23 Graphic Design MA degrees found
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23 Graphic Design MA degrees found
Academy of Art University
Master of Arts (MA) in Graphic Design
- San Francisco, USA
- Online
MA
Full time
4 semesters
Distance Learning, On-Campus
English
The MA in Graphic Design & Digital Media emphasizes professional and career development with advanced study of the field and encourages students to extend their design skills into content creation, authorship, entrepreneurialism, and social innovation.
University of Johannesburg
MA in Design (Graphic Design)
- Johannesburg, South Africa
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The purpose of the MA in Design (Graphic Design) is to educate and train researchers who can contribute to the development of knowledge at an advanced level. The Master’s Degree is earned by completing a single advanced research project, culminating in the production and acceptance of a dissertation.
Kingston University
MA in Graphic Design
- Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The course is taught by design practitioners and researchers, and enriched by national and international visiting tutors from a range of creative industries in an expanded mode of design. You will explore the role of graphic design as a tool through which to critically investigate current issues and contemporary visual culture, society, politics, identity, information, education, and technology. Your position as a designer will also be explored through design practice and theory.
Estonian Academy of Arts
Master in Graphic Design
- Tallinn, Estonia
MA
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The Master of Arts (MA) in Graphic Design at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) is a two-year, English language program intended to develop a student’s independent practice and define their position as a graphic designer.
Arts University Bournemouth
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Master in Graphic Design
- Poole, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Fast-track counseling
MA Graphic Design encourages designers to explore ways of developing understanding between co-communicators. This course approaches all forms of graphic design as triggers for thinking and feeling. By interrogating your practice at the cognitive level, you’ll explore how such things as a metaphor, and the framing and blending of ideas, drive communication. Through self-initiated research and experimentation, you’ll be encouraged to engage with the world, and find insights that generate understanding and guide positive action.
Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts
MA Visual Communication: Graphic Design
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
MA
Full time
6 semesters
On-Campus
English
MA Visual Communication: Graphic Design is an intensive contemporary programme that combines creative and professional development, experience within a nurturing, experimental, interdisciplinary, studio-based environment. The course is focused on the development of imaginative and conceptually distinctive visual practices, in which qualities of invention and discovery are underpinned by rigorous specialist expertise, preparing students to achieve a broad range of creative ambitions.
Accademia Italiana
Master of Arts in Graphic Design
- Florence, Italy
MA
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English, Italian
Official Master's degree accredited by the Italian Ministry of Universities & Research. The Master of Arts in Graphic Design foresees a very high level of specialization in the various expressive techniques of graphic design and visual communications, involving collaboration with creative, commercial and cultural industries.
Manchester Metropolitan University
MFA in Graphic Design and Art Direction
- Manchester, United Kingdom
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MA in Graphic Design & Art Direction programme is designed for creative practitioners who wish to advance their knowledge, skills and specialism within the field of visual communication. Each student will develop a practice-led investigation within this broader context, actively constructing a bespoke body of design knowledge which combines theory, practice, research, entrepreneurship and innovation from a wide range of creative activities.
AAS College
MA User Experience and Service Design - Graphics
- Thessaloniki, Greece
MA
Full time
13 months
On-Campus
English
User Experience is widely known in the web design community, but user experience is needed for all types of design, such as print, package design, and advertising. UX is simply how a person interacts, engages and experiences a design.
Royal College of Art
MA Visual Communication
- London, United Kingdom
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
At the heart of your experience with us in Visual Communication is the shared commitment to ‘conversational practice’. By this, we mean a practical and discursive approach to making. We see communication as essentially, a conversation to form bridges, connect people and exchange ideas.
University of Hertfordshire
MA Graphic Design
- Hatfield, United Kingdom
- Lower Hatfield Road, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
MA Graphic Design sits within the PG Design programme at the School of Creative Arts. There is a strong emphasis on professional practice and the real-world applications of art and design, where you will develop key research skills and gain a good understanding of the work of other practitioners in your field.
University of Hertfordshire Online
MA Graphic Design (Online)
- Hatfield, United Kingdom
MA
Part time
2 years
Distance Learning
English
Foster your creativity and enhance your employment opportunities by joining MA Graphic Design The aim of this postgraduate programme is to equip you with the skills, knowledge and understanding required to practice at an advanced level. There is a strong emphasis on professional practice and the real-world applications of art and design. You'll develop key research skills and gain a good understanding of the work of other practitioners in your field.
Otis College Of Art And Design
MFA Graphic Design Program
- Los Angeles, USA
MA
On-Campus
English
The MFA Graphic Design Program is a year-long, LA-based student, faculty, and research collective of designers investigating the issues of our day. We blend design exploration, critical inquiry, and applied projects to interrogate and better our world. We partner with organizations to foster deep impact beyond the classroom. Usually, students convene for four consecutive semesters completing all required credits in fourteen months; this accelerated program serves the needs of working professionals and traditional students, alike. During the course of studies, students learn to work across media and platforms through a series of studio projects, visiting workshops, courses in design theory and history, and round table discussions. The coursework engages research, discourse, critical thinking, and iterative process with the goal of discovering many possible design outcomes. In doing so, the program supports students in taking on the challenges and opportunities in contemporary graphic design practice.
Atlantic University College
Master of Graphic Arts with Specialty in Digital Graphic Design
- Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
MA
On-Campus
Spanish
The Master of Graphic Arts program focuses on developing professionals who seek to successfully excel in the field of digital graphic design. It trains them in the use of various media that provide them with a specialization in effective visual communication. This specialty will allow them to set successful guidelines and set precedents within digital graphic design.
Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi
Master of Graphic Design
- Istanbul, Turkey
MA
Turkish
In the Graphic Design Department, it is the greatest goal of MSGSÜ-GSF Graphic Design Department to train designers who can create a contemporary and effective visual language, who follow, understand and question changes in social and cultural structure, who think more and who have more problems about life.
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Graphic designers help clients communicate by using photography, symbols, text, illustrations, color and texture in an original way in order to get the attention of their target audience. Individuals who study graphic design may be able to work as visual designers, web designers, or as copywriters and strategists.
An MA is a master’s degree awarded to students that have completed a program studying humanities or fine arts subjects such as history, communications, philosophy, theology or English. A Master of Arts degree typically requires coursework, research and written examinations.