Overview

The MA Digital and Visual Communications (Animation) course at University of Wolverhampton attracts students from a wide range of disciplines and from all over the world, giving it a strong international flavour. The current cohort comes from as far afield as China, Nigeria, India, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Poland, Greece and Germany, as well as the UK.

The course gives you the opportunity to develop your creative design abilities but also equips you with marketing and branding skills and knowledge essential for a career in the competitive market place that is International Visual Communications.

Career opportunities

Employment opportunities include:

Self-employment: Establishing yourself in your own business, or as a sole trader or freelance designer.

A career in design, practice and/or industry in the UK and internationally.

Advancement in current employment: education, public sector or the creative industries.

Programme Structure

Course include:

Creative approaches to digital & visual communications research and practice

Understanding and defining Digital and Visual Communication Practice

Critical, contextual and theoretical enquiry

Critical, contextual and theoretical frameworks

Masters Project in Digital and Visual Communications

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-20 00:00:00

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More details

Direct applications can be made any time prior to the course start date but we will need sufficient time to process it.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

54

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Visual Arts Graphic Design Game Design View 311 other Masters in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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54

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

You should have a good Honours degree (2:1) or equivalent in a relevant subject.

You are also encouraged to apply if you have significant professional experience in a relevant subject.

If you have a 2:2 class honours degrees (or lower) in a relevant subject: you can be registered for a Postgraduate Diploma. Successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma at a good Pass level, allows you to progress to the Masters Programme.

Offers are subject to an interview and portfolio review.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

13950 GBP / year

≈ 13950 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6550 GBP / year

≈ 6550 GBP / year

Additional Details

Home Part-time - £3275 per year

Living costs

Wolverhampton

United Kingdom

550 - 900 GBP / month

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

Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

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