Our Graphic Design degree has an excellent reputation within the design industry and has very strong links with employers. Many of our students undertake placements at top design companies in their second year and our industry partners support us with live projects and give visiting lectures. Hundreds of design agencies, organisations and other employers also attend our final year degree show each year.
Graduating from this course opens up a wide range of exciting career opportunities. Recent graduates work for magazine publishers, design consultants, advertising agencies and media providers all over the world, including the BBC, Stylist, Penguin, Amazon, Pentagram, Interbrand, Imagination, 20/20, JKR, Ogilvy & Mather and Leo Burnett.
Our graduates have the suite of skills and knowledge and creativity to be able to work in a variety of roles in communication design which include:
Art Direction | Art Direction | Account Management |
Animation | Book Design | Brand Consultancy |
Corporate Design | Design Management | Digital Design |
Experience Design | Font Design | Games and App Design |
Editorial Design | Environmental Graphics Design | Exhibition Design |
Graphic Design | Film | Illustration |
Information Design | Interaction Design | Mac Operator |
Magazine Design | Motion Design | Packaging Design |
Photography | Production Design | Project Management |
Retail Design | Strategic Design | Studio Management |
Typographic Design | UI/UX Design | Visualiser |
Wayfinding Design | Web Design |
We also support you in securing part-time work, placements, internships, and volunteering opportunities, and offer an enterprise support service for those looking to start their own business.
Further study? You can go on study courses such as our Masters in Graphic Design, Children's Book Illustration and Graphic Novels and Photography.
Our employability service, MDXworks will launch you into the world of work from the beginning of your course, with placements, projects and networking opportunities through our 1000+ links with industry and big-name employers in London and globally.
Our dedicated lifetime career support, like our business start-up support programme and funding for entrepreneurs, has put us in the top 10 UK universities for students who want to be CEOs and entrepreneurs (Hitachi, 2021).
Want to be your own boss? You'll have the chance to pitch your business to gain mentoring and grants of up to £15,000.
You’ll study with students from 122 countries who’ll hopefully become part of your global network. And after you graduate, we'll still support you through our alumni network to help you progress in your chosen career.
