19 Graphic, UX and Digital Design Foundation Year Programs

Marbella Design Academy Foundation Course. Master the fundamentals of design in 12 weeks and gain access to our validated Bachelor of Arts programs, regardless of your age or educational background. Explore and specialise in Graphic Design, Fashion Design, or Interior Architecture and Design. Join us and kickstart your Design studies in the South of Spain.Find out more about us at www.designschool.com

The Foundation Year in Design at Accademia Italiana’s Rome campus is conceived as a preparatory year to strengthen method, language, and core skills before progressing into higher studies in design. Studying in Rome means learning in an international capital where art, fashion, communication, and creative industries intersect every day, offering students a dynamic and professionally stimulating environment.

The Foundation Year in Design at Accademia Italiana’s Florence campus is conceived as a preparatory year to strengthen method, language, and core skills before progressing into higher studies in design. Studying in Florence means being immersed in a city that embodies art, design, and visual culture, enriching the academic journey with strong aesthetic awareness and an international outlook.

The AA Foundation Award in Architecture, Art and Design offers a full-time, one-year studio-based course for students who wish to pursue architecture and related arts subjects. A hands-on course of creative design, thinking and learning, it is intended for individuals with limited previous experience in creative fields, but with an interest in exploring, and preparing for, a future academic or professional career in architecture or the broader creative arts.

Welcome to the cradle of iconic art, fashion and design education in the vibrant landscape of Italy. Our International Foundation Program is your gateway to mastering the world of art in Italy’s prestigious institutions.

You will explore a variety of artistic courses and dive into Fashion, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, and Illustration. Developed by the Canvas School of Arts, the European Foundation Degree in Art & Design aims to let students create by having fun, travelling and learning a new language!

A qualification designed with our university partners to prepare you for first year entry to undergraduate degree courses. Studying in small classes with NCUK in your home country before you start your degree will give you the confidence you need before you start your degree course.

An interdisciplinary training program designed for students who aim to develop their creative talent and acquire the skills needed to access the best academies and universities in Italy.

This is an interdisciplinary education programme designed for students interested in deepening their creative talents and gaining the necessary skills for admission to the best Italian universities and academies

This programme is designed to provide students with a pathway into an undergraduate degree programme in the School of Textiles and Design and the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at the Dubai Campus. It is specifically designed as a foundation programme that will help students to bridge the gap between their school qualifications and the demands of a university degree. Students who complete the programme successfully will be able to progress directly into the first year of their chosen degree programme. The programme will help students to develop their subject knowledge while providing a firm foundation in IT, research and writing skills, academic English, and assessment and examination techniques.

Foundation Year is aimed at students attracted by Made in Italy, understood not only as a sign of distinction and style but also as a qualitative approach to life. It is precisely in this context that the Foundation Course fits in: a 60-credit supplementary course that aims to introduce students to the cultural, design, historical and artistic subjects with which they will be confronted, in even greater depth, in the years to come.

This course is designed by professionals who are experts in their fields, including radio, film, television, design and print. Our aim is to inspire the next generation by developing and nurturing talent, as well as supporting a thorough understanding of how the industry works.

This transformative course has a strong practical focus so if you love branding, design, typography and the dynamic ever-changing language of visual communication, you'll love this course. We will introduce you to the role of the professional graphic designer / Illustrator.

The pathway in Architecture and Design will enable you to develop practical skills as well as your creative potential.

The Foundation Arts Certificate is a one-year program that teaches introductory art and design skills in drawing, painting, sculpting, and basic digital art.