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Graphic Design – (M.A.)
University of Lapland
Faculty of Art and Design
| Application Deadline: | February 17 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free | ||
| Location: | Rovaniemi / Finland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 60 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Lapland
Within the Media Studies Department, there are two separate programmes: the Audiovisual Media Culture Programme and the Graphic Design Programme.
The curriculum of both programmes combines theoretical studies and learning aesthetic and communicative skills in design and visual communication.The graphic design and media curriculum is based on teaching aesthetic and communicative skills in communication and design. There are BA, MA and Doctor of Arts programmes. In the Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis students practice research skills in combination with the design skills. The Bachelor’s thesis is about 20-30 pages long and is linked to design work. The Master’s thesis can be purely theoretical (minimum 75 pages) or theory linked to design work (about 40 pages plus the design work).
The Doctoral thesis is an academic theoretical work or an academic theoretical work combined with design work. The Doctoral dissertation must be published. The themes concern theoretical and practical questions in visual communication and visualization.
Contents
The areas of graphic design studies and research are:
Visual communication
* Visualizing and making images (illustration, graphs, montage, cartoons, etc)
* Visualizing language = typography as a communicative and cultural phenomenon
* Narrative design (layout)
Design management
* Corporate identities, branding
* Managing graphic design and visualization processes
Minor studies can be from other faculties in the University of Lapland: the Faculty of Social Sciences (e.g., sociology, gender studies) or the faculty of Economics (e.g. marketing, management).
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Educational Background
An applicant, who has completed a first degree (normally a bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field of study from an institution of higher education, entitling her/him to apply for master’s degree studies in her/his home country, may apply to master’s degree studies without taking an entrance examination.
Language Requirements
The University of Lapland offers master’s degree studies for international applicants in certain degree programmes. Although some courses in these programmes are primarily taught in Finnish, it is possible to complete the programme while studying in English. Here, students can either study in the same groups as the Finnish students or individually, and their studies can be tailor-made so that they can complete all the studies in English. Because of these special study circumstances, personal study plans are made with each international student at the beginning of their studies and applicants are accepted on the basis of their previous studies and their language skills.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 553 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 217 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 81 |
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- More programmes from the Lapland Consortium Universities
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- Ministry of Education and Culture
- University Admissions Finland
- Online Application to Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland
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