KLC School of Design
UCAS Code: GDSI | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
About this course
Graphic design plays a significant role not only in the way we present text and images but also in the way that we understand and navigate through space. At the same time, it provides much of the aesthetic character used to enhance spatial experiences through the design of forms and patterns deployed on both 2D surfaces and 3D objects.
Learning from industry professionals across graphic design, interaction design, and spatial design, students will explore the range of ways in which we use graphic design to enhance our experiences within interiors online and their application to surfaces and objects.
As students progress through the course, building self-confidence and a deeper understanding of graphic and spatial design, they will explore how design is a tool of social change and ethical innovation, challenging our understanding of how we define, express and explore our physical and virtual realities.
Modules
Year 1 (Level 4)
The first year focuses on building an awareness of the basic principles of graphic design, including print, digital and online. In addition to developing an awareness of the design process, students will begin to explore the theories associated with graphic and spatial design (through Contextual Studies) that will inform their design projects. Through Professional Practice, students will begin their journey to understand the industry and their future planning for employment.
-Principles of Graphic Design, Surface and Space
-Contextual Studies 1
-Principles of Design and Interaction
-Principles of Typography & Text
-Professional Practice 1
Year 2 (Level 5)
The second year moves students to more complex projects, exploring greater integration of graphic design into the spaces and objects that create our interior experiences. Students will undertake projects that are specifically associated with surface design for upholstery, wallpaper, flooring, and other decorative products. In addition, principles of wayfinding (the ways in which we understand how to navigate space) through projects set in both physical and virtual space.
-Advanced Graphic Design, Surface and Space
-Contextual Studies 2
-Wayfinding for Physical and Virtual Space
-Surface Design for Spatial Products
Year 3 (Level 6)
By the final year of the degree, students will have a strong understanding of the subject and will be working on a Major Project and Dissertation related to a topic of their own choosing, linking theory and practice through these different forms of research and design. As they prepare for the next step, after completing the course, the Professional Practice curriculum focuses on a deep understanding of different roles within the sector and identifying individual plans for employment and personal professional development.
-Major Project
-Contextual Studies 3 (Dissertation)
-Professional Practice 3
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