Course General Description

Graphic designers and illustrators are visual communicators who bring ideas to life. The BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration (with Foundation Year) allows you to build a portfolio of work in an area of your choice – from advertising and branding, to illustration and motion graphics. At Teesside University, it is a well-established and highly successful area of study and offers you a broad and dynamic experience. This course includes an integrated foundation year if you don’t have the appropriate subjects or grades for direct entry to Year 1 of the degree. You can complete an optional work placement year as part of this degree course at no extra cost. Our course structure is flexible and responsive, allowing you to become a multi-skilled graphic designer or to specialise in illustration, graphics for advertising or interaction design. You undertake a general first year and have the opportunity to specialise from Year 2, based on your developing interests and aptitudes. You work in areas such as advertising, branding, illustration, typography, book arts, motion graphics, web design, interactive media, and editorial design for magazines and books. You develop your own distinctive portfolio of work, and the course emphasis is on creative ideas and adventurous solutions, combined with a high level of professional awareness and a dedicated work ethic.

School General Description

Teesside University generates and applies knowledge that contributes to the economic, social and cultural success of students, partners and the communities we serve. Through education enriched by research, innovation, and engagement with business and the professions, we transform lives and economies. Teesside 2020 sets out a new vision for the University that raises the aspiration and ambition of Teesside University to be an international university at the heart of the Tees Valley with a reputation for academic excellence.

Values At Teesside University we seek to enhance the experience of all our students, staff and external partners by:

Delivering excellence in learning, research and enterprise Empowering individuals and teams to enhance their contribution to the University Fostering creativity, enterprise and innovation Embracing diversity and actively opposing prejudice Communicating openly, honestly and respectfully at all times Committing to sustainability and the protection of our environment Taking responsibility and demonstrating leadership.