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BA (HONS) GRAPHIC & MEDIA DESIGNThis course will equip you with key skills for launchingyour exciting career in the creative industry including:editorial design, branding, packaging design, graphicarts, information graphics, interactive design, graphicillustration, web design, app design, motion graphics,book arts, animation and advertising.We take an immersive, project-based approach tolearning. This is supported by regular workshopsteaching vital creative, technical and software skills.Throughout the course, you’ll work on a wide rangeof external projects, developing your professionalpractice.Being part of a dedicated creative community at HCAmeans it is easy to work across boundaries, accessan exciting range of workshops, and collaborate withstudents across other disciplines.Industry LinksWe have excellent connections with externalemployers, who provide many opportunities forcommissioned work with live outcomes. Projectpartners have included SuperDry clothing, MASHCinema and Hay Festival, amongst many others.HCA students have won awards in national designcompetitions such as D&AD & YCN.Highlights1. Learn from experienced, practising professionalswhose work includes a wide variety ofcontemporary screen and print media.2. Fantastic access to teaching staff, workshops,and equipment. Consistent challenge andsupport from an industry skilled team to developas a designer.3. Explore your own passions, with the option of agraphic arts pathway.4. Work alongside experienced professionals on liveindustry projects.5. Collaborate with: photography, illustration, andanimation students.6. Develop your unique graphic voice and build acareer that suits your professional desires.7. A programme of visiting lecturers from aroundthe world bringing cutting edge practice to HCAstudents.Our well-developed links with media industriesin the region, London, and nationally, offer youinvaluable professional experience. The stimulatingworld class external speaker programme and fantasticwork placements can be springboards to your career.We work with you to find the right work placements foryou at the right time.Final year students have exhibited at high profilegraduate showcase exhibitions in London such asNew Designers and D&AD New Blood.After this CourseOur students successfully gain employment inmultidisciplinary design agencies and across a rangeof graphic design and media specialisms such aseditorial design, advertising, branding and digital designincluding design for social media, apps and websites.Students may also go on to postgraduate study.Validated by:University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidFull-time:3 YearsUCAS Course Code:W216Part-time:6 YearsFor more information visit:www.hca.ac.uk/gmdBA (HONS) GRAPHIC & MEDIA DESIGN25