MA in Communication Design

University of Southampton (United Kingdom) · University of Southampton University Road Southampton SO17 1BJ United Kingdom

About University:

The University of Southampton (abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters) is a public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the U.K. and ranked in the top 100 universities in the world.

The university has seven campuses. The main campus is located in the Highfield area of Southampton and is supplemented by four other campuses within the city: Avenue Campus housing the School of Humanities, the National Oceanography Centre housing courses in Ocean and Earth Sciences, Southampton General Hospital offering courses in Medicine and Health Sciences, and Boldrewood Campus housing an engineering and maritime technology campus and Lloyd's Register. In addition, the university operates a School of Art based in nearby Winchester and an international branch in Malaysia offering courses in Engineering. Each campus is equipped with its own library facilities.

The University of Southampton currently has 14,705 undergraduate and 7,960 postgraduate students, making it the largest university by higher education students in the South East region. The University of Southampton Students' Union, provides support, representation, and social activities for the students ranging from involvement in the Union's four media outlets to any of the 200 affiliated societies and 80 sports. The university owns and operates a sports ground for use by students and also operates a sports center on the main campus.

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About University:

The University of Southampton (abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters) is a public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the U.K. and ranked in the top 100 universities in the world.

The university has seven campuses. The main campus is located in the Highfield area of Southampton and is supplemented by four other campuses within the city: Avenue Campus housing the School of Humanities, the National Oceanography Centre housing courses in Ocean and Earth Sciences, Southampton General Hospital offering courses in Medicine and Health Sciences, and Boldrewood Campus housing an engineering and maritime technology campus and Lloyd's Register. In addition, the university operates a School of Art based in nearby Winchester and an international branch in Malaysia offering courses in Engineering. Each campus is equipped with its own library facilities.

The University of Southampton currently has 14,705 undergraduate and 7,960 postgraduate students, making it the largest university by higher education students in the South East region. The University of Southampton Students' Union, provides support, representation, and social activities for the students ranging from involvement in the Union's four media outlets to any of the 200 affiliated societies and 80 sports. The university owns and operates a sports ground for use by students and also operates a sports center on the main campus.

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Program Details:

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Basic Info

Institute

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Degree

MA

Duration

1 year

STEM Designated

Yes

Program

Communication Design

Expense

Living Expenses

GBP 12000

Tuition Fee (Domestic)

GBP 9300

Tuition Fee (International)

GBP 27800

Eligibility

Minimum/ Avg Score

IELTS

6.5

TOEFL

92

PTE

68

Duolingo

120 - 125

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Intake Deadline 1

29 Jul, 2025

(September-2025)

Intake Deadline 2

09 Sep, 2025

(September-2025)

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  • Degree Certificate

    Common Document

    Bachelors degree awarded by a recognised University or an equivalent professional qualification approved by the University

  • Degree Transcript

    Common Document

    If you haven't finished your degree yet, you can still make an application now. You can submit an interim (partial) transcript for your degree progress and achievement to date, and upload your full degree transcript and certificate when you have them. We accept scanned copies of the official transcript issued by your current or former university. If the transcript is not in English, you must provide both the official original language version and an official certification that is signed and stamped by your institution or an official translator.

  • Miscellaneous

    University Specific

    Evidence of professional qualifications. Evidence of exploring how design responds to developments in media and digital culture. Work that shows an innovative and experimental approach to tackling a design challenge. Work that demonstrates an engagement with the full range of contemporary ‘communication design’ not just graphics design.

  • Personal Statement

    University Specific

    When you apply you’ll need to submit a personal statement explaining why you want to take the course. You’ll need to include information about: your knowledge of the subject area why you want to study a postgraduate qualification in this course how you intend to use your qualification

  • Portfolio

    University Specific

    Your portfolio is one of the most important parts of your application. It is your opportunity to show us your work, and it is our opportunity to find out more about you. Your portfolio should contain your most recent and relevant work. It should be clear, logical and a professional presentation of your work. You can submit your portfolio in any of the following formats: PDF file under 10mb in size PowerPoint presentation blog website YouTube video We understand you may not be coming straight from an undergraduate course and we will accept older work in your portfolio. However, please include as much of your recent work as possible. We welcome and assess each application individually. Your portfolio should include: evidence of exploring how design responds to developments in media and digital culture examples of work that shows an innovative and experimental approach to tackling a design challenge examples of work that demonstrates an engagement with the full range of contemporary communication design not just graphics design

  • Test Score Report

    Common Document

    TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/Duolingo

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