MA Graphic Design (Online)
University of Hertfordshire Online
Key Information
Campus location
Hatfield, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
2 years
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 780 *
Application deadline
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* per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year
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Introduction
"Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, examinations may be replaced by an alternative form of assessment during the academic year 2021/2022. Please refer to the Programme Specification on these pages for further details."
Why choose Herts?
- Employment Prospects: Graduates work in art, digital, and design jobs with leading design companies. Many are also practising as freelancers supplying independent design services to clients.
- Teaching Excellence: During this project-based course you will practice contemporary graphic design and be taught by tutors with extensive high-level commercial experience.
- Industry-Focused Course Content: You'll explore the social, global, and cultural value of how our work creates meaning and impact in products and other entities in every environment.
About the course
Foster your creativity and enhance your employment opportunities by joining MA Graphic Design The aim of this postgraduate programme is to equip you with the skills, knowledge and understanding required to practice at an advanced level. There is a strong emphasis on professional practice and the real-world applications of art and design. You'll develop key research skills and gain a good understanding of the work of other practitioners in your field.
Senior research staff and internationally renowned practitioners work with postgraduate students, helping you to develop original and challenging work. Our staff are experienced in research and professional practice, and you'll also benefit from contributions from visiting designers and professionals, as well as from involvement with our international exhibitions programme.
Every step of the way, you'll develop your imaginative, creative and technical potential as a graphic designer. We’ll invite you to examine a range of media in the fields of graphic design. For example, the role of image-making in new and traditional media, and graphic designers’ relationships with fine art and digital media.
We'll give you an opportunity to develop advanced knowledge and skills in the use of narrative storytelling. You'll discover its relationship to graphic design, as well as illustrative conventions in children's and adult literature, comics and other media. We'll encourage you to develop the entrepreneurial and commercial skills you'll need to develop your work to its full potential. You'll gain the practical and intellectual skills to thrive as a practising artist. By working alongside artists and designers on other postgraduate courses you'll explore the possibilities for the graphic designer of today, questioning conventions and refining the direction of your practice.
By studying Graphic Design (online), you can fit studies around work and life commitments.
Why choose this course?
- You want to develop your professional skills as a graphic designer
- You're excited to work with design professionals of international standing
- You're looking forward to working in professional and industrial contexts
- You want to develop research skills that are vital for industry success
- You want to learn entirely via distance learning.
Student experience
At the University of Hertfordshire, we want to make sure your time studying with us is as stress-free and rewarding as possible. We offer a range of support services including; student wellbeing, academic support, accommodation and childcare to ensure that you make the most of your time at Herts and can focus on studying and having fun.
Additional information
- Sandwich placement or study abroad year: n/a
- Applications open to international and EU students: Yes
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Curriculum
What will I study?
This course is designed to help you develop your practice and give you the skills recovery to further your career in the industry both in the UK and abroad. The course includes practice-based modules where you will explore and develop your work as a graphic designer. It also contains course or research skills, entrepreneurialism and professional practice. The final part of the course enables you to complete a major project.
Content is delivered entirely online, through video lectures, online presentations, text and image resources, Skype tutorials and email. Students have one-to-one support from the course leader and from a specialist tutor. Students share their work with their peers in online galleries, where they can receive critique from staff and students. There is no requirement to attend lectures on campus, and coursework is submitted electronically via our Virtual Learning Environment, Studynet.
Level 7
- Research and Enquiry (Online) 15 Credits Compulsory
- Creative Economies (Online) 15 Credits Compulsory
- Discourse and Reflection (Online) 30 Credits Compulsory
- Practice 1: Art and Design (Online) 30 Credits Compulsory
- Practice 2: Art and Design (Online) 30 Credits Compulsory
- Major Study: Graphic Design (Online) 60 Credits Compulsory
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
This course prepares you for many diverse opportunities in the design industry. Graphic design is an essential part of all written and visual communication, from traditional areas such as print and packaging through to new areas such as UX design and experience design. Through an in-depth examination of what design is and how it can facilitate and change understanding, you will gain the valuable transferable skills that current design practice requires.