Graphic Design

Master branding, typography, publishing, motion graphics, and more – all while tackling real-world design projects. Hone your professional and technical skills and develop a visual design language that's uniquely you. You'll go beyond theory, experiment with emerging technologies, and refine your technical skills to equip yourself to thrive in the ever-evolving graphic design landscape.

By the end of your degree, you'll graduate with a professional portfolio that showcases your unique design voice. Our graduates are making waves in the industry across fields such as art direction, branding and identity, editorial design, interactive design, illustration, and more.

Key features

- Study a broad range of disciplines including branding, editorial design, graphic design, illustration, interactive design, information design, motion graphics and typography.

- Learn in a creative studio environment, using industry-standard equipment and software.

- Work on live briefs with companies like Brand Opus, JKR, Elmwood and Vault 49.

- Develop your professional skills through self-initiated work experience placements, industry competitions, collaborations with organisations and guest lectures.

- Go on optional study visits to cities like New York and Berlin.

- Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to one of our partner institutions, such as RMIT in Australia.

- Develop a professional portfolio tailored to your own career aspirations.

- Exhibit your work at our Showcase, with the opportunity to be selected to exhibit at other portfolio events, such as New Designers and D&AD New Blood in London.

- Our graphic design degree has an excellent reputation for producing industry-ready, interdisciplinary graduates.

- Gain a professionally accredited degree – this course is accredited by the Chartered Society of Designers (CSD).

- NTU is in the UK’s Top 15 for Art & Design in the Complete University Guide 2023 (Ranked 15th).

Employability

Some graduates choose to use their skills in other fields, such as teaching and management, while others go on to set up their own business or work on a freelance basis. Graduates from this course go into a range of roles. Recent examples include:
Designer, Unidays
Junior Designer, McCann Birmingham
Junior Designer, Pentland Brands
Product Development, Bakerdays
Freelance Artist, Advocate AA
Junior Designer; Landor
Junior Motion Designer; DixonBaxi.

Your space to create at NTU

We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities to find out more.

Our students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’

Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students’ work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at wearecreativesntu.art