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Learning outcomes & discipline specific guidance

Visual Communications guidance


New BA (Hons) Visual Communications units:

  1. Visual Communications 1.1: Introducing Visual Communications (VC4IVC)
  2. Visual Communications 1.2: Exploring Visual Communications (VC4EVC)
  3. Visual Communications 1.3: Developing Visual Communications (VC4DVC)
  4. Visual Communications 2.1: Understanding Visual Communications (VC5UVC)
  5. Visual Communications 2.2: Briefs and Approaches (VC5BAA)
  6. Visual Communication 2.3: Clients and Audiences (VC5CAA)
  7. Visual Communications 3.1: Practice and Research (VC6PAR)
  8. Visual Communications 3.2: External Projects (VC6EXP)
  9. Visual Communications 3.3: Major Project (VC6MPT)

Teach Out BA (Hons) Visual Communications units:

  1. Book Design 1: Creative Book Design (VC4CBD) 
  2. Drawing 1: Drawing Skills (DR4DRS) - See Drawing guidance
  3. Graphic Design 1: Core Concepts (VC4GDC) - See Graphic Design guidance
  4. Illustration 1: Illustration Sketchbooks (VC4ISK) - See Illustration guidance
  5. Illustration 1: Key Steps in Illustration (VC4KSI) - See Illustration guidance
  6. Photography 1: Expressing Your Vision (PH4EYV) - See Photography guidance
  7. Printmaking 1: Introduction to Printmaking (PM4PMI) - See Printmaking guidance
  8. Visual Communication 1: Graphic Fiction (VC4GRF)
  9. Visual Studies 1: Creative Arts Today (CA4CAT) - See Visual Studies guidance
  10. Graphic Design 2: Working with a Client (VC5GRD) - See Graphic Design guidance
  11. Illustration 2: Responding to a brief (VC5ILL) - See Illustration guidance
  12. Drawing 2: Investigating Drawing (DR5DRA) - See Drawing guidance
  13. Printmaking 2: Developing your Style (PM5PMD) - See Printmaking guidance
  14. Visual Skills 2: Visual Exploration (VC5VEX)
  15. Visual Communications 3: Advanced Practice (VC6ADP)
  16. Visual Communications 3: Visual Research (VC6RES)
  17. Visual Communications 3: Sustaining Your Practice (VC6SYP)
Assessment requirements

When considering the learning outcomes for your course unit, it is important to know what you are being asked to submit. These are known as your assessment requirements. In summary, these will include:

  1. A selection of entries from your learning log. These should evidence the connections between your coursework and the learning outcomes.
  2. A selection of creative work. This should be a portfolio or other presentation of your final or strongest pieces. You should aim to select 8 to 12 pieces of creative work.
  3. Any written elements such as critical reviews. This should include any required essay, review or report elements.
  4. A reflective presentation or evaluation. This will be an opportunity to reflect on your learning experiences as a whole. It can take the form of a presentation, short video, or a written piece, and should be no longer than 6 minutes or 750 words.