic Design & Communication at Cardiff Met explores graphic design in a 21st-century context, with studio practice, live briefs with real clients and self-directed projects. Students experiment across media and technologies at the Llandaff Campus.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Art & Design | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a year-long sandwich placement. | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Areas include typography, image making, conceptual thinking, editorial design, branding, advertising, social design and sustainability, information design, motion graphics, UI/UX and service design, narrative and professional practice. In year 3 students choose a dissertation or a business plan.

Career pathways

Students build industry networks through visiting speakers, mentors, live briefs and placements, with support for freelance and business start-up.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 96-120 tariff points. A levels: minimum three, no specific subjects. BTEC National/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM-DDM. IB Diploma: 24 points. Irish Leaving Certificate: higher level only, minimum H4. GCSE: preferably five at grade C/4 or above including English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Mathematics. Successful portfolio review required. Contextual offers available. English language for international applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a year-long sandwich placement.

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