BA (honours) Graphic Design in Sheffield Hallam University, UK

BA (honours) Graphic Design in Sheffield Hallam University

Develop your personal and professional design practice with this interdisciplinary visual communication course.

Course summary

• Gain the technical knowledge, practical skills and self–confidence essential for a career in the creative industries and beyond.
• Develop a portfolio of applied projects that demonstrate your strengths.
• Have the opportunity to work abroad — with Erasmus funding available for European placements.
• Explore the breadth of graphic design through its diverse media and applications.

Graphic design responds to social, technological, economic and political challenges — this course equips you to create solutions, tell stories and communicate change. Projects and workshops are at the centre of your studies, with ongoing tutorials, formative feedback sessions and project reviews across the year.

Applied learning

Work placements

You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career.

Live projects

There are live projects throughout the course which give you experience working on real problems and opportunities.

Our students have worked with the NHS and social change charity Good Things Foundation, with theatre company Third Angel, and design studios and agencies such as Why Not Associates and Graphic Thought Facility. 

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• graphic design
• user experience design
• designing for environments and three-dimensional spaces
• editorial and digital publishing
• motion graphics and animation
• illustration and printmaking
• branding and identity
• advertising
• design strategy and policy making
• teaching and lecturing

 

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Post Study Work Permit in UK	2 Year after graduation depending on the course.
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