University of Nicosia
University of Nicosia Nicosia

Graphic and Digital Design (BA)

Information

Department
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Duration
4 years
Additional Information

The graphic design field is developing rapidly with the help of digital tools; continuous technological advancements create new challenges and opportunities for the modern graphic designer.

Graphic language, through images and texts, largely determines the everyday lives of people all over the world. Newspapers and textbooks, product packaging and promotional posters, signage in malls and roads, websites and mobile applications are just a few examples of visual communication design.

The programme aims to develop students’ communication, critical thinking and creative skills, to cultivate their aesthetic criteria, and help them establish a strong visual vocabulary to successfully address and solve everyday design problems.

Program

Semester 1

  • Fundamentals of Drawing    
  • Fundamentals of 2D Design
  • Photography I    
  • English Composition    
  • Introduction to Multimedia    

Semester 2

  • History of Art
  • Video Production    
  • Introduction to Typography    
  • Fundamentals of 3D Design
  • Interactive Multimedia Development

Semester 3

  • Greek Art    
  • Graphic Design    
  • Digital Imaging
  • Typography and Graphic Communication
  • Storyboarding and 2D Animation    

Semester 4

  • Business and Professional Communication
  • Editorial Design
  • Production Methods for Graphic Design    
  • Illustration    

Semester 5

  • Design for Packaging    
  • Publishing    
  • Interface Design and Development    
  • History and Development of Digital Arts    

Semester 6

  • Graphic Design for Social and Commercial Advertising    
  • Information Design
  • Visual Literacy    
  • Society and Environment
  • Multimedia Art and Aesthetics    

Semester 7

  • Handmade Animation    
  • Graphic Design Work Placement    
  • Research Methodologies in Design
  • History of Graphic Communication    
  • 3D Modeling and Animation    

Semester 8

  • Applied Art Education
  • Business Communications    
  • Negotiated Project in Graphic Design
  • Advanced Screen Typography
  • Graphic Communication Final Project