Undergraduate BA (Hons)

Graphic Design

Turn ideas into innovate, beautifully crafted design, through practical projects, industry partnerships and interdisciplinary learning.

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2025
Typical offer
BBC / 96-112 UCAS points View all entry requirements

Course overview

Our BA Graphic Design course is designed for creative thinkers ready to channel their ideas into purposeful, dynamic work. As a designer, you bring your unique perspective and voice and at Kent, you’ll discover how to use those strengths to become an insightful storyteller, communicator, and changemaker. We’re here to help you transform your vision into powerful visual narratives that address social, environmental, and ethical challenges – speaking to people across borders, languages and cultures.

Through a blend of core design principles and exposure to new trends and techniques, you’ll have the freedom to experiment and explore. Live projects, industry partnerships, and mentoring gives you hands-on opportunities to refine your skills and build a portfolio that represents your personal style and innovative thinking while being informed by industry, so you can hit the ground running in your career.

Graphic design at Kent is part of a creative community on campus, you’ll work alongside students in architecture, spatial and interior design, film, media, and drama, you’ll expand your creative approach and discover fresh insights from diverse fields. This interconnected experience ensures that, as the design world evolves, you’ll be equipped with the adaptive skills, knowledge, and confidence to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact in the creative industries. Graphic Design at Kent is your first step to wherever you want to go.

Why study Graphic Design at Kent?

Creative community

Graphic Design at Kent is part of our creative community of artists, designers and architects. Sharpen your creative vision through collaboration.

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12th

Art and Design at Kent was ranked 12th overall in The Complete University Guide 2025.

Something to be proud of

Each year, you'll get to be a part of our End of Year Show. This is your chance to show off your work to your peers, family and industry professionals.

Kick-start your career.

Part of your study includes producing live briefs in real-work situations, giving you key experience and connections to launch your design career.

Award-winning teaching.

Our graphic design lecturers won the University Teaching Prize for leading the way in embedding employability in their course. 

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Entry requirements

Typical offer
BBC / 96-112 UCAS points
The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications. Click below to find out more.

Course structure

Our module listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.

How you'll study

We use a variety of learning and teaching methods, including lectures, workshops, studio-based work and field study trips.

Your future

When you study graphic design at Kent, you immerse yourself in a stimulating learning environment, complemented by a supportive and inclusive studio culture. Collaborating with peers, industry professionals, and academic experts, you’ll gain valuable insights and hands-on experience that prepare you for a successful career in any field. From day one, you’ll build a strong network of connections that will enhance your career prospects.

Graphic design is essential across all sectors, providing the skills to communicate clearly and effectively. With the versatility to adapt to a wide range of industries – from creative agencies and non-profits to cultural institutions and beyond –our course prepares you to navigate and excel in the dynamic landscape of contemporary design. Graphic design being an expanding field, means expanding opportunities, and we are here to make sure you are ready to take advantage and grow with the sector.

Throughout your studies, you’ll tackle live briefs and real-world projects, gaining practical experience that prepares you for the diverse opportunities within the creative industries. By the end of your course, you’ll be well-equipped to step into roles in design agencies or related fields in graphics and visualisation, ready to make your mark with confidence and creativity. Big ideas, Beautifully Made!

UK graphic design graduate salaries
Very high
£30,922
Average base pay (7,506 salaries)

Step into the studio

Our specialist spaces include a specialist graphic design studio, dedicated workshops, laser-cutting facilities, printing press and letterpress, reproduction, and large format printing options. Specialist projection mapping software and projectors enable you to test out environmental graphic design outcomes at a large scale. The digital workshop means you can 3D scan, model and 3D print through a digital design-based workflow.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2025 entry
  • UK
    £9,250*
  • EU
    £23,500
  • International
    £23,500

*The 2025/26 annual tuition fees for undergraduate courses have not yet been set by the Department for Education. The fee for 2024/25 is £9250. If any increase is announced by the Department for Education for the 2025/26 academic year your tuition fees will increase by that amount. We will notify you as soon as possible of any increase and update our website to reflect any new, higher, tuition fees.

  • UK
    £4,625*
  • EU
    £11,750
  • International
    £11,750

For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.

For students continuing on this programme, fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.* 

Your fee status

The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. If you are uncertain about your fee status you may wish to seek advice from UKCISA before applying.

Fees for year in industry

Fees for undergraduate students are £1,850.

Fees for year abroad

Fees for undergraduate students are £1,385.

Students studying abroad for less than one academic year will pay full fees according to their fee status.

These are the necessary costs you are likely to incur on the course. This is guidance and the overall figure may be less or more, but we would not expect any spend beyond this to be necessary to undertake the course.  

IT Equipment 

Students will require regular access to a desktop computer/laptop with an internet connection to use the University of Kent’s online resources and systems. Please see information about the minimum computer requirements for study.   

Students will need to provide the materials necessary to produce hand-crafted, hand-illustrated and printed images, books, documents and reports. Students will need to provide the material necessary to produce physical models, either by hand or using available 3D printing and/ or laser cutting machines. Site visits are essential, and students will need to cover transport costs (local distances only), which will vary, depending on module site location. Some modules may entail visiting public archives and libraries, requiring regional or national travel and entrance fees. Annual fieldtrips will be offered during the programme, and students are strongly encouraged to join these and will need to cover the costs of travel, accommodation and subsistance.

Year Abroad 

There will be additional costs associated with the Year Abroad such as travel, accommodation, health and food costs. Please see Kent’s Go Abroad webpages on Costs and Funding for more information. 

Year in Industry 

There may be additional costs associated with the Year in Industry such as travel or accommodation, which will need to be covered by the student. Please see Careers and Employability webpages for more information.  

Find out more about accommodation and living costs, plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent.

Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details. 

Scholarships

We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.

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Next steps

Ready to apply?

If you are from the UK or Ireland, you must apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not from the UK or Ireland, you can apply through UCAS or directly on our website if you have never used UCAS and you do not intend to use UCAS in the future.

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