Learn how to communicate effectively through visual means and create images that can be used in a variety of ways including in books, magazines, merchandise, and digital media.
Develop your skills in research, storytelling and making, using traditional and contemporary production methods. You'll learn how to engage your audience and develop your own professional practice. Peer review from your classmates is a big part of our projects and will help you gain skills in critiquing other work.
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design has digital and printmaking facilities. You will use them to experiment with a wide range of media, including book and narrative creation, drawing, and graphic arts. There are also opportunities to explore photography, textiles, moving, and interactive media.
You will have the opportunity to enter competitions and compete for awards. You may also be able to attend D&AD's 'New Blood', which is an international showcase of the best graduates in visual communication and advertising.
Our graduates are in high demand. Our alumni go on to work for major design studios and organisations including the New York Times, The Guardian, and Time Out, and others have set up their own agencies.
Course Details - Modules
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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:
W220
Institution code:
D65
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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
Including art and design or a related subject, an appropriate literate subject and one other subject outside art and design
at Advanced Higher, including Art and Design or a related subject and an appropriate literate subject, plus BB at Higher in different subjects including one other subject outside Art and Design.
Including 6, 6, 5 at Higher Level to include art and design or a related subject, an appropriate literate subject and one other subject outside Art and Design.
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