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MA COMMUNICATION DESIGN: INFORMATION DESIGN PATHWAY

  • Year of entry
    2022
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  12 months
    Part Time: 24 months
  • Year of entry
    2022
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  12 months
    Part Time: 24 months
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Start date: September 2022

The MA Communication Design: Information Design Pathway combines the development of practical skills with the study of historical and theoretical issues, in a world-class research-intensive environment.

MA Communication Design integrates shared elements of study and pathway-specific elements. This Information Design pathway allows for specialisation and a deeper engagement with communication design.

The Information Design pathway focuses on the relationship between the presentation of information and user experience across different everyday applications and contexts of use. These include: data visualisation, document design, interaction design and wayfinding. Students examine and conceptualise services, experiences, and user journeys, and develop communication and visual systems that facilitate the effective delivery of complex information to users.

Why study MA Communication Design: Information Design Pathway at Reading?

  • Access to world-class collections and archives
  • Learn to apply a user-centred approach to support design decisions and generate new design opportunities
  • Practice within a research-intensive environment, where equal emphasis is placed on design theory and practice
  • Develop effective communication and visual systems
  • Produce functional, aesthetic and highly crafted complex documents, interfaces and interaction environments

For more information, please visit the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication website.

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £TBC (to be confirmed for 2022 entry) per year

New international students: £TBC (to be confirmed for 2022 entry) per year

Tuition fee information

The fees listed are for full-time study, unless otherwise stated. Fee information will be confirmed in offer letters sent out to successful applicants. You can find further information, including information for part-time study, through our dedicated fees and funding page.

EU student fees

With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees. For exceptions, please read the UK government's guidance for EU students.

Additional costs

Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

Our graduates have an excellent employment record. Many take up positions in type design studios, with publishers and general design studios, and wayfinding and information design studios. Previous employers have included Apple, Financial Times, Microsoft Typography, Monotype, Nokia, Oxford University Press and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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