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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Graphic Design and Photography

University of Bolton

UK,England

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36 Months

Duration

CAD 12,450/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

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UK, England

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 2005

Total Students: 8,200 +

Int. Students: 600 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

A676 Deane Rd, Bolton BL3 5AB, United Kingdom

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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Graphic Design and Photography

Program Overview

Graphic design and photography are two of the most influential and powerful forms of visual communication. We constantly read adverts, engage with websites and spend money based on choices influenced by messages delivered through graphic design and photography. Graphic designers produce content for digital and traditional media, creatively combining photography, illustration and typography to communicate messages for clients from big brands to small businesses.

On this course, we’ll guide as you develop applied skills in a broad range of graphic design media across digital, screen, multimedia and print-based graphics and gain an understanding of graphic design software. You’ll explore design theories and principles and have the opportunity to learn about the historical and critical elements of design. Alongside all of this, we’ll support you to gain photography theory and practical skills.

Your wider study of visual arts theory will help develop your visual language and understanding. We’ll also focus on helping you to develop career-relevant skills. Creativity, technical knowledge, problem solving, time management, sales, marketing and customer care skills are all essential for success as a professional graphic designer and photographer.

Highlights

Our team of highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic photography and graphic design lecturers offer face-to-face sessions and one-to-one support, ensuring you can access help and advice when you need it.
You’ll have the opportunity to work on client-led briefs and be encouraged to engage in additional live briefs during your spare time so that you can gain industry-relevant professional experience to enhance your CV.
You’ll be encouraged to apply for placements, internships, awards, competitions, masterclasses and other external development opportunities, such as the D&AD (Design and Art Directors) folder clinics – the ‘Oscars’ of graphic arts.
We’ll offer you the opportunity to present your work to the public and impress potential employers during Bolton School of the Arts’ Creative Showcase in your final year.
Based on your interests and strengths, our experienced team will work to help you identify a potential career path and plan your future professional development based on your individual needs. We want to support you as you establish the foundation of your career in your chosen area of the industry.

Key Features

Our custom-designed photography department offers outstanding facilities including darkrooms, a dedicated computer suite with a high output printing facility and four studios with specialist lighting.
You can learn to use the latest design software, while being encouraged to generate ideas and problem solve by using traditional media and techniques including wood block printing, screen printing and lino cutting.
You’ll have access to a rich visiting speaker programme, providing insight into industry experts’ professional practice and up-to-the-minute developments in the sector. Our specialist tutors and technical support staff have professional experience and industry connections.
Practical knowledge, such as studio lighting and location techniques, combined with research and critique helps you learn to develop ideas and produce innovative research-led work.
We offer a supportive, market-aware environment in which you can explore different genres such as documentary, editorial, advertising, portraiture, architectural, landscape and fine art photography.
You’ll have opportunities to participate in foreign study trips, as well as visit current exhibitions and events at galleries and arts centres around the UK. We also encourage you to attend design-related professional development lectures and conferences.

Detailed Program Facts

Program Level

3-Year Bachelor's Degree

Application Processing Days

30 Days

Program Intensity

Full-Time

Duration of Program

36 Months

Portfolio Required

Yes

Program Intakes

Intake Month/Year		Intake Status

Application Fee

Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

CAD 12,450 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in University of Bolton

CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

IELTS
- Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
TOEFL
- Minimum Overall Score - 72
PTE
- Minimum Overall Score - 50.0 Minimum Listening - 42.0 Minimum Reading - 42.0 Minimum Writing - 42.0 Minimum Speaking - 42.0

Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

Minimum CGPA Required: 60.00 %

Additional Information

Careers Opportunities
This degree programme aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of contemporary graphics and photographic practice. As a graduate, you should know how to successfully synthesise research, develop ideas and produce innovative work for a range of research-led and industry-ready outputs. Much of the programme involves the creative use of graphics and photography software, but we’re also strongly committed to ideas generation and problem-solving using traditional media and techniques.

As a graduate of this course, some of the key transferable skills you’ll possess include a high lovel of creativity, the ability to work independently and to brief, and the ability to present new ideas as well as determine the scope of a project.

What can I do with this qualification?
Graduates can go on to work in areas such as editorial, packaging, moving image, marketing and advertising design as well as commercial, documentary and social photography. Graduating students may also wish to consider a freelance career in print or web design. Some graduates choose to work within the private sector, such as design consultancies, advertising and PR agencies and brand specialists. Others work for the public sector which can include employers such as museums, local authorities, the police, schools, colleges and hospitals.

There are a wide range of options for postgraduate study either within photography or graphic design. Short, further education courses to learn or hone skills in different computer packages are also an option. Other areas of postgraduate research, study and training commonly taken include teaching, advertising, design, film, editing, journalism and creative enterprise.

Alternative career options
Graduates can also use the qualification as a stepping stone to enter a range of other careers, and for some of these roles, both relevant experience and/or postgraduate study may be required. Some of these careers include:

Teaching and education
Film, video and picture editing
Visual merchandising
Museum curation
Art gallery management
Graphic design
Web design
Art direction
Fashion
Photographic laboratories
Conservation
Forensics
Research
Exhibition design
Interior and spatial design
Marketing

Scholarships

Work Permit

PGWP

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK.
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea.
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business.
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK.
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship.
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.