BA (Hons)Graphic Design - Interactive (Placement)
| Study location | United Kingdom, Leicester, Campus Centre |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BA (Hons) |
| Course code | W210 |
| Tuition fee | To be confirmed |
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| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. A relevant portfolio is required. You will also need a good portfolio according to the course guidelines as part of your application |
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Overview
Graphic Design (Interactive) BA (Hons) is a newly developed course that focuses on giving you cutting edge digital skills so that you can work creatively at the forefront of an evolving world of graphic communication. This programme focuses on engaging interactive content, user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design, motion graphics and animation, design for web and apps, visualisation of ideas, graphic literacy and problem solving.
This course will give you practical skills in a wide range of specialist areas of professional interactive graphic design.
You will work on a series of major personal projects to build your portfolio and professional skills, including undertaking live briefs from the design industry.
This industry-focused course ensures you will experience what it takes to be a successful interactive graphic designer and graduate with a portfolio demonstrating your capabilities and talents.
This course is designed for those with a specific interest in the cutting edge digital arts. Our well established Graphic Design courses focus more on traditional and core design skills such as editorial design, image making or advertising, whilst this programme focuses on pushing the conventions of digital applications and user experiences through a hands-on approach in communicating visual solutions and spaces to a wide audience.
Programme structure
Year 1
Graphic Studies: Context and Communication
Image Making for Interactive Media
Media and Communication Technology for Interactive Media 1
Pathway Preparation Workshops
Year 2
Integrated Graphic Studies
Applied Interactive Media Studies
Media and Communication Technology for Interactive Media 2
Integrated Pathway Studies
Year 3
Placement year
Year 4
Major Negotiated Pathway Projects
Creative Competition Projects
Applied Professional Practice Studies
Career opportunities
They can be found working at some of today’s top design agencies and businesses including Google, Sony Playstation, Disney Studios, Landor Associaties, Yahoo, Adtrak, GlaxoSmithKline, Burberry, Next, Warner Music and Fontshop, Cite, Bulb Studios and more.
They work throughout the graphic communication sector as staff designers, consultants or freelancers, in areas such as information, advertising, promotional design, and interactive and multimedia design.
This course is designed to lead into global careers in UX (User Experience) Design, UI (User Interface) design, web design and development, app design, graphic design, animation and motion graphics.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.