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Visual communication degrees

Choose Brighton for visual communication degree courses including animation, graphic design, games and illustration and you will enter your professional life prepared to generate creative responses to any brief.

Our course teams of designers, illustrators, artists and film-makers will guide you in developing your own visual language. Over three years you will build the skills and connections required to become a confident and artistic communicator and collaborator.

Join one of our visual communication courses and you’ll be part of an exciting community of creatives, based in the centre of Brighton.

Undergraduate degrees

  • Animation BA(Hons)
  • Games Art and Design BA(Hons)
  • Graphic Design BA(Hons)
  • Illustration BA(Hons)

Postgraduate degrees

  • Graphic Design MA
  • Sequential Design/Illustration MA

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Watch this short film showing some of the brilliant creativity taking place across our courses, from fine art and photography, to media and fashion.

I find Brighton friendly, welcoming and creative – choosing to study here was one of the best decisions I have ever made, I can’t see myself living (or studying) anywhere else! The tutors and technicians are all very knowledgeable, and have always been approachable, supportive and kind. 

Ella Waters, Graphic Design graduate

Why study visual communication at Brighton

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Pathway to a rewarding creative career

We help you to develop as an artist and explore your commercial potential, so you'll be ready for a fulfilling creative role when you graduate. Our alumni include It’s Nice That founders Will Hudson and Alex Bec, Kinfolk Magazine Creative Director Charlotte Heal, Tate Galleries Designer Chani Wisdom, music video director David Wilson, illustrator Dan Woodger and Creative Director Aneel Kalsi.

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Specialist workshops and technical expertise

Whether you’re into digital or games design, animation, drawing, or want to explore traditional techniques such as letterpress and bookbinding, our visual communication courses allow you to experiment and find your creative sweet spot. You’ll be guided by a team of artists, designers, industry professionals and technicians.

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Join a community of artists

You will be part of a stimulating creative environment where collaboration and peer discussion within your course and beyond brings exciting opportunities. You’ll have the opportunity to show your work throughout your degree and your studies will culminate with the Graduate Show, an important event in the Brighton arts calendar.

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