Our MA in Graphic Design will allow you to explore a wide range of creative disciplines to acquire the professional skills that will fuel your graphic design career and/or business venture.

Following graduation, you’ll hold the expertise needed to set up your own practice, start freelancing, or work within an agency. Your learning will be supported through challenging set project briefs and exciting workshops; you’ll even get to take on self-initiated projects that explore an array of disciplines, including:

  • Graphic design
  • Typography
  • Publishing
  • Editorial design
  • Design for social good
  • Service design
  • Digital design
  • Motion graphics
  • New media
  • Entrepreneurialism

"The MA in Graphic Design at Falmouth allows me to change careers without having to sacrifice. The well-designed content, the industry-oriented insights, and the diversity and internationality among the students encourage creativity and innovation."

Robin Schmich, MA Graphic Design student

Media forms and industries

There’s a near-endless list of specialisms that you can discover as a graphic designer. The time you spend with us will help you understand and experiment with the many directions in which you can take your career – whether your calling is in commercial, authorial, specialist and/or collaborative practice.

Just a few of the different media forms and industries that you could go on to contribute to are:

  • Animation
  • Art direction
  • Editorial design
  • Branding
  • Cinematography
  • Creative transformation
  • Experiential
  • Gaming
  • Music videos
  • Packaging design
  • Press & outdoor
  • UX/UI design
  • Service design
  • Motion design
  • Typographic design
  • Creative coding
  • Social design
  • Research-led design
  • Further academic study
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Transferable skills

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Creativity

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Design thinking

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Communication

Other skills you'll learn on our MA Graphic Design are time management, collaboration, interdisciplinary networking, research skills, presentation skills, innovation, and problem solving.

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Careers and employability service

You can access RealWORKS, our careers and employability service throughout your studies, and for up to five years following graduation.

Our expert team will help you identify potential opportunities in the UK or internationally, prepare for job interviews, advise you on starting up your own business, and more.

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