BA Digital and Graphic Design
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
About this course
BA (Hons) Digital and Graphic Design is an undergraduate degree focused on digital media, visual storytelling, and professional creative practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. The course spans four years of full-time study and includes a design placement or project between the third and fourth years. The first year introduces core principles through modules such as Digital Design 101, Intro to Motion Design, Creative Practice: Visual Storytelling, and Designing for Audiences. In the second year, students build on these foundations with Type & Image for Screen & Print, Digital Design for Experience, AI and Digital Communication, and Professional Design Practice. Year three covers advanced concepts via Digital Graphic Design, Designing for Impact, Design Client Project, and Business of Creativity. The final year culminates in major practical work and independent study through Design Industry Project, Major Digital Design Project, Design Placement & Portfolio, and a Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
Scottish Higher: Standard - BBBC, Minimum – BCCC A Lev Leaving Certificate: H2 H3 H3 H3 International Baccalaureate: 28 points Mature/Access: We welcome applications from mature students with other relevant qualifications and/or experience. International: IELTS of 6.0 with no element lower than 5.5 Required subjects: A Higher in Art and Design, Graphic Communication or Media is preferred. English is required and Maths preferred at Nat 5/GCSE level at grade C or above. We can also accept National 5 Application of Maths or Life skills at the same grade. Other Requirements: As part of the selection process, suitably qualified applicants will be required to submit a digital 'lookbook' which evidences examples of your creativity. This should be either a PDF document or a PowerPoint, between 6-12 pages/slides. The lookbook should show up to three creative projects of your choice, these may be school projects or personal projects, and may be photographic, drawings, paintings or other digital work. As a guideline, we are more interested in how you developed your ideas rather than the finished piece, as the lookbook’s purpose is to evidence your creativity. Anyone can learn software but to be employable as a digital designer you need to first be a creative. Once you’re studying on the course, you will gain the digital skills as you creatively solve design problems. This lookbook will help you to realise how creative you are. If you have any queries, please contact Dave Wood. Suggested look book structure Name/Contact details Project 1 - Add title Concise paragraph explaining project with image of final piece (1 page) Evidence of your creative ideas that helped you make the final piece (eg sketches, experiments, models, mock-ups, prototypes, etc.) (1-2 pages) Project 2 - Add title Concise paragraph explaining project with image of final piece (1 page) Evidence of your creative ideas that helped you make the final piece (eg sketches, experiments, models, mock-ups, prototypes,
Modules
- Digital Design 101
- Intro to Motion Design
- Creative Practice: Visual Storytelling
- Designing for Audiences
- Media and Creative Industries
- Creative Practice: Critical Thinking and Writing
- Type & Image for Screen & Print
- Digital Design for Experience
- AI and Digital Communication
- Professional Design Practice
- Sustainable Design and Communication
- Persuasive Communication
- Digital Graphic Design
- Designing for Impact
- Design Client Project
- Designing a Research Project
- Business of Creativity
- Design Industry Project
- Major Digital Design Project
- Design Placement & Portfolio
- Dissertation
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA Digital and Graphic Design at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh?
The typical offer is 28 points in the IB.