Program Description
About the course
This new and vibrant course has its roots in traditional Graphic Design and an eye for future developments in the Creative Industries. Much of our teaching involves problem-based ‘in-studio’ learning, where we introduce themes, issues, and contextual information using lectures and briefing sessions. This degree makes graduates industry ready.Through our close ties to Adobe, we have privileged information about graphic design trends, and future software releases, which ensures our degree programme remains relevant.At Liverpool Hope you will become part of a vibrant creative community. We know all students by name. You will have inspiring and supportive relationships with your tutors. They will develop your creative thinking and help you to understand the journey towards being an effective graphic designer. Staff are world-leading researchers and professional designers with impressive publication and exhibition records. We can draw on this experience, and our professional networks, to help you in your studies and beyond.The majority of our graduates go on to work in studios, while others take the freelance route, with a view to opening their own business. Not all graduates move into industry, our degree programme is also an ideal stepping stone to teaching or further study.Liverpool is known across the world for it culture and humour. Students at Liverpool Hope will have the opportunity to engage with Tate Liverpool, Everyman & Playhouse Theatres, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, The Bluecoat contemporary arts centre and more.The Creative Campus is only a few minutes’ walk from the centre of one the most exciting cities in the world.
Course structure
Teaching on this degree is structured into lectures, where all students are taught together, seminars of smaller groups of around 15-20 students, and tutorials which may have no more than 10 students. You also have the opportunity to have a one-to-one meeting with your tutor each week.In your first year of study, there are approximately 13 teaching hours each week, which reduces to approximately 12 teaching hours in your second year and approximately 10 teaching hours in your third year. On top of teaching hours, you are also expected to spend a number of hours studying independently each week, as well as studying in groups to prepare for any group assessments you may have.
