Kingston University

Graphic Design MA

Kingston UniversityKnights Park, United Kingdom

Course overview

Master innovative ways of thinking and making in graphic design Gain the future skills to excel in competitive design fields and create meaningful work. Graphic design is framed as an expanded practice and subject of study, a launchpad to diverse careers and roles that combine creativity, social and ecological impact, and cutting-edge technology. Whilst studying a Graphic Design MA, you’ll explore and challenge assumptions about the designer as a researcher, facilitator, producer, artist and storyteller.

You’ll embrace opportunities to see yourself as a teacher, author, entrepreneur, provocateur, leader and agent of change. We encourage students to explore new and unfamiliar processes and techniques. Through experimentation and innovation you’ll develop your own disciplines and individual creative practices.

In the process of reconfiguring design’s roles and responsibilities, you will learn the Future Skills needed to thrive in an age of uncertainty. You will get to know some amazing and inspiring tutors who will always help you find the right questions to ask. Kjerstin Asak

Key highlights

  • Graphic design taught as an expanded practice and field of study
  • Explores the designer as researcher, facilitator, producer, artist and storyteller
  • Experimentation with new processes to develop your own creative practice
  • Focus on social and ecological impact alongside cutting-edge technology
  • Builds Future Skills for thriving in an age of uncertainty

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — to include graphic design or a related creative arts subject; or above
  • Additional condition: portfolio — Additional requirements for Graphic Design MA: Open Please submit a portfolio in digital format, 25-30 pages in length and landscape orientation.

Scholarships

  • Alumni Discount

    Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.

    Up to 10% of fees

  • Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award

    The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.

    Up to £2,500

  • Chevening Scholarships

    Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.

  • International Merit-Based scholarships

    The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

    Up to £5,000

  • Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship

    The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.

  • Postgraduate Progression Scholarship

    The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.

  • The Kingston Impact Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Kingston MBA Scholarship

    Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Graphic designer
  • Art director
  • Creative director
  • Design researcher
  • Design educator
  • Design entrepreneur

Cost of study

UK/Home: £12,900 per year | International: £23,700 per year

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 Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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