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Solent University (Southampton): Visual Communication
| Institution | Solent University (Southampton) |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Film and Media |
| Web | http://www.solent.ac.uk |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
Would you like to help influence the future of visual communications? Solent University’s MA Visual Communication programme is ideally suited to creatives who are keen to refine their practice, working as part of an interdisciplinary group of students. The course encourages you to identify the conceptual foundation of your practice and build from there.
This intensive master’s degree helps students to improve their creative skills and build a solid understanding of academic theories that shape visual communication practices. The curriculum covers the latest innovations in visual practice, examining the way technological and cultural changes contributed to contemporary academic thinking and vice versa.
The course provides opportunities to explore semiotics; digital culture; professional practice; interdisciplinary practice; collaboration; editorial design; interactive multimedia; information design; image creation; illustration; fine art; typographic design; print-making and photographic technique. Students may have workshop sessions with the letterpress, screen-printing, etching and relief printing facilities, as well as the wet darkroom and photo studio. Depending on their creative background, graduates will be well prepared for a range of careers in the creative industries.
Critical research papers and final master’s projects are supported by the University’s expanding research base, encouraging students to make an innovative contribution to visual communication practice and theory.
This course is for: Aimed at those with a relevant Honours Degree, this Master's degree is well-suited to those who are looking to refine their practice as part of an interdisciplinary group of creatives. The course encourages students to engage, critically and creatively, with concept of being a ‘visual communicator’, expanding discourses around visual communication to include art as well as design. The course aims to provide a career catalyst for artists, creative theorists and designers alike.
MA
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | • An honours degree at 2:2 or higher Language Requirements Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are: Qualifications are checked before enrolment, and international students must bring their original certificates or certified copies when coming to study at the University. |
| Location | Main Site East Park Terrace Southampton SO14 0YN |
Fees
| England | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 16540 GBP for Whole course |
| International | 16540 GBP for Whole course |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | • An honours degree at 2:2 or higher Language Requirements Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are: Qualifications are checked before enrolment, and international students must bring their original certificates or certified copies when coming to study at the University. |
| Location | Main Site East Park Terrace Southampton SO14 0YN |
Fees
| EU | 16540 GBP for Whole course |
|---|---|
| Channel Islands | 8495 GBP for Whole course |
| England | 8495 GBP for Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | 8495 GBP for Whole course |
| Scotland | 8495 GBP for Whole course |
| Wales | 8495 GBP for Whole course |
| International | 16540 GBP for Whole course |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | • An honours degree at 2:2 or higher Language Requirements Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are: Qualifications are checked before enrolment, and international students must bring their original certificates or certified copies when coming to study at the University. |
| Location | Main Site East Park Terrace Southampton SO14 0YN |
Fees
| England | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4250 GBP for Year 1 |
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