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University degree

Graphic Design with Professional Placement

Dbs Music Holdings Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

Graphic Design is one of the most versatile visual disciplines, embracing words and pictures, form and structure, time and space. It’s also one of the most powerful; touching everything from the clothes we wear, the political ideas we believe in, and the way we shape the future of our planet. Good design thrives by looking for new ways to tell both familiar and emerging stories; it’s in clever ideas and beautifully executed outcomes, hand-drawn scribbles, and digital masterpieces.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts2%
64-79 pts4%
80-95 pts5%
96-111 pts14%
112-127 pts21%
128-143 pts13%
144-159 pts9%
160-175 pts15%
176-191 pts3%
192-207 pts2%
208-223 pts2%
224-239 pts2%
240+ pts7%
How they qualified
92% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels92%
no formal qualifications3%
other higher education3%
a foundation year2%
the IB1%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
88%
In work or further study after
88%
Continue past first year
85%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£22,000
3 years on
£26,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsHighly skilled21%
Elementary occupations11%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled8%
Sales occupations10%
Design occupationsHighly skilled7%
Skilled trades occupations5%
Administrative occupations4%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
85%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching85%
Assessment & feedback82%
Academic support86%
Well organised82%
Learning resources80%
Student community83%
In students' own words
★★★★★
Genuinely worthwhile
The course has exceeded my expectations. The best part: the cohort are bright and motivated, which makes the learning environment great. If I'm honest, some seminar groups were too big for meaningful discussion. On the city — the city is a
Class of 2023 · Full-time
★★★★★
Genuinely worthwhile
The course has exceeded my expectations. The best part: the studio culture is incredible — you learn as much from your peers as your tutors. If I'm honest, first-year classes can be quite large. On the city — local cost of living is managea
Postgraduate · Full-time
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Dbs Music Holdings Limited's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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