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MA Graphic Design Communication at Camberwell College of Arts encourages a broad and diverse approach to thinking and practice. This helps you shape engaging and imaginative design solutions through material, media, technologies and systems of public engagement.

Course overview

MA Graphic Design Communication will introduce you to the key debates and methodologies of contemporary design practices. You’ll expand your personal design practice by exploring current social and cultural issues. This will develop you into a versatile practitioner who is able to respond to complex design challenges.

The course focuses on 3 research themes:

Proximities and encounters – how do we create interactions, transitions and encounters within places of practice? 

Mobilising the studio – what are the key questions around co-created knowledge in relation to design practice?

Materiality and the post-real – how can we explore materiality in its hybrid forms and the impact this has on lived experience?

What to expect

A practice-led course: Practical work is underpinned by critical design thinking, exploration and research.

Contemporary design themes: You’ll explore topics including habitable and material worlds, environmental ecologies, and digital and material cultures.

A community of experts: Our tutors, technicians and visiting practitioners are experts in their field and bring their industry experience into their teaching.

An ethical focus: We have a responsibility to contribute towards a better and more sustainable world. Throughout your course, you'll explore climate, social and racial justice and learn how to embed these principles into your creative practice.

Access to Camberwell's workshops: Camberwell’s facilities will expand your skillset in areas such as printmaking, digital photography and moving image, virtual and augmented reality and 3D printing.

Industry experience and opportunities

During the course, you’ll develop your professional profile as a designer in preparation for your career. Opportunities to participate in a range of public-facing events such as design symposia and community projects will also help expand your industry insight.

You’ll also have access to UAL’s dedicated department of Enterprise and Employability who provide training and support in career preparation, funding, creative rights and building networks.