BDes Graphic Design
About this course
BDes (Hons) in Graphic Design, a design degree centred on digital and print media production. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking, Design & Creative Practice. Students can choose to undertake an optional foundation year or a year abroad, and have access to dedicated shared studio spaces. The second year covers foundational skills through Animation Principles and Fundamentals, Communication Design Context 1, Graphic Design Toolkit, Character and Performance Animation, Communication Design Context 2, and Expanding Graphic Design. The third year advances these concepts through Graphic Design Development, Shape Your Future, Alternative Futures Part 1, and Defining Graphic Design, alongside optional modules covering Art, Science and Visual Thinking, The Contemporary Portrait, Print and Printability, The Undiscovered Landscape, Principles of Visual Effects, Comic Art & Graphic Novels, Critical Making: Materials & Fabrication, Thinking Photography, Contemporary Painting, Communication in Moving Image, Design for Living: The Domestic Object, and AI in Creative Practices. The final year concludes with Graphic Design Final Projects and Alternative Futures Part 2.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC (Recommended subject: a literate or art & design subject) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBB (Recommended subject: a literate or art & design subject at Higher).
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What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 99%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 98%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 100%
Most common jobs
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 30%
- Skilled trades occupations: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 200 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 9%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 85%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Other HE qualification: 100%
Modules
- Animation Principles and Fundamentals
- Communication Design Context 1
- Graphic Design Toolkit
- Character and Performance Animation
- Communication Design Context 2
- Expanding Graphic Design
- Graphic Design Development
- Shape Your Future
- Alternative Futures Part 1
- Defining Graphic Design
- Art, Science and Visual Thinking
- The Contemporary Portrait
- Print and Printability
- The Undiscovered Landscape
- Principles of Visual Effects
- Comic Art & Graphic Novels
- Critical Making: Materials & Fabrication
- Thinking Photography
- Contemporary Painting
- Communication in Moving Image
- Design for Living: The Domestic Object
- AI in Creative Practices
- Graphic Design Final Projects
- Alternative Futures Part 2
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BDes Graphic Design at University of Dundee earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £32,500. The £26,500 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BDes Graphic Design at University of Dundee do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BDes Graphic Design at University of Dundee?
99% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BDes Graphic Design at University of Dundee?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 173 UCAS points.
Does BDes Graphic Design at University of Dundee include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BDes Graphic Design at University of Dundee?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.