Program Overview

BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Course Overview

The BA (Hons) Graphic Design course at Ravensbourne University London is a three-year, full-time program that prepares students for a career in the creative industries. The course focuses on the development of design thinking, technical expertise, and understanding of the future settings of design within society.

Key Study Topics

• Type and typography
• Editorial design
• Ideas and concepts
• Design innovation
• Information design and data visualisation
• Service design and creative coding
• Graphic design for promotion

Course Structure and Admissions

Year 1

• Fundamentals of Graphic Design 1
• Fundamentals of Graphic Design 2
• Message 1
• Message 2
• Professional Life Practice: "Developing your Practice"
• Professional Life Practice: "Exploring your Practice"

Year 2

• Collaborate
• Specialism
• Elective
• Professional Life Practice: "Applying your Practice"
• Work-based learning

Year 3

• Design Voice
• Professional Life Practice: "Situating your Practice"
• Major Project
• Showtime

Entry Requirements

• Two A Levels at grade CC or above
• BTEC Extended Diploma at grade MPP
• UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma
• T Level (pass or above)
• Access to Higher Education Diploma
• International Baccalaureate at grade 24 or above
• Other/Mixed qualifications equivalent to 64 UCAS Tariff points

Career Pathways

Graduates of the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course can pursue careers in various fields, including:

• Typography
• Editorial design
• Packaging
• Information design
• Wayfinding
• Exhibition design
• User-experience and user-experience (UX/UI) design
• Art direction
• Design strategy

Fees and Funding

• UK: £9,535 (2025/26)
• INT: £17,000 (2025/26)

Industry Connections

The course has strong industry links with companies such as Apple, Barclays, the BBC, European Space Agency, Marks & Spencer, Museum of London, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Samsung, and many more.

Facilities

• iMac suite
• Materials library
• Library
• Kit Store

Lecturers

• Mark Hudson
• Dan Duran
• Catherine Nippe
• Francesco Tacchini
• Julie Van Severen
• Richard Wilkins
• Andrew Osman

Alumni

• Louise Gadd
• Oliver Lenain
• Kirsty Langston & Brittany Abbott-Trangmar
• Molly Gibbs
• Malin Persson

Unistats Details

• 92% of students say staff value students' views and opinions about the course
• 100% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well
• 85% of students are in work or doing further study 15 months after the course

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