Develop your creative and business skills for a successful career in graphic design.
Top-up course taught by University Centre Weston (UCW)
- Manage a touring exhibition of your work from concept to completion.
- Enhance your employability with a ‘design for social impact’ project.
- Develop essential professional skills in areas including management and marketing.
This Honours Top-up prepares students for varied and exciting design careers by promoting creativity alongside practical business skills, while also dedicating time to research and academic development for those who are looking to progress to postgraduate study.
Students from this course have won the New Designer of the Year award, Sky Creative award and Design Council’s Future Pioneers award at the prestigious New Designers Exhibition in London.
Course Details - Modules
This one-year top-up degree comprises three modules covering marketing, finance and promotional strategy, practice within the creative industries, and professional creative practice.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment is via a combination of practical exams and coursework, with an assessment breakdown of 55% practical exams and 45% coursework. There are no written exams on this course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
W214
Institution code:
B20
Campus Name:
University Centre Weston
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Grade Merit is preferred.
Applicants who do not hold a Bath Spa University Foundation degree in Graphic Design may be considered as follows:
There is evidence of curriculum matching of the learning outcomes of the course with those of the Bath Spa University Foundation degree in Graphic Design.
Produce a portfolio of evidence demonstrating relevant and recent work experience equivalent to Foundation degree level.
All applicants to the programme will normally have achieved a minimum average grade profile of 50% in year 2 of their Foundation degree or equivalent qualification.
It is a condition of entry onto the programme that all applicants will have secured a suitable work-based learning setting* by the time of admission. The suitability of the work will need to be agreed with the programme leader.
* Applicants will need to be employed or self-employed within some aspect of the creative industries either working as an employee for a creative company relevant to individual practic
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
68%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
74%
Go onto work and study:
84%
Fees and funding
EU
7950.0
Year 1
England
7950.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
7950.0
Year 1
Scotland
7950.0
Year 1
Wales
7950.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Bath
BA2 9BN
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