Plymouth College of Art
Visual Communication MA
Plymouth College of Art

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 25 graduates of Visual Communication MA and other courses in computer games and animation at Plymouth College of Art for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in computer games and animation.

Overall student satisfaction
80 /100
25 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in cinematics and photography

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of computer games and animation at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £16000 £15000 £17500
25-75 percentile range £15000 - £23000 £10500 - £19000 £12500 - £22500


Salary of all UK Graduates of cinematics and photography

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21707 £18425 £21575
25-75 percentile range £18845 - £25536 £13333 - £23001 £16336 - £27629

Course Description

Our MA Visual Communication programme encourages the development of an individual and distinctive contemporary graphics practice through considered engagement with current contexts and audiences.

Ethos The MA Visual Communication brings together design-led and research-driven approaches to an increasingly important practice and field of study. Our programme takes a critically informed and widely experimental approach to the production, form and circulation of ‘message’. The programme is ideas-driven, and devised to assist you in developing your unique approach within the broad field of contemporary communication-led practices, including graphic design, information design, typography, packaging design, branding, and more. You will engage in design thinking and research-centred projects, developing visual literacies through iterative design.

Outline Through your work, you will develop a critical framework that will enable you to take on complex ideas and respond to commercial demands. The programme addresses areas of information design, work motivated by social needs, local, national and global contexts, and commercial propositions. You will develop a critical understanding of your subject by testing and evaluating contemporary techniques and a combination of processes, from letterpress, laser cutting, animation, photography and screen printing, to the latest software suites. Taught delivery within the programme provides a mix of discipline-specific methods and cross-disciplinary approaches that can be applied across creative and commercial sectors. Our shared module structure allows you to develop a dialogue with creative practitioners across the Graduate School.

Supported practices This programme supports critically-investigative practices in graphic design, motion graphics, information design, moving image and typography.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Visual Communication MA at Plymouth College of Art

35% Secretarial and related occupations
30% Media Professionals
10% Skilled trades occupations
10% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5% Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
5% Protective service occupations
5% Administrative occupations

Grading & Study Time

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for computer games and animation

English language requirements

test Grade Additional Details
Trinity ISE

Integrated Skills in English II (Level B2), minimum grade required: Reading: Merit, Listening: Merit

Certificate valid for two years

IELTS (Academic) 6

IELTS (Level B2), minimum grade required: IELTS overall score of 6.5, minimum of score Listening: 6.0, Speaking: 6.0, Reading: 6.0, Writing: 6.0

Certificate valid for two years

PTE Academic 59

PTE Academic (Level B2), minimum grade required: Listening: 59, Reading: 59, Writing: 59, Speaking: 59

Certificate valid for two years

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Visual Communication, MA, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Visual Communication MA

Ireland £8700 year 1
Channel Islands £8700 year 1
EU £16500
England UK £8700 year 1
Northern Ireland £8700 year 1
Scotland £8700 year 1
Wales £8700 year 1
International £16500

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

About Plymouth College of Art

Plymouth College of Art is a specialised school of art and design, located in the English city of Plymouth. Their campus can be found in the city centre, divided over four separate buildings. Each building provides the modern facilities that are used for subjects such as Fine Art, Filmmaking, Animation, among many others.

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Student composition of Plymouth College of Art

undergraduates:
910
postgraduates:
45
Total:
955
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