Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Visual Communication

If creating images and telling stories is students thing, then BA (Hons) Visual Communications degree course at UCA Canterbury blends the very best of graphic design, illustration, animation, moving image and photography skills into one – and gives you a broad range of skills with which to build an amazing career.

Visual communication is commercial, social, public, and political, shaping the meaning and impact of apps, websites, posters, books, magazine advertisements, games, logos, film titles, and countless other media.

Everywhere students look, designers are using words and images to persuade, inform and educate, and this course encourages you to think conceptually and apply technical skills in all forms of design practice.

With dedicated studios for personal and group working, digital media suites with Macs running industry design software, and photography studios for processing and printing – they will have access to everything students need to develop the key principles and skills of a professional visual communication practitioner. 

Throughout the course, students will investigate and explore the potential of a range of specific themes and approaches to contemporary practices and craft skills. Students will also benefit from interaction with industry through live project opportunities, building industry-relevant skills that ensure they graduate ready for the workplace.