Graduate Diploma Graphic Design

Course summary

Graduate Diploma in Graphic Design at Chelsea College of Arts will enable you to develop your graphic design thinking and making. The course is designed for students who wish to progress to MA level.

Anyone Interested.

Course details:

This course is subject to re-validation. Re-validation is a process that makes sure students get a high quality academic experience. During re-validation there maybe be some changes to course content and structure. Please contact us if you have any questions about this course.

What students can expect:

• To be introduced to key elements of graphic design alongside historical and contemporary theoretical contexts
• Project led learning based around a ‘tool kit' of transferable and professional skills as well as discipline specific crafts such as typography, analogue and digital image making and contemporary presentation techniques
• Opportunities to work on commissions and live projects
• To improve your application of conceptual, production and critical skills within the design process. This will be through input from professional practitioners, group crits, workshops, seminars and discussions
• A visiting speaker programme exploring contemporary practice and culture
• To be part of a university wide graphic design postgraduate community
• To have access to Chelsea's shared workshops. These include ceramics, casting, laser cutting, photography, metalwork, woodwork and audio-visual editing suite.

Fees & Funding:

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