Graphic Design, BA (Hons) at University of Lancashire

Programme overview

Graphic Design focuses on creative problem solving through print and digital media, covering typography, editorial, branding and packaging alongside moving image, website and app concepts. Teaching takes place in a studio with digital print studios, printmaking workshops and wood and metal workshops, and students work on live briefs with real deadlines.

Faculty: School of Arts and Media | Duration: 3 years | Intake: September 2026 and September 2027 | Location: Preston, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Creative Thinking, Graphic Design: Fundamentals and Practice, Applied Graphic Design, Graphic Design Practice: Industry and Brand, Industry Collaboration, and an Awards project and self-initiated project.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone on to creative roles in design studios and agencies in the UK and abroad, such as graphic designer, creative director and UX/UI designer, and some run their own agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UK qualifications: 104-112 UCAS points at A-level; BTEC Extended Diploma DMM; BTEC Diploma D*D to D*D*; Access to HE Diploma (Pass) with 104-112 points; International Baccalaureate Diploma (Pass) with 104-112 points from Higher Level subjects; T Level Merit; GCSEs: five at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent. English language for international applicants: IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5. A portfolio is required; applicants are emailed by Admissions on how to submit it.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time UK tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 19,500 a year (2026/27). Full-time international tuition fee Source

Intake: September 2026 and September 2027

Duration: 3 years

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