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 2.1: Understanding Visual Communications (VC5UVC)
  3. Visual Communications 3.1: Practice and Research (VC6PAR)

Teach Out BA (Hons) Visual Communications units:

  1. Visual Communications 1.1: Introducing Visual Communications (VC4IVC)
  2. Book Design 1: Creative Book Design (VC4CBD) 
  3. Drawing 1: Drawing Skills (DR4DRS) 
  4. Graphic Design 1: Core Concepts (VC4GDC) 
  5. Illustration 1: Illustration Sketchbooks (VC4ISK) 
  6. Illustration 1: Key Steps in Illustration (VC4KSI) 
  7. Photography 1: Expressing Your Vision (PH4EYV) 
  8. Printmaking 1: Introduction to Printmaking (PM4PMI) 
  9. Visual Communication 1: Graphic Fiction (VC4GRF) 
  10. Visual Studies 1: Creative Arts Today (CA4CAT)
  11. Visual Communications 2.1: Understanding Visual Communications (VC5UVC)
  12. Graphic Design 2: Working with a Client (VC5GRD) 
  13. Illustration 2: Responding to a brief (VC5ILL) 
  14. Drawing 2: Investigating Drawing (DR5DRA) 
  15. Printmaking 2: Developing your Style (PM5PMD)
  16. Visual Skills 2: Visual Exploration (VC5VEX)
  17. Visual Communications 3.1: Practice and Research (VC6PAR)
  18. Visual Communications 3: Advanced Practice (VC6ADP)
  19. Visual Communications 3: Visual Research (VC6RES)
  20. 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.