Graphic Design with Integrated Foundation Year

Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years ArtFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic designProduct design

UCAS Points

48 points

About this course

Our Integrated Foundation Year course is the ideal choice for a student looking to pursue an undergraduate degree in the creative arts. It will give you the grounding, tools, practical skills and confidence to succeed in the BA(Hons) Graphic Design degree at CSVPA with an enhanced knowledge and understanding of specialist techniques and materials.

You will take this one year course before progressing onto our BA(Hons) Graphic Design course at CSVPA. This initial year is designed to allow you to explore a broad range of media, approaches and concepts in arts and design, and to develop your own distinctive voice and direction for future success.

BA(Hons) Graphic Design Graphic Design is the modern form of storytelling. It has the power to inspire, educate, instruct, entertain, influence and define identity. Our BA (Hons) Graphic Design course enables you to examine the principles of graphic design, encouraging you to explore your own individual creative voice in a progressive, enterprising, playful and curious way. You will be introduced to a broad range of creative communication techniques and be equipped with the tools to help define your future and find an individual voice within the field of visual communication.  You will be given the freedom to explore innovative and experimental methods to develop your practice as a professional designer. Through experimentation and critical enquiry, students are given the opportunity to reflect on the past, challenge the contemporary and influence the creative future of design. Our small class sizes ensure that students receive frequent one-to-one guidance from our highly-skilled lecturers, allowing for a more tailored learning experience. This course is designed to prepare students for a successful career in the design industries. Teaching comprises of set and live project briefs, self-initiated work, hands-on workshops and guest lectures by industry professionals.

Please click the following link to find out more about the Integrated Foundation Year: https://www.csvpa.com/course/ba-hons-with-integrated-foundation-year/

To find out more about our BA(Hons) Graphic Design degree, click this link: https://www.csvpa.com/course/ba-hons-graphic-design/

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff Points 48 points

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2141 Web design professionals
2142 Graphic and multimedia designers
3421 Interior designers
3422 Clothing, fashion and accessories designers
3411 Artists
3429 Design occupations

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time including foundation year
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Cambridge
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Art, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design, Product design