The BA Hons Graphic Design programme is run in conjunction with the University of Salford and allows students the opportunity to complete the first year of the degree here at Carmel College.
Level One consists of 8 modules that will earn you the 120 credits needed to progress to Level Two. The course is diverse and exciting allowing students the opportunity to explore many different aspects of Graphic Design.
There are team projects and live briefs, and computer modules that will give you creative and digital skills. Illustration briefs will test your ability to create new and exciting art works and theory modules will teach you about the illustrious history of design, the moral debates that surround our subject and how to analyse images.
You will be encouraged to think creatively, to work imaginatively and to create professional designs to tight and demanding deadlines. The course will challenge and inspire you and is definitely not for the work shy.
The course is intensive and requires passion and commitment. Self-motivation as well as a keenness to respond to tutorial advice are also essential requirements. Studio culture is a key feature of the course, with live projects and workshops forming part of the curriculum.
The staff team includes specialists in Type, Illustration, Design for the music industry, Design for the web, and Digital Animation. We have an established list of guest lecturers/speakers of professional renown. Industrial placements, integral to level 2 study, have taken place at Designers Republic, amx digital, Form, Russell Mills, Spin, v23, the Apartment, and Arena, i-D and Vogue magazines amongst many others.
In 2008 we sent two of our Level One students to work placements at British Vogue and GQ magazines to work with the renowned Art and Creative Director Robin Derrick.
APPLICANT PROFILE
We welcome a broad range of applicants sharing a fascination and enthusiasm for contemporary graphic design. Whether your interests are general or more specifically focused on creative typography, fashion editorial, interactivity, illustration, design for the music industry or new and inventive areas of graphic application, we would like to hear from you. If you are invited for interview, alongside the presentation of your portfolio/showreel, you should also be prepared to discuss your awareness of the current graphic design scene and your own personal agenda and ambitions.
Applications should be made through Carmel College with the first contact being Peter Frost, Course Co-ordinator.
To find out more please complete the Degree Course Enquiry or contact Peter Frost at peterf@carmel.ac.uk
