Course summary

Studying BA Graphic and Communication Design at the University of Leeds bridges the gap between thinking and doing, valuing research activities and contextual studies as much as creative practice. Through a combination of making, reading, and writing, you'll become a critical and innovative thinker and practitioner; informed by the past, able to challenge the present, and be prepared for the future. As the world changes and grows more complex, our need for communication design has never been greater. Our challenge-led teaching, situated within one of the few Russell Group research intensive universities to offer this subject, will help you to develop the key theoretical, practical, and professional skills vital in the creative industries. You'll embrace user-centred approaches, being taught graphic design as a transformative system to create powerful social and economic impact. You'll build from a foundation in subjects such as typography, interaction design, and design for print, you'll be given challenging briefs to push you to achieve your best. At every stage of the course you can also choose options to match your passions. By offering you a year in industry or a year studying abroad, we provide the flexibility to support you in shaping your education to reach your ambition. With two independently-led projects in the Final Year, you have the chance to specialise and tailor the focus of your studies and produce two ambitious and large bodies of work with which to impress potential employees.