ABERDEEN COLLEGE COURSE DETAILS

HND Visual Communication

* Conditions may apply

• Duration: 2 years
• Study Options: FT

• College Centre: Gallowgate
• Contact: Aberdeen College (Tel: 01224 342822 or Email: viscom@abcol.ac.uk)

• Entry Requirements:
  

  This course is suitable for those with Highers, who have completed the Higher syllabus or have successfully completed a non-advanced College course. For those returning to education, life skills and experience in the workplace may allow entry subject to availability.

• Description:
  

  HND Visual Communication supersedes most courses currently on offer within areas such as Graphic Design, Illustration, New Media and Visual Information. The opportunity for specialisation within a specified subject area, such as Graphic Design or New Media is still available. The new framework also offers the opportunity for more creative collaboration of subjects which will meet with the growing demands of employers and industry.

• Who is the Course for?
  

  This qualification is ideal for those students who wish to progress to a university degree course in Graphic Design, Illustration, New Media, Digital Design or Visual Information, or employment in their chosen industry.

• How will I be Assessed?
  

  This course is mainly assessed on a continuous basis and does not include an external end-of-course examination.  Coursework takes the form of essays, reports, presentations, case studies and practical projects.  Most of the assessment work is undertaken by College staff.

• Course Content Includes:
  
  • 2D Computer Animation
  • Art & Design Context
  • Bitmapped Graphics
  • Creative Project
  • Digital Imaging
  • Digital Photography
  • Graded Unit
  • Graphic Design
  • Introduction to the Creative Industries
  • Life Drawing Portfolio
  • Typography
  • Vector Graphics
  • Visual Communications: An Introduction
  • Year 2: Creative Project for Artist and Designers
  • Year 2: Design Production
  • Year 2: Digital Imaging Project
  • Year 2: Graded Unit
  • Year 2: Optional Units Graphic Design: Art & Design: Desktop Publishing and Layout Project
  • Year 2: Optional Units Graphic Design: Graphic Design Project
  • Year 2: Optional Units Graphic Design: Graphic Design for Commercial Printing
  • Year 2: Optional Units Graphic Design: Typography Project
  • Year 2: Optional Units New Media: 3D Computer Animation
  • Year 2: Optional Units New Media: Digital Video for Artists and Designers
  • Year 2: Optional Units New Media: New Media Level 1 Media Design
  • Year 2: Optional Units New Media: New Media Level 1 Web Design
  • Year 2: Optional Units: Client Initiated Project
  • Year 2: Optional Units: Personal Development Planning
  • Year 2: Working in the Creative Industries