Study MA Design for Visual Communication at University of the Arts London in the UK, Communication

MA Design for Visual Communication

UK

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What will I learn?

This course is ideal for designers who want to build a practice that resonates with contemporary audiences, clients, and collaborators.We believe that visual communication bridges areas such as graphic design for print, branding, spatial, motion design and immersive experiences. As a result the course is grounded in applying traditional graphic design to embrace a profound exploration of the craft at the same time as emerging visual technologies.Building a responsible practice is a continuous commitment on this course you will develop the analytical qualities you need to sustain a responsible design practice.You’ll refine and strengthen your core practices so you can acknowledge the past and challenge the future through an examination of typography to evolve a unique visual language and grammar.We’ll introduce you to the research methodologies and concepts that will expand your expertise in sustainable projects. You’ll be supported to develop the co-design skills that form the foundation of considerate, critical practices that provide communication strategies for a more-than-human world.This course will prepare you to become a thoughtful and responsible designer directing attention to UAL’s Climate, Racial and Social Justice principles. Our aim is for you to graduate with the knowledge, tools and resilience to tackle complex inequalities through a graphic design lens to provide visual communication strategies for a more diverse, inclusive, and accessible world.

Which department am I in?

Communication

Study options

Full Time (12 Months)

Tuition fees
£30,890.00 (US$ 39,892) per year
This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

London College of Communication

Elephant & Castle,

London,

Southwark,

SE1 6SB, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

The course team welcomes applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, from all over the world, who have achieved an Honours degree qualification that evidences their aptitude, skill and engagement in the graphic design/communication or a related design practice. The course team also welcomes students with relevant experience of those who have previously worked in the industry, or non-traditional backgrounds, as well as those already within employment. The course has been designed to accommodate flexibility in educational engagement.

Your experience is assessed as a learning process and tutors will evaluate that experience for currency, validity, quality and sufficiency.

Your educational level may be demonstrated by:

Honours degree (named above);

Possession of equivalent qualifications;

Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required;

Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of the Arts London

University of the Arts London has ranked second in the world in Art and Design for the fifth year in a row in the 2023 QS World University Rankings

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