University for the Creative Arts has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Our well-established BA (Hons) Graphic Design degree course at UCA Farnham is about giving you the knowledge and skills to excel in a wide range of formats - from branding to typography, UI/UX design to print media and digital publishing. You’ll take part in challenging live projects, competitions, and extra-curricular industry placements, so that by the time you graduate you’ll have a wealth of knowledge and experience to take forward into your career. Past projects include creating designs for Nescafe Azera packaging, making standfirsts and other graphics for ITV Daytime, and creating window displays for Benetton. And you’ll be part of a fantastic creative family, where lifelong friendships and professional connections are formed, and where alumni return to class year on year to pass on their knowledge to a new generation of makers. Check out the @gdfarnham.uca Instagram to see some of our day-to-day activities and student work-in-progress. Related courses
- BA/BSc (Hons) Advertising (with Professional Practice Year)
- BA (Hons) Illustration (with Professional Practice Year)
- BA (Hons) Visual Communication (with Professional Practice Year)
Modules
In Year 1, you'll learn the technical and conceptual skills that will give you a solid foundation from which to explore the areas of specialist activity that exist under the broad definition of 'graphics'. With tutor guidance and tuition, you'll also investigate the design process itself, ensuring that creative outcomes are reached through a combination of experimentation and formula. The aim is to produce outcomes that have real purpose and that clearly communicate messages and meaning. In Year 2, the focus is on finding your own specialist way of working. This will include (but won't be limited to) information design, publishing and narrative, branding, typography and print media, and digital technologies. Research into the overlap and relationships between these specialist areas will be encouraged, to seek out ways of working that reflect the needs of industry whilst simultaneously exploring the outer reaches of graphic communication. In Year 3 you'll work on live international projects and competitions. You’ll also undertake self-initiated critical and practical enquiry via a dissertation and extensive final major project.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W216
- Institution code:
- C93
- Campus name:
- Farnham
- Campus code:
- F
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 - 168 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF) - DMM
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 27 - 30 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
For further information on how to apply to UCA: https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/applying-to-uca/
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
A portfolio is required for this course. We’ll invite you to an Applicant Day where we’ll review your portfolio, or you can upload an online portfolio to your UCA Applicant Portal. Details will be provided once we've received your application.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5 |
We require evidence of your English language ability to meet the requirements for your course. If you're a Home student and studied in the UK, we require GCSE English at a minimum grade C/4 (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2). If you’re an EU student and studied a European qualification, we may accept the English Language score from your main qualification - please review your country from the list on our website to see whether we will accept it: https://www.uca.ac.uk/international-study/equivalent-qualifications/ If your qualification is not on this list, we accept the following English language qualifications: IELTS (overall score 6.0), TOEFL ibt (overall score 88), PEARSON PTE Academic (overall 55), Cambridge Proficiency Exam (overall score 169), Cambridge Advanced Exam (overall score 169). If you need a Tier 4 student visa to study in the UK, you will need to take an IELTS test, and achieve an overall score of 6.0 and a minimum score of 5.5 for each element (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing).
For more information on English Language Requirements, please visit our website:
https://www.uca.ac.uk/International-study/language-requirements-support/
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250* | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250* | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250* | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250* | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250* | Year 1 |
| EU | £16950* | Year 1 |
| International | £16950* | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £16950* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Additional fee information
Undergraduate Tuition Fees for September 2023 are still to be confirmed. Once finalised, details will appear here and on https://www.uca.ac.uk/study-at-uca/fees-finance/undergraduate/
Provider information
University for the Creative Arts
Falkner Road
Farnham
GU9 7DS