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Graphic Design (Professional Development Course) Level 3 (Sep'12)
Course code: B1438
Course category: Part-time
End Qualification: BTEC Level 3 Certificate
Starting and ending month: September to June
Days of the week: Thursday
Course duration: 34 weeks
Time of day: p.m.
Course location: City College Brighton and Hove, Pelham Street
Course aims:
This is a course for those who need to improve their skills in graphic design.
You will cover both traditional and digital approaches to communicating through image and text and will encompass typography, page layout, illustration and computer applications.
This course is ideal for those who wish to enhance their career potential within the advertising, marketing and publishing industries.
The course will also aid in the development of a design based portfolio of work.
Course content:
On this course you will learn about:
- ideas generation
- image manipulation
- typographic skills - experimental type
- typographic Skills - magazine design
- type - poster
- visual communication - meanings & messages
- working in the digital environment - digital images
- website portfolio
- freelancing
Facilities for students:
Students will be based at our City College Main Campus where we have
extensive and excellent facilities for practical and theory work.
These include: Apple Macintosh computer suites running industry level graphics design software, namely Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and other digital / graphics design related software.
Tutors:
The tutor assigned to this course has extensive experience in teaching this course and working with a range of digital media design software and in particular graphics design related packages. The tutor also has extensive industry experience in the areas of digital media design across a range of areas and practices.
Assessment: Assessment will be ongoing on a unit by unit basis within the course and through a process of Formative Assessment. Students must have at least a minimum Pass grade in all the 4 Units of study to achieve the final BTEC Certificate.
Awarding Body: Edexcel
Entry Requirements:
Applicants should have some practical experience in the visual arts, preferably within graphics, and a genuine desire to develop graphic skills for career development.
You will need access to a computer with Adobe Photoshop software, to use in your own time. Some initial research or reading may be set.
Interview for entry: Interview required
Progression and links:
Achievement of this L3 award would allow students to apply for application to a L4 course.
This course has provided many students with the necessary skills to further and widen their professional opportunities through enhancing their skills and practice levels thereby making them more competitive within the digital / graphic design employment markets.
Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:
- Tuition Fees
- College registration
- Awarding Body registration
- Resource Fee
- Exam / Assessment Fees
Tuition fees
How much will the Tuition Fees cost?
Below are the fees for this course.
Home/EU students tuition fees (per year): 2: £140 3: £640
The cost of these courses are split into 3 categories. Category 1: If you are aged between 19-23 years and are studying at the level of your chosen course for the first time. This applies to Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. If this is your first level 3 course, the upper age limit is 24. Category 2: If you are in receipt of a 'work- related' benefit such as Job Seekers Allowance, or that you can self-certify (sign a form) that you are actively seeking work. Category 3: if you do not sit within Categories 1 or 2, this will be the cost you will need to pay for your course.
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Disclaimer:
Although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, it does not form any part of a
contract between City College Brighton and Hove and the student. Courses may be subject to change.
Timetables are subject to change and you should check with your tutor prior to enrolment for the details of your timetable.
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