GRAPHIC DESIGN MA

Name of Faculty Faculty of Art and Creative Industries
Degree
MA / Graphic Designer Artist
University type
Public
Established
2001
Language of course
English
Erasmus
Yes
Course duration
4 semesters (2 years)
Intake
September
Total course fee
19.600 Euro

Programme Introduction

This program is for you if you are empathetic and creative, have a good collaborative and critical attitude; if you set yourself high standards and want to produce high-quality, valuable graphic design work. If you have graduated in a different field, you can still switch and choose our training. During our Master’s Program, you can become a graphic design artist who is able to respond to actual situations and present creative and artistic solutions, and who is able to create and implement high-quality work on every job platform.

 

Training overview

  • The first semester focuses on typography, book design, illustration, infographics, packaging design, image identity, and branding
  • The second semester involves your specialization. You can develop your knowledge focused on the selected area, in all surfaces of graphic design, or in graphic art and illustration
  • The third semester includes complex, integrated design processes, experimental design tasks in both specializations
  • During the fourth semester, your instructors help you to create complex visual messages as a result of the research process, to implement the myBRAND portfolio and the diploma work

Main topics

  • Graphic Design Studio Practice
  • Creative Graphic Design Exercises
  • Experimental Design
  • Data Visualization
  • Corporate Identity
  • Brand Building
  • Packaging and Product Design
  • Complex Design
  • Print Media
  • Graphic Workshop Practice
  • Book Design
  • Illustration
  • Web Design
  • Graphic Design Research Methodology
  • Typography Design Theory
  • Experimental Typography
  • Type Design
  • Sustainability in a Cultural Anthropological Approach
  • Critical Cultural Studies
  • Creative Visual Communication Practice
  • Media Technology Practice
  • Integrated Co-art Practice

Fees

Tuition fee: €9,800 per year+ one-time fees: Application fee €100, Deposit €750, Registration fee €100, Insurance fee €150

Two semesters tutition fee payment required.

Required language proficiency

Intermediate command of English (IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+ level, but no certificate required)

Application criteria

Undergraduate diploma (or higher); GPA: overall above 60 %

Specialization

  • Graphic Design

What can you study with the Graphic Design Specialization?

Typography, logo, pictogram, identity, packaging, book, poster and web design, branding, identity design, board game design, infographics and infodesign.

  • Graphic Art

What can you study with the Graphic Art Specialization?

In addition to complex Graphic Design and typography tasks, you can also study unique and reproduced graphic genres, art book design, creative bookbinding, Pop-Up book design, manual and digital illustration.

Specializations are launched only if a sufficient number of students wish to join the specialization.

Career opportunities

  • independent artist, graphic designer, illustrator and graphic artist
  • in graphic studios and creative agencies as an art director or graphic designer
  • work in the online and print media as an illustrator, image editor, artistic head, DTP editor or web designer

Required documents

A relevant portfolio is required.

  1. Create a Portfolio, which best represents your work:

Samples of your previous graphic design works, both manual and digital are accepted. Every form of graphic design is welcomed: illustrations, layouts, logos, comics, CD and book covers, posters, typo posters, packaging designs, brand identities, web designs, etc.

Every form of graphic art and all kinds of techniques are also welcome: graphic studies, computer graphics, manual drawings, sketches, aquarelles, collages, paintings, works made by printmaking techniques, etc. The maximum number of the works in the portfolio is 25 pieces.

Handmade originals must be scanned and combined with digital works in one single PDF portfolio.

Please name the file as: Your name_graphicdesign_MA.pdf

  1. A short Letter of Motivationin which the applicant informs us about their educational background and the reasons for choosing to study Graphic Design Masterclass at our institution.
  2. A narrative Curriculum Vitaein which the applicant shows us their educational background and highlights the most important events of their life.
  3. Please include a Statement of Ownershipthat verifies that all the materials included in the portfolio were created by you alone and write a few words about the works in the portfolio. In the case of collective work, please clearly indicate your personal contribution to the given project(s).

Every written material should be sent in PDF format.

University fee structure in EURO

First Year Tuition Fees: 8.380

Second Year Tuition Fees: 8.380