Graphic Design
54.04.01 In english and russian
Level of education Master
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 2 years
Programme description
- The master’s programme "Graphic Design", implemented at St Petersburg University, provides exceptional opportunities for training graphic designers in the context of professional interdisciplinary relations
- Uniquely designed teaching techniques of profession-oriented courses at the master’s level provide training of multiskilled environmental designers. They are capable of performing projects in different design fields such as: print design; multimedia design; branding; art design; and museum design
- The main areas of research and project activities of the master’s students are related to: the study of contemporary issues in visual communication and development of integrated graphic concepts and multimedia projects for St Petersburg University, the Mariinsky Theatre, and urban and international social and cultural events; and the development of design projects for social innovation and sustainable development as part of the themes of the DESIS design laboratory
- The programme focuses on a scientific and applied approach, with practical implementation of the research results
- An important part of the programme are creative workshops and master classes, expertise on existing and planned facilities, publications and public presentations on current trends in the field
Main courses
- Legal Aspects of Professional Activity
- Architecture and Art in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- Painting
- Foreign Language
- Communicative Competence of the Designer
- Computer Technology in Design
- Creative Technology in Design
- Multimedia Technology
- Prepress
- Planning in Graphic Design
- Drawing
- Current Issues in Design
- Theory and Methods of Design Project Development
- Visualisation Technologies of Animation Projects
Our advantages
- The degree programme "Graphic Design" trains designers with an in-depth theoretical knowledge of graphic design. They are based on advanced innovative methods and ways of scientific knowledge and are capable not only of practical creative activities in their chosen field of design, but also of research activities both in graphic design and in related fields of art
- The teaching staff are the leading St Petersburg artists and specialists in the field of design graphics. They are members of: the Union of Artists and the Union of Designers of Russia; the International Association of Art Historians; and other Russian and international associations
Main areas of research
- Research and integrated project design concepts in the field of social innovation and sustainable development
- Developing principles for integrated graphics support of temporary and permanent museum and exhibition displays
- Principles of visual and graphics support for multi-platform events
- Developing principles for virtualisation for scientific presentations
- Representing science as an aesthetic phenomenon in experimental design projects
- Developing a conceptual design for the information environment of St Petersburg University
- Developing principles of visual strategy for graphics support of the museum complex of St Petersburg University
- Principles of designing a complex of multimedia and printed publications in the field of graphic design
- Visual principles of educational web resources
- Developing a design concept for advertising and informational promotion of academic programmes in the field of art and design of St Petersburg University abroad
- Cutting-edge systems for designing information resources for the University’s Department of Graphic Design
- Research projects of teachers and graduates of the department lay the foundation for normative concepts in the field of history and theory of design
International relations
- Aalto University (Helsinki, Finland)
- The Estonian Academy of Arts EKA (Estonia)
- the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (CUMULUS)
- The Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) (the Department of Product Design)
- the International Association of Design Laboratories "DESIS" (Italy)
Career opportunities
Training involves research practice, during which the undergraduates conduct project research on their thesis topic and get acquainted with the activities of leading organisations within the programme profile.
The graduates from the programme are prepared for successful professional activity in: publishing houses and printing firms; advertising agencies and PR-companies; in the field of mass media; in design and architectural bureaus; and in public authorities.