BA Graphic Design
About this course
BA (Hons) in Graphic Design is a fashion design degree focused on visual communication, digital production, and branding methods. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can choose a three-year full-time study route or a four-year option incorporating a professional placement year. The first year establishes foundations through compulsory modules such as Creative Production 1, Creative Process, Type & Image, Creative Production 2, Branding, and Visual Practices. The second year progresses into advanced competencies with compulsory modules including Visual Storytelling, Design Systems, Professional Practice, Audience & Experience, and Design Thinking, alongside optional choices such as Arts Management, Re-imagining Communities, Creative Placemaking, Drawing Characters: Representation and Identity, Fashion to Function: Designing Clothing and Wearable Products, Co-Designing Products with Generative AI, Creative Enterprise, BioDesign, Object Studies, and Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action. The final year centres on independent practical work through compulsory modules like Negotiated Project and Major Project, supported by optional choices such as Dissertation and Industrial Report.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 62%: 383 offers from 614 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 77 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 160 students who started
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 4%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 55 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 86%
- Working and studying: 7%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 33%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Design occupations: 8%
- Sales occupations: 7%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 355 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 21%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 24%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 165 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Creative Production 1
- Creative Process
- Type & Image
- Creative Production 2
- Branding
- Visual Practices
- Visual Storytelling
- Design Systems
- Professional Practice
- Audience & Experience
- Design Thinking
- Arts Management
- Re-imagining Communities
- Creative Placemaking
- Drawing Characters: Representation and Identity
- Fashion to Function: Designing Clothing and Wearable Products
- Co-Designing Products with Generative AI
- Creative Enterprise
- BioDesign
- Object Studies
- Shaping a World That Functions: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Action
- Negotiated Project
- Major Project
- Dissertation
- Industrial Report
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Graphic Design at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £34,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £42,000. The £34,000 median after five years is £8,000 more than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Graphic Design at Loughborough University do next?
93% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Graphic Design at Loughborough University?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Graphic Design at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 177 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Graphic Design at Loughborough University?
62% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 383 offers from 614 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Graphic Design at Loughborough University?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.