Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma Design for Visual Communication at University of the Arts London (UAL) is designed to build design skills even if you are relatively new to the subject of graphic design. The course provides you with a strong, vocational portfolio and is also useful in building your confidence to undertake further postgraduate study at Masters level.

This course would benefit people from a diverse range of professional backgrounds who wish to enhance their visual communication skills. Previous students have used these skills to present legal research or financial data in a clear and engaging manner.

The course recognises that graphic design is one of the most important and influential of what has become known as the creative industries and that it contributes significantly, directly and indirectly, to our economic and cultural well-being.

Distinctive features

The Postgraduate Diploma is an intensive, full-time course
Supports career conversion, step up to Masters study and the acquisition of visual communication skills for your professional practice
Ideal for those with a more developed design-related portfolio

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research and Development

Design Resolution

Professional and Academic Context
Collaborative Unit

Project Proposal and Realisation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 7 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-03 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Design Communication Studies View 368 other Masters in Design in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements

Honours degree

Possession of equivalent qualifications

Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required

Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
If your first language is not English, you can check you have achieved the correct IELTS level in English

Employment history

CV

Personal statement

Portfolio

There is no requirement for a study proposal

Tuition Fee

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International

19050 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19050 GBP per year during 7 months.
National

8890 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8890 GBP per year during 7 months.

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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