Graphic Communication (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts

Overview

The Graphic Communication (Hons) degree at  Norwich University of the Arts is a cutting-edge brand communications degree that will equip you with the skills to design everything from visual identities and advertising campaigns to websites, apps, motion, film and animation. Typography, copywriting, imagery, motion, digital and print applications are all integral components of the programme.

Key Features

Ignite your passion for exploring visual identities, brand communications and advertising, working across across digital, motion and print. The course is closely aligned to the industry, and you will work on a wide variety of briefs set by staff, professional design agencies and external competitions.

Thanks to our strong links to industry, recent graduates are highly employable and have found full-time employment in leading design studios, working in areas such as branding and digital, motion and cross-platform advertising.

Your original ideas are as likely to play out through an app, website or augmented reality experience as a printed poster, pamphlet or journal. Your knowledge and skills will grow in branding, identity, advertising, motion graphics, and interaction/UX design whilst developing strong skills in creative thinking and ideas-led communication solutions. You’ll be challenged to engage with real-world problems, controversies and commercial briefs through research, design and technology.

Careers

The course provides a range of employment-focused tools, allowing you to develop a professional portfolio and gain a strong sense of your career aspirations. 

Graduates have achieved great success, receiving multiple awards from prestigious competitions such as D&AD New Blood Awards, YCN Awards, and Creative Conscience Awards, leading to direct access to the design industry.

Many students have secured placements and full-time employment at renowned agencies such as Superunion, Magpie, and Pentagram. Other have found employment at some of the most prestigious design agencies including Weirdo, Tommy, North, Accept & Proceed, Sunday, Paul Belford and many, many more.

• Graphic designer

• Digital designer

• Website designer

• App designer

• Branding designer

• Advertising creative

• Promotions designer

• Brand strategist

• Copywriter

• Printmaker/printer

• Filmmaker/animator