MA Graphic Design and Visual Communication at Loughborough University

Develop the expertise to transform complex ideas into powerful visual experiences with real-world impact. Our Graphic Design and Visual Communication Masters programme aims to enable students to develop a specialist area of expertise within graphic design and visual communication, while applying targeted, complex tools and methods to further design practice. The programme is suitable for both students who intend to work in industry settings and students who aspire to developing a career in academia.

Faculty: School of Design and Creative Arts  |  Department: Design and Creative Arts  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; Typically 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Graphic Design and Visual Communication MA will enable the development of a specialist area of expertise within graphic design while equipping you with targeted, complex tools and methods to further your practice within relevant working fields. Compulsory modules: Modelling and Deployment, Research in a User's World, Understanding People, Behaviours and Context, International Design Practices, Defining a Specialist Project, Specialist Project Materials and Processes, Industry Project, Final Project: Practical Perspectives, Final Project: Theoretical Perspectives.

Career pathways

The universal demand for graphical knowledge and increasing emphasis on visualising complexity across diverse fields provides a vast range of career choices for graduates. Depending on individual aspirations, students evolve their practical, historical and theoretical interests for a career in industry or academic research through PhD study.

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