BA (Hons) Design for Publishing

YEAR 1

• Have your preconceptions challenged by projects that inspire you towards creative and bold new ideas
• Develop key technical skills in various design-related digital media such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Develop skills in typography, printing, layout, photography, research skills, idea generation, visual narrative and story-telling
• Develop skills in designing solutions to present complex data and information through editorial design and infographics
• Explore print, paper, material, format and hand-craft/making skills.

YEAR 2

• Focus on typographic detail, layout, and structure, readability, simplification of complex information and its effective communication
• Explore editorial design, type for screen and digital environments, book binding, folding and experimental formats, specialist print finishing, newspaper design, book cover design, exhibition and spatial design, sound and motion design, art direction, visual journalism, user interface design, large-scale design, experimental image making, complex data visualisation, typeface design, type as image and creative writing
• Understand storytelling through text and image
• Explore working in a team and developing a creative role through course and university-wide collaborative projects.

YEAR 3

• Enhance your creative thinking and problem solving to demonstrate mastery of typographic principles, experimental image use, art direction, dynamic use of composition and narrative based storytelling
• Consolidate your understanding of print, digital design as well as exhibition, immersive/experience design and large-scale graphics
• Create a professional portfolio of work - in multiple formats including physical and online - directed by your specific discipline interests
• Respond to competition briefs and other professionally-focused projects
• Complete a Research Report that provides broad contextualisation to your practice.

Typical UK offers

A / AS Levels – GCE

GCE A/AS Levels 3 A-level qualifications at grades BBB. Where candidates are not taking 3 A-levels, NUA will consider combinations of A-level/AS-level and other Level 3 qualifications.

BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction, Merit, Merit in an art, design or media related subject

BTEC Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction*, Distinction* in an art, design or media related subject

T Levels

A T Level in any subject with overall grade Merit or above

UAL Extended Diploma

Merit

UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Merit

UAL Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Pass

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Merit

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Art and Design)

Pass

International Baccalaureate Diploma

A minimum of 27 points

NUA welcomes applicants of all ages from all backgrounds. Your application will be primarily assessed through your portfolio, responses to questions asked and personal statement, so even if you have no formal qualifications or do not meet our typical offers it can still be worth applying.

If you are studying at the time of your application and your application is successful it is likely that you will receive a conditional offer.

If the qualification that you are studying is not shown, do not worry as we are able to accept other pre-entry qualifications as well as combinations of different qualifications. Please do contact our Student Recruitment Team if you have any queries.

International applications

We accept qualifications from all over the world. To find our entry requirements from a specific country, please check our dedicated international pages.

Most international students are required to hold an English language qualification. Applicants are required to have a minimum UKVI approved IELTS exam score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each section. Equivalent English language qualifications are acceptable such as, IB English language syllabus A or B/English Literature (Grade 4).

Home    

Undergraduate degree (full-time three and four year degree)    
£9,250

Overseas    

Undergraduate degree (full-time three and four year degree)    
£17,500

Graduates work in a broad range of careers including

• Magazine Designer
• Book Jacket Designer
• Graphic Designer
• Editorial Designer
• Newspaper Designer
• Publishing Designer
• Digital Publisher
• Creative Director
• Interface Designer
• Copywriter Printmaker/Printer