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Your Visual Communication course

The field of visual communication is one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors of the UK’s highly successful creative industries. Our Visual Communication courses help you turn your passion into a career.

Turn your passion into a creative career

Our Visual Communications courses give you first-hand experience of what it’s like to work in industry with access to an extensive range of facilities including dedicated moving-image studios, Cintiq drawing stations and games console laboratories.

Graphic Design - BA (Hons)

Undergraduate | Full-time; Sandwich

Illustration - BA (Hons)

Undergraduate | Full-time; Sandwich

Photography - BA (Hons)

Undergraduate | Full-time; Sandwich

Animation - BA (Hons)

Undergraduate | Full-time; Sandwich

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Our facilities

We offer studios dedicated to print and interactive media, with industry-standard software across our Mac suites.

If you're studying at Confetti, you'll study in professional studios and workshops at our £9.1 million digital media Confetti HQ.

Take a look for yourself

We’ve built the perfect spaces for you to create in. Take a look at all the facilities available to you across the Nottingham School of Art & design.

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Bonington Gallery

Located within the Nottingham School of Art & Design, Bonington Gallery works with practitioners and institutions from across Europe and beyond.

3D, Laser Cutting and Digital Printing

Nottingham School of Art & Design students can access the latest technology and facilities in 3D, laser cutting and digital printing to support their studies.

Bonington Art Shop

Bonington Art Shop is sponsored by the Nottingham School of Art & Design and provides a service to our staff, students, alumni and supporters.

Boots Library

The Boots Library is your ideal study space – open 24-7 during term time. Search our huge collection of texts, find a free PC, or reserve your own room for group work.

Take a virtual tour online or book an open day

Virtual Tour

Take a virtual visit to NTU's Art & Design facilities. Search at your own pace or take a guided tour and get a feel for the places you'll start to call home.

Virtual Open Days

Get to know the University from the comfort of your own home through one of our Virtual Open Days.

Our new Art & Design building

Discover our new landmark building in Nottingham for Creative Industries. Our new will provide dedicated spaces for visual communication, moving image and digital screen disciplines within Nottingham School of Art & Design.

See our new landmark building for the creative industries

We are what we create

Explore our online showcase - We Are Creatives. Celebrating the work of the Nottingham School of Art & Design's students, you will find a sneak peak of some of our student's work - giving you a real insight into what it's like to be part of the NTU creative community.

Explore our student showcase
student work

Frank Siejek, BSc (Hons) VFX Production

Confetti Degree Showcase

If you're studying on one of the Visual Effects Production Technology courses, you can view past examples of student work on the Confetti Degree Showcase.

The facilities we have access to at NTU are great; we have everything from laser cutting to screen printing, 3D printing, block printing and even sound suites. There’s always the opportunity to use them and the staff are there to ask for advice.

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