Program Overview

BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration

Why study this course with LJMU?

LJMU ranked 10th in the UK for graphic design (The Guardian University Guide 2025)

About your course

The BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Liverpool John Moores University has a well-established reputation for developing innovative designers and illustrators, highly sought after by employers in this exciting but competitive sector.

Course modules

Year 1

• Understanding Visual Communication (20 credits)
• Expectations (40 credits)
• Exploring Practice (40 credits)
• Politics and Purpose (20 credits)

Year 2

• Visual Communication Cultures (20 credits)
• Research Investigations (20 credits)
• This is Graphic Design (40 credits)
• This is Illustration (40 credits)
• Graphic Design Practice (40 credits)
• Illustration Practice (40 credits)
• Study Year Abroad – Graphic Design & Illustration (120 credits)

Year 3

• Graphic Arts Research Project (40 credits)
• Ambition & Authorship (40 credits)
• Professional Practice (40 credits)

Your Learning Experience

Teaching Support Assessment

Excellent facilities and learning resources

We adopt an active blended learning approach, meaning you will experience a combination of face-to-face and online learning during your time at LJMU.

Career paths

This highly vocational programme presents many opportunities to make contacts in the world of graphic design and illustration.

Tuition fees and funding

Home

• Full-time per year: £9,535

International

• Full-time per year: £18,250

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

• GCSEs and equivalents
• A levels
• BTECs
• Access awards
• International Baccalaureate
• OCR Cambridge Technical
• Irish awards
• Welsh awards
• T levels
• Alternative qualifications considered

Additional requirements

• Interview required
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to provide a portfolio and attend interview.

International requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 (minimum of 5.5 in each component, taken within two years of the course start date) or equivalent English language proficiency test.