Graphic & UX Design - Letterkenny
Our BA Graphic & UX Design has evolved to reflect the role of contemporary graphic and user experience (UX) design. Using the design thinking process, our graduates learn to craft inventive and creative solutions that communicate, educate, entertain and persuade. These solutions often involve multiple skills including: visual identity, image making (illustration, photography), motion graphics.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Atlantic Technological University |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | Atlantic Technological University | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
1 year full-time add-on
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
- Applicants should have a relevant level 7 award in graphic design.
- Equivalent qualifications with 180 ECTS credits and appropriate learning outcomes will be considered.
Careers / Further progression
Follow-on Courses
Follow up programmes elsewhere include:
• Students may apply to progress to Post Graduate and Masters programmes in their chosen discipline at LYIT or at Institutes / Universities across Ireland and abroad.
Career Pathways
The main employers are:
• Design Companies
• Media Companies
• Marketing Companies
• Web Design Companies
• Graphic Design Consultancies
Graduate Careers
Graduate careers typically include:
• Graphic Designer
• Advertising and Art Director
• UX/UI/IxD
• Web Designer
• Interactive Media Designer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Print and Publishing Designer
• Freelance design and illustration
Further information
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Is this course for me?
Our BA Graphic & UX Design has evolved to reflect the role of contemporary graphic and user experience (UX) design. Using the design thinking process, our graduates learn to craft inventive and creative solutions that communicate, educate, entertain and persuade. These solutions often involve multiple skills including: visual identity, image making (illustration, photography), motion graphics.
The programme is very practice-based with a focus on real-world problems, live project briefs — working directly with Industry, participation in international competitions, along with an opportunity to gain 12 weeks full-time industry work placement or study aboard in year 3. Our graduates enter industry as highly employable, creative and entrepreneurial designers and find employment as; UX/UI/Digital Product Designers in the booming tech sector, as graphic designers within advertising, marketing or design agencies, as in-house graphic designers in a wide range of industries, as self-employed designers and many more.
The world is complex. Technology is transforming how we communicate, learn, buy, play and live. In this world of constant change, government and business now recognise the need for creative thinkers who are able to identify and solve real problems. This course answers that need, providing our graduates with the processes and skills to launch them in to an exciting career in design.
Year 4
Semester 7
Mandatory modules
• Dynamic Identities
• Dissertation
• Advanced Typographic Practice
Semester 8
Mandatory modules
• Creativity & Creative Enterprise
• Design Project
• Industry Preparation
Department Administration: +353 (0)74 918 6211 / +353 (0)74 918 6210
Head of Department Nollaig Crombie
Email: Nollaig.Crombie@lyit.ie
Telephone: +353 (0)74 918 6203