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Graphic Design Theory and Practice

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Course fee notes

For postgraduate fees and other fee information, please visit the Nottingham Trent University website.

About Graphic Design Theory and Practice, MA - at Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

This course allows you to develop your professional and educational profile, alongside employment or other commitments. With a similar curriculum to our full-time MA Graphic Design / Illustration / Branding degrees, this part-time course offers a more flexible engagement for students, in order to suit your individual needs.

Depending on your interests, you can study a range of specialist topics including graphics, illustration, branding and identity, and digital interactive media. You can choose to either propose and develop your own practical project, or opt to research and write a dissertation based on a topic of your choice.

Our MA Graphic Design Theory and Practice degree is ideal if you:

want to continue your design education alongside employment

are a professional who wants to develop new skills and knowledge in your design practice

are someone who wants to follow a more academic career as a researcher, writer, commentator or educator.

Key features

Have the support and flexibility to study a Masters course around other commitments, including employment

Develop a project tailored to your own personal interests and career aspirations

Choose to develop a practical project, or research and write a dissertation

Enjoy the opportunity to study across the broad subject of graphic design, choosing specialist topics such as illustration, branding, and digital interactive media

Be allocated a personal supervisor, who will provide continuity throughout the development of your work

Take part in group tutorials and development workshops

Opt for an additional advanced research module if you're thinking of progressing on


Entry requirements for this course

Contact Nottingham Trent University (NTU) to find course entry requirements.


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