Graphic and Communication Design

Unleash the power of effective messaging with this course, which will level up your visual communication and storytelling abilities.

We live in complex and rapidly shifting times, where people consume media at a staggering rate. This course empowers you to cut through the noise and deliver effective communications in a world obsessed with going viral and chasing clout.

You’ll engage in the latest research and theory, before bridging the gap by flexing your creative palette. We’ll test your skills with our challenge-led teaching, which stems from one of the few Russell Group universities to offer this subject. You’ll sharpen your theoretical, practical, and professional skills that the creative industries are yearning for.

You’ll build a strong foundation of typography, interaction design, and design for print. Our challenging briefs are on hand to help you rise to the challenge, and at every stage of your course, you can choose how to follow your passions and career path.

By embracing making, reading, and writing, you’ll become a critical and innovative thinker and creator. You’ll be informed by the past, ready to challenge the present, and prepared for the future.

Student profile: Andrew Bays

''The placement year was the most impactful part of my university career. It brought me up to a whole different standard of the work I was producing before.''

Andrew Bays, Graphic and Communication Design BA

Why study at Leeds

• A year in industry: Get the hands-on experience and the contacts to ensure you thrive in fast-paced professional environments.

• Specialist facilities: Test your skills with our laser cutting and 3D print workshop, XLab for Immersive Technologies and other practical studios.

• Access to experts: Glean insights from industry-recognised visiting speakers from across the world.

• Showcase your best work: Dazzle employers with your talents and specialisms by producing two major independent and projects in your final year.

Rankings and awards

• 6th in the UK for Art and Design, Complete University Guide 2026

• 53rd in the world for Arts and Humanities, QS World Rankings by Subject 2026

Where this degree could take you

Our graduates have pursued a wide range of careers in a diverse range of fields. Many continue with their professional practice, while some have gone to work for companies such as:

• Saatchi + Saatchi

• FutureBrand

• Exposure

• Spiekermann Partners

• McCann-Erikson

• Smoke & Mirrors

• Show Media

• Elle Magazine

• BBYO

• Apple

• Nike

Careers support

Top 10 most targeted for 10+ years by the UK's leading employers, The Graduate Market 2026, High Fliers Research

At Leeds, we help you to prepare for your future from day one.

Our Careers Service has the global expertise and sector-spanning industry partnerships that, combined, go way beyond simply helping you get a job. They provide you with the resources you need to upskill and achieve the future you aspire towards – even in the face of lightning-paced change.