Master of Arts - Visual Communication (with Advanced Practice)

The MA Visual Communication course is about communicating small and big data in visual ways – graphic design, visual communications, infographics.

This specialist programme reflects the dynamic contemporary practices within the creative industries. It stimulates students to create challenging solutions to real-world design issues to create innovators and leaders in the field of visual communication. Students identify the key transferable skills to help them create or respond to career opportunities or undertake further research.

Students consider branding, graphic design, illustration, marketing, user experience, new media and future technologies – exploring and visually representing important information. They explore scenario building, fore sighting and future proofing as important factors in establishing the direction of their work and potential developments in design, communication and cultural industries. This course prepares students, as a creative individual, for professional practice in developing new business ideas, products, systems and artefacts.

The two-year master’s degree with advanced practice enhances students' qualification by adding a vocational or research based internship to the one-year master’s programme.