About BA (hons) Graphic Design With Typography in University of Plymouth

Course Details

Develop innovative ideas and concepts in response to design briefs, and creatively solve design problems using words and typography. With employers placing great emphasis on graduates having typographic knowledge, you’ll stand out in the job market. Good graphic design relies on the important relationship between type and imagery... Or maybe type can be the image?

You’ll develop your knowledge and develop yourself by taking advantage of a learning environment that includes open plan studios with a 360 degree view of Plymouth, a city at the heart of art and culture in the South West. You’ll also get yourself prepared for your dream career: our graduates finding creative fulfilment working for companies such as Leo Burnett, DesignBridge and The Times.

Key features

• Prepare yourself for your dream career: our graduates finding creative fulfilment working for companies such as DesignBridge, Leo Burnett, Snask, IBM and The Times.
• In your final year you can choose a specialism to match your interests and career goals with options that relate directly to the design industry. Choose from identity and branding, editorial and publishing and Information design.
• Draw on support from committed tutors with long-term industry and academic experience.
• Fly high and join alumni and current students who have won national and international competitions.
• Engage with live client briefs, giving your creativity real-world impact.
• Explore our range of resources including printmaking workshops, photographic studios and Apple Mac workstations complete with the latest Adobe CC software.
• Develop your knowledge and develop yourself by taking advantage of a learning environment that includes open plan studios with a 360 degree view of Plymouth, a city at the heart of art and culture in the South West.
• Have direct contact with prestigious visiting speakers such as Jonathon Barnbrook, Michael Johnson and Angus Hyland. Get feedback on your work from practicing graphic designers during our ‘Industrial Liaison Day’.

Academic qualification equivalents

Standard 12th qualifications (CBSE/ICSE or State Boards of equivalent)

Grade: Minimum aggregate of 60% and above

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS 5.5 overall (6.0 for integrated programmes)
• IELTS 5.5 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)
• PTE 42 (50 for integrated programmes)
• PTE 42 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)

University of Plymouth Highlights

University of Plymouth Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• Cost of attendance for various 2020-21:

• The mandatory fee (2,622 USD annually) breakdown can be seen as: