University of Johannesburg BA in Communication (Graphic) Design
University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

BA in Communication (Graphic) Design

Johannesburg, South Africa

BA

3 years

English

Full time

ZAR 50,840 / per year **

On-Campus

* by noon

** fees for the complete programme amount to between R50840,00 and R62468,00. Fees may vary depending on the composition of a particular qualification

Key Summary

About: Communication designers at the University of Johannesburg produce visual communication such as posters, books, magazines, corporate identity, packaging and websites, working solo and in teams. UJ is vibrant, multicultural Johannesburg and offers a First Year Experience and a Senior Student Experience to support workplace transition. Campus life includes sports, on-campus health and security, strong research growth and support through Missing Middle Campaign.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in design studios, marketing, branding or advertising agencies, publishing, or as in-house designers; they can freelance or start businesses. Roles: Graphic & communication designer, Art director, Typographic designer, UI designer, Digital designer.

Communication designers are creative thinkers and problem solvers who use a range of design methods, processes, and techniques to create professional communication designs, such as posters, books, magazines, corporate identity programs, packaging, and websites, both individually and as members of teams.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!
  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.
  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.
  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.
  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.
  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!
  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses. 
  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.
  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!