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Course Overview

Build your career as a graphic designer with marketing expertise or in marketing with design know-how, by learning a combination of skills across graphic design, illustration, visual communication, branding and marketing. Learn to develop your creative graphic design, visual selling and communication skills with an understanding of the marketing functions essential to a range of careers across the creative and design industries. You work in a studio environment with the foremost industry analogue and digital industry facilities.

What you will learn

You work to live briefs, competitions and on real projects in this industry-focused programme to prepare you for a range of careers in design: artistic and technical roles, media agencies and publishers, and opportunities across the creative industries. From becoming a freelancer marketing professional or graphic designer to working for an international company, your learning adventure unites the independent and commercial, specialisms and teamwork, deadlines and networking, traditional and digital design and marketing skills.

In Year 0 you explore the fundamental skills of design through drawing, mark-making, and three-dimensional workshop practices. You begin to experience the creative process and gain knowledge of art and design history and contexts.

In Year 1 you experience the fundamental principles of graphic design and illustration. We introduce you to essential graphic languages and processes including drawing, image-making, typography, advertising, interaction, narrative, motion and printmaking as well as access to a 3D workshop. You are introduced to the fundamentals of marketing and look at theories of buying and selling in marketing.

During Year 2 you develop a distinctive body of work through your selection of project briefs. Here you can start to specialize if you wish. You further develop your knowledge, strengths, professional and management skills and apply your ideas and processes to more complex creative projects supported by critical studies.  Specialist modules in digital and brand marketing will augment your knowledge of creative design to give you a holistic experience of marketing in the creative industries.

In Year 3 the emphasis is placed firmly on developing your professional portfolio and future career aspirations. You are able to negotiate your own contextually grounded project themes underpinned by advanced knowledge of marketing theories and application.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

Year 0 entry
32-88 points, including a creative subject, from any combination of recognised Level 3 qualifications or equivalent. Consideration will also be given to students without formal qualifications but with evidence of practical art and design experience at an appropriate level. Students are invited to bring portfolios along on applicant days to show creative skills in art and design.

Interviews
Eligible applicants are normally invited for interviews. The interview helps us determine your potential to succeed and to set appropriate entry conditions matched to your personal circumstances and the demands of the course. The interview also enables you to see our excellent facilities, meet staff and students, and to learn more about studying at Teesside University.

If you are unable to attend an interview at the University, we can organise a virtual interview over the phone or online. If you have a portfolio of work to submit in support of your application, this can be sent to us electronically.

English language and maths requirement
Normally GCSE English language and maths at grade C, or 4 under the new grading system. Other equivalent qualifications may be considered.

Non-EU international students who need a student visa to study in the UK should check our web pages on UKVI-compliant English language requirements. The University also provides pre-sessional English language courses to help you meet the English language requirements.

Helping you meet the entry requirements
We may be able to help you meet the requirements for admission by offering you the opportunity to study one or more Summer University modules, some of which can be studied by distance learning.

Mature applicants
We welcome applications from mature students (aged over 21) who can demonstrate, through a portfolio or written work and relevant experience, that they have developed cognitive and technical skills through their life experiences.

Fees

Fee for UK applicants
Full-time: £9250 a year

Fee for International applicants
£13000 a year


This information was accurate on : 05/05/2021
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