MA Graphic Design at Manchester Metropolitan University

MA Graphic Design at Manchester School of Art is a postgraduate programme for graduates and practitioners who wish to extend their creative practice, deepen their understanding of contemporary graphic design, and explore the role of visual communication within culture and society. Through engagement with text, image, material processes, digital media and emerging forms of practice, the course provides a space to investigate graphic design as a critical, creative and research-informed discipline. The programme encourages independent inquiry, experimentation and reflection, supporting you to develop a distinctive body of work and an informed understanding of your own practice.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: School of Art and Design  |  Duration: 1 year (full time), 2 years (part time)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

MA Graphic Design at Manchester School of Art is a postgraduate programme that enables you to develop an advanced and individual approach to visual communication through critical inquiry, creative experimentation and research-informed practice. As both an academic Masters degree and a professional qualification, the course supports those seeking careers in contemporary design practice as well as graduates wishing to progress to doctoral study, academic research or other research-led careers. Modules core: Design Thinking, Design Behaviours, Message, Audience, Context, Synthesis Project: Graphic Design, Art and Design: Culture and Context (MA:X).

Career pathways

We cultivate highly motivated, independent and creative thinkers who can transfer their skills into the creative marketplace, as entrepreneurial innovators, freelance practitioners and innovative team players. MA Graphic Design students develop advanced capabilities in: Independent creative practice and self-directed learning.

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