Bachelor Of Arts (honours) In Design in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor Of Arts (honours) In Design in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

A four-year course for people seeking careers in design. Includes specialist pathways in graphic design & illustration, animation & game design, industrial design and fashion & textile design.

Career opportunities in Design are growing both nationally and internationally. The BA (Hons) in Design is an exciting new course emphasising both traditional and modern-day skills.

The course begins with a foundation year, followed a choice of creative pathways which may include the following specific design areas:

• Animation & Game Design
• Industrial Design
• Graphic Design & Illustration
• Fashion & Textiles Design

The course places strong emphasis on Drawing and Visualisation, Design Thinking and Design Technology. Other topics include Photography, Digital Media, Design History & Theory, Creative Problem Solving, Business & Entrepreneurial skills and an Ethical and Sustainable Design ethos.

The course features a five-month industry placement that links with industry partners nationally and internationally.

Employers value design graduates for their creative problem solving, good communication skills, IT literacy, flexibility, teamwork skills and visual presentation skills.

Career Opportunities

Graduates are on pathways to become:

• Animation & Game Designers
• Industrial Designers
• Graphic & Illustration Designers
• Fashion & Textile Designers

Animation & Game Designers may also specialise further as:

• Technical artists
• Illustrators
• Game artists
• Multimedia artists
• Character animators

Graduates may get employment in a variety of specialist positions such as:

• Concept artists
• Animators
• Storyboard artists
• Directors
• VFX artists
• Modellers
• Riggers
• Lighting artists in the animation, games and VFX sectors.

Industrial Designers may also specialise further as:Product Designers, CAD specialists within design practices, or Three-dimensional designers. Many industrial designers collaborate in design teams with other designers to develop products and cross over into diverse areas such as Theatre film and TV design, 3D computer design, graphic, and interior design.

Interior Designers may also specialise further in Stage and Set Design, Exhibition and Display Interface Design, as creative members of architectural design teams and CAD specialists within design practices.

Graphic Designers & Illustrators may also specialise further as; Stationary designer, Art director, User Experience design, design for static/motion/product graphics and design for TV & film.

Fashion & Textile Designers may also specialise further as; Surface Designer and Accessory Designer, Pattern cutter, Stylist, Costume Designer, Retail Merchandising.

Post-graduate Studies: 

Masters Degree Level 9 studies in any of the above or related design areas, nationally or internationally.