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Communication Design PgCert | PgDip | MA

Gray's School of Art
Our MA programme provides a series of connected learning experiences, which are delivered through four modules. The Communication Design pathway within the Programme enables you to develop the skills, critical understanding and specialist knowledge and methodologies required to follow a rewarding career as an independent communication designer: illustrator, graphics or web, or related work.
This pathway provides a tailored learning environment that encourages and supports your creative development, independence in creativity, imagination and ideas. It will support your development of new interdisciplinary practices, conceptual skills and a broader understanding of the debates informing Art & Design practices. The course is suitable if you have an undergraduate honours degree in Design: Illustration, Graphics, Photography, or if you want to develop your career and specialist academic knowledge in these disciplines based on prior professional experience.

Campus Information

Aberdeen

The Garthdee Campus sits in a wonderfully spacious parkland, adjacent to the River Dee. Mature trees and walkways combine with striking architecture providing a beautiful backdrop for work and play.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 60

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

PLACEMENTS

Optional, paid, 3-month (summer) or 12-month placements can be undertaken in this course. You will be supported by a dedicated Placements Coordinator within the school who oversees the placement module. You will also be assigned a Placement Supervisor who will carry out regular visits to your placement provider and meet with you and your employer. The confidence and experience you could acquire during a placement will make you more employable and put you one step ahead of the competition when you graduate.

Placements are not guaranteed.

JOB PROSPECTS

This course provides you with a range of technical and interpersonal skills that will prepare you for a variety of careers at the leading edge of computing. Our collaboration with industry and the industrial placement scheme will provide you with the opportunity to be involved in new developments in the very dynamic and fast-moving computing industry. Graduates from this course are highly sought after by a range of employers, including software houses, web-development companies, application developers and service providers for business and industry.

You could find yourself working for a large software developer or the latest technology start-up - and with our focus on entrepreneurship, you could even start your own company.

PSW Opportunity

2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Bachelors Degree with a Second Class degree* or an overall average of 55%+ from a recognised institution will be considered for courses which require a 2.2 degree

Universities of Mumbai, Delhi and Calcutta, minimum overall average of 50%

CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) - 10 Point Scale GPA 6.0 or B or 'above average'

Other Point Scale Grading Systems - 4 Point Scale GPA 2.67 or B or 55%, 7 Point Scale GPA 5 or B or 55%

A small number of University postgraduate programmes do require a minimum of second class upper classification, or an equivalent - refer to the relevant course page for more information

IELTS Academic

6.5

PTE Academic

TOEFL iBT & MyBest™ 18 17 20 17 88

TOEFL iBT - Special Home Edition 18 17 20 17 88

TOEFL iBT Paper Edition 18 17 20 17 88

Upcoming Events

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