Graphic Design

Description

This course gives you the chance to mix the traditional with the really new. You can design a brand new font in Illustrator, make it in wood on the latest laser-cutter, print it on a 150-year old hand-operated press then scan it and manipulate it in Photoshop!
If you choose this course you will benefit from:

• Good ongoing relationships with many employers including Peach Tree Packaging, Kraken Creatives, Communique, Atlantic Whale Foundation and Boxing Clever, who work with our students;
• Award-winning staff with expertise in a range of disciplines from editorial and book design to web- based design and typography. Staff will discuss their work with you so you can connect what they do with what you learn. All staff are active researchers and ensure that this feeds into their teaching;
• Access to dedicated design studios, the best software packages for page layout, image manipulation and multimedia design, a metal type workshop, printmaking workroom, screen printing studio, photographic resources and a digital print bureau;
• Opportunity to undertake exchange programmes with two Chinese Universities – Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) and Zhejiang University of Media and Communications (ZUMC).

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Module (EEA)
• GBP 12444 Module (International)

Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

You will begin by exploring the basics of typography and visual communication before being encouraged to experiment with type and image to solve graphic design problems.

The course is built around the four key themes of graphic design: typography, visual communication, design in context, and integrated design. These happen at the same time each year (but always with different briefs) so that you get a real sense of achievement as you progress.

In your third year you will be able to focus on building your portfolio in your area of interest, for example print, editorial and book design, advertising, corporate design or digital media. The course culminates in a school-wide degree show that attracts employers from industry.

Our course will be primarily based on the development of your studio practice but you will also have lectures, seminars and workshops.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

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Requirements

Essential Entry Requirements:

• 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C including English Language, or specified equivalents.

Typical Offers

• A-Levels: CCC to include at least one Art or Design subject
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: MMM in an Art or Design subject

Foundation: Merit in Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Access: A pass in the Access Diploma. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately.

• International Baccalaureate Diploma: 27 points to include Art or Design at Higher level

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship Scheme

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

• Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
• Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
• There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.

University Research Studentship Scheme

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Science Without Borders

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

• Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
• Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

• Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities

Ferguson Trust Scholarships

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.