Design (Visual Communication) / Dearadh - Cumarsáid Amhairc
DT545
What is... Visual Communication?
Breathing life into images, text and concepts, turning them on their head and communicating them in a fresh way to a wide audience is the work of the BA Design - Visual Communication graduate.
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What are my... Career Opportunities?
Graduates of the BA in Design – Visual Communication work in design consultancies, advertising agencies, publishing, media groups and in private practice.
What other options do I have after completion?
Students who have reached the appropriate honours standard may have access to a range of Masters degrees in DIT and elsewhere in Higher Education.
Learning Outcomes: What will I Study?
This four year honours degree programme is aimed at people who wish to become graphic designers, illustrators, typographers, and digital media designers. Through examining how image and text work together, you will learn how to design and visually communicate through print and digital media. The programme is principally studio based where you will work on a wide variety of projects that explore typography, image-making (illustration and photography) and digital media. Supporting the practice based studio work; critical theory introduces students to design practice and key issues in the history and theory of design.
Module Listing
Year One
Studio Practice:
- Visual Exploration & Design Process
- What is Design? (Professional Practice)
- Drawing
- Design Applications
Critical Theory:
- Introduction to Design
- Design and Contemporary Society
Year Two
Studio Practice:
- Design for Print Media
- Design for Digital Media
- Image-Making
- Design & Career Management (Professional Practice)
- Drawing
- Design Applications
Critical Theory:
- Modernism in Design
Students can also take a number of optional modules from Fine Art and Interior & Furniture Design.
Year Three
Studio Practice:
- Design for Print Media
- Design for Digital Media
- Image-making
- Professional Practice
Critical Theory:
- After Modernism
- Thesis Preparation
Students can also take a number of optional modules from Fine Art and Interior and Furniture Design.
Year Four
Studio Practice:
- Visual Communication
- Professional Practice
Critical Theory:
- Thesis
Are there study abroad options?
There is a comprehensive Erasmus programme connecting with over 15 European schools of design.
Further Information
Dublin School of Creative Arts
T: 01 402 4138 (Secretary)
F: 01 402 4297