London,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA Design For Art Direction in London United Kingdom | University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
|
London United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
23,610
(c. USD31,466.94)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
15 months
The MA Design for Art Direction program at London College of Communication equips visual communicators and designers with practical, theoretical, and conceptual abilities to excel in art direction. This comprehensive course adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the creative industries, fostering opportunities to work across various sectors and create impactful campaigns for commercial, cultural, and nonprofit organizations.
Over five units, students explore the dynamics of communication channels and publishing platforms, analyzing how these tools enable creative work to connect with audiences in adaptable formats.
Participants will undertake cross-disciplinary research initiatives that bridge art, design, science, and technology, while mastering techniques to present concepts in compelling, informative ways.
By examining creative studios as catalysts for expanding public imagination, students will develop skills to articulate cultural, social, and political narratives through refined visual communication aesthetics.
Duration: 1 year 3 months full-time (45 weeks structured across four terms)
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
The MA Design for Art Direction course welcomes proactive contextually aware and curious thinkers from a broad range of backgrounds from all over the world
Applicants may come from a range of disciplines such as graphic design photography moving image set design curating art practice and related fields with an Honours degree course in a relevant field or have other equivalent qualifications
The course team also welcomes students with relevant technical practical background experience who show a commitment to critical thinking and ambitious project development as well as those who may have previously worked in industry or nontraditional backgrounds or be already in employment
Educational level may be demonstrated by
Honours degree at 2-1 or firstclass
Possession of equivalent qualifications
Prior experiential learning the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which taken together can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
IELTS 6.5 or equivalent is required with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four skills
TOEFL IBT - valid for 2 years - Score Required - 90 - Listening - 17, Reading - 18, Writing - 17, Speaking - 20.
TOEFL iBT Home Edition is NOT accepted.
Applicants may come from a range of disciplines such as graphic design photography moving image set design curating art practice and related fields with an Honours degree course in a relevant field or have other equivalent qualifications
The course team also welcomes students with relevant technical practical background experience who show a commitment to critical thinking and ambitious project development as well as those who may have previously worked in industry or nontraditional backgrounds or be already in employment
Educational level may be demonstrated by
Honours degree at 2-1 or firstclass
Possession of equivalent qualifications
Prior experiential learning the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which taken together can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required
IELTS 6.5 or equivalent is required with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four skills
TOEFL IBT - valid for 2 years - Score Required - 90 - Listening - 17, Reading - 18, Writing - 17, Speaking - 20.
TOEFL iBT Home Edition is NOT accepted.
Tuition
GBP
23,610