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Why study with us?

Here are our top reasons to choose the School of Visual Communication.

Our History

A school with deep roots

Our origins date back to 1843. We are a school with a huge amount of knowledge, history and stories behind us. And a fantastic future ahead.

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Agencies on your doorstep

..as well as studios and arts organisations!

You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in live project briefs, masterclasses, guest lectures, trips and more.

Earn while you learn

Our student employment agency, OpportUNIty – Student Jobs on Campus, allows you to apply for paid roles at the University, gaining experience in crucial aspects of job applications and valuable feedback on your work.

Live Project Partnerships

A fantastic opportunity to work with Industry leaders

Previous live projects have included Moonpig, McCann Erickson, The Times Newspaper Group and Cogent Elliot.

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Get £150 free credit for books and learning materials

To welcome all new undergraduate degree students starting in 2018 or 2019, we're giving away at least £150 worth of credit to spend in a host of ways.

Second City location

In the heart of the city

Birmingham has one of the biggest media and creative arts communities outside London, with many of them based in the city’s Eastside district, home of our City Centre Campus.

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Online Portfolio Promotion

Showcase your work

Our home-grown and independent talent pool allows you to showcase your work to potential employees throughout your study, in addition to your final degree show.

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Top Tips for Putting Together a Visual Communication Portfolio

Thinking of creating a physical portfolio for one of our School of Visual Communication courses?

Take a look at what staff and one of our graduates from the School think makes a great portfolio.

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The Space To Create

Watch what happens when our students are given the space, the ability and the confidence to create.

A group of Visual Communication students, along with their tutor, took their project to a different dimension when they experimented with VR. See what you could create when you join us.

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From global trips to visits to local and regional design agencies and theatres, we’re always on the move to m...

T hird-year BA (Hons) Design for Performance, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication and BA (Hons) Illustration st...

Design Manchester trip- Graphic Communication 2019

BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students recently travelled to Manchester to attend the annual Design Manches...

School of Visual Communication students were given an insight into the inner workings of graphic design by t...

BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students were recently given the chance to broaden their type design knowledg...

Faculty of Arts, Design and Media technicians recently unveiled a diverse and engaging range of work during a...

BA (Hons) Photography graduate John Boaz’s ‘Our Father’ series was recently featured in the British Journal...

Source Magazine selects Photography graduate for showcase

The Faculty of Arts, Design and Media (ADM) has placed 151-200 in the world for Art and Design in the QS Wor...

Raluca Farcas- Illustration student with work created for contract with Tiny Trees

Two BA (Hons) Illustration students have been given the exciting opportunity to work with Tiny Tree Childr...

Arthur Kearns won the award for ‘How to be More Pirate’, his first complete animation that was produced as part of the Context of Illustration module of his degree.

Second year BA (Hons) Illustration student Arthur Kearns recently won the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Student...

Every year, D&AD’s Annual brings together the best of best in creative work judged by the top creatives from...

Professor of Moving Image and Photography Ravi Deepres, and a group of School of Visual Communication graduat...

Staff and students at Birmingham City University are planning a festival of 40 events in March to mark Intern...

West Midlands illustrator Rachel Suzanne is celebrating after seeing her latest works go on sale – a children...

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Why study with us?

Our History

A school with deep roots

Agencies on your doorstep

..as well as studios and arts organisations!

Earn while you learn

Earn while you learn

Live Project Partnerships

A fantastic opportunity to work with Industry leaders

Get £150 free credit

Get £150 free credit for books and learning materials

Second City location

In the heart of the city

Online Portfolio Promotion

Showcase your work

Top Tips for Putting Together a Visual Communication Portfolio

The Space To Create

Latest News

Going global with your degree

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Professional Futures events launched for final year Vis...

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Students celebrate creativity at Design Manchester conf...

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Type Talk welcomes Andy Altmann

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Toshi Omagari delivers bespoke type design workshop

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ADM technicians celebrated at Tech/Tronic exhibition

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British Journal of Photography’s Class of 2019 features...

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Source Magazine selects Photography graduate for showca...

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ADM is ranked world-class to study Art and Design

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Illustration students win contracts with Tiny Tree Chil...

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Illustration student wins RSA award

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Graphic Communication student wins D&AD New Blood Award

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Visual Communication graduates and staff see their work...

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University plans month of celebrations for Internationa...

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West Midlands illustrator works alongside Rochelle Hume...

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