BA (Hons) Communication Design - Graphics, Illustration, Photography
Robert Gordon UniversityAberdeen, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our Communication Design course develops your knowledge and understanding of the key disciplines and supports the development of your creative, critical and technical skills necessary to pursue a career in today's ever-evolving communication design professions across a range of industry sectors.
Key highlights
- Covers graphic design, illustration and photography disciplines
- Builds creative, critical and technical skills for design careers
- Prepares graduates for communication design roles across industry sectors
Entry requirements
- Scottish Highers: BCC — to include Art & Design (or a creative design and/or media subject e.g. Graphic Comm
- A-level: CC — to include Art & Design (or a creative design and/or media subject e.g. Media Studies
- International Baccalaureate: 24 — to include
- Additional condition: interview — All applicants with the appropriate qualifications (or due to sit appropriate qualifications) will be invited to attend a portfolio review/interview and participate in a selection process.
- Additional condition: portfolio — All applicants with the appropriate qualifications (or due to sit appropriate qualifications) will be invited to attend a portfolio review/interview and participate in a selection process.
- International Baccalaureate: 27 — to include
- Scottish Highers: CCC — to include to include Art / Design (or a creative design and/or media subject such as Graphic C; minimum (widening access) offer
- HNC / HND — minimum (widening access) offer; from one of our partner colleges will be considered for entry into Year 2 or 3, subject to successfully meeting the par
Scholarships
Alumni Discount
A 20% discount is provided exclusively on tuition fees and not to any associated course costs.
Up to 20% of feesInternational Students Emergency Fund
The fund aims to help students with basic living costs such as food, utilities and rent.
RGU Early Deposit Payment Discount
Self-funding students paying an international fee joining in the September 2026 intake who pay their deposit will receive an additional £500 discount.
Up to £500RGU Golf Scholarship
Up to £8,500 per year
RGU International Student Discount for Undergraduate Students
£2,000 discount on each year of study of undergraduate tuition fees.
Up to £2,000RGU SPORT Scholarship
Financial assistance is awarded to support travel, training, equipment and competition expenses accrued during the academic year.
Vice-Chancellor's Undergraduate Scholarship
Careers this course leads to
- Graphic designer
- Illustrator
- Photographer
- Communication designer
- Art director
- Visual content designer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £1,820 (Scotland), £9,535 (rest of UK) | International: £18,940
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Robert Gordon University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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