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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication Design Heriot-Watt University - Dubai Campus Heriot-Watt University - Dubai Campus, UAE

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AED 76045

Annual Tuition Fee

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*Subject to change and other fees
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 Free

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48 months

Duration

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6

IELTS

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78

TOEFL

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65%

Min GPA

Program Overview

Communication Design is constantly evolving across a wide range of industry sectors and our BA (Hons) programme supports students to develop creative, critical and technical skills that reflect this change as well as anticipate the needs of future evolution in this sector. The programme structure allows students to undertake a cross-disciplinary path of study with a main focus on Graphic Design, Illustration and Photography.

The Communication Design programme develops three key areas of conceptual, applied and entrepreneurial forms of communicating information through a variety of media. The evolving technological components, growing ease of social media and globalisation of communication require the design and interpretation of information to transcend beyond existing industrial and capitalistic formats.

This new type of communication design deals with collaborative experiences, socially dynamic and inclusive agendas, and provides key forms for critical informational research. This programme enables studio cooperative learning within a life-centred design approach in four evolving areas: Graphic Design (inclusive illustration), photography, moving image/animation,  and interaction design (UX/UI).

This is further supported by courses in Art direction and Storytelling, Design Branding, Advanced practice and evaluation, Critical and Contextual Studies and Global Fashion Management. These courses also focus on the key element of entrepreneurship and will prepare students for a variety of roles within the design industry and beyond including film, media, and social enterprise. In the end, it promotes a new type of student for a new type of world, where the disciplinary divisions are erased to promote a transdisciplinary approach to design.

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Additional Information

Program Level 4-Year Bachelor's Degree

College/University Processing Time 7 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Program Intake

Open

Sep 2025

General Admission Requirement

    Academic Requirement

    • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have Grade 12 / High School Diploma or equivalent including the following required course(s):
      • Grade 12 English 65% CBSE/ICSE and 70% from approved state boards

    6 IELTS Score
    78 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
    57 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
    65% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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    Tuition Fee

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    Average Tuition Fee Per Year

    76045

    Tuition Fee
    (AED)

     Free

    Application Fee
    (AED)

    25000 Per year

    Average Cost of Living
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    The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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    Scholarships

    Scholarships and discounts

    The university recognizes the substantial investment students will make towards their education. To help ease this financial burden, we offer the scholarships listed below to Dubai campus students who qualify for them.


    Closing discount and scholarships available for Jan 2025 Intake. This is an exclusive chance for outstanding students to benefit from our world-class education while receiving merit based scholarships ( PG – up to 15% UG – up to 50%) ; and additional closing discounts.


    Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

    • Merit students may qualify for a direct entry into the second year of an undergraduate programme. Details of the criteria for direct admission into second year are listed on our programme pages and are available in the University’s Admissions Office. However, the decision remains at the discretion of the course director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects.?  
    • The scholarship offered will be calculated on the net tuition fee of the first year after deducting any other scholarships or discounts that the student may have received.?? 
    • The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the instalment payments made by the student per year.?For example: 50% scholarship for Civil Engineering = AED 32,550 = 8,137.5 per year for 4 years? 
    • All decisions regarding scholarships and year of entry are at the discretion of the academic head after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects and English language requirements.?? 
    • Recipients maintain a minimum overall grade of C at the end of the academic year for which they are on probation, the rest of the award will be cancelled.?? 
    • Please note any lost scholarship cannot be adjusted/claimed back.??


    Undergraduate Merit Scholarship criteria

    CBSE Students

    High School (12th) Marks 80%-84.9% 85% - 89.9 % 90% and above
    Scholarship 30% 40% 50%



    Undergraduate Engineering Merit Scholarship

    • Merit students may qualify for a direct entry into the second year of an undergraduate programme. Details of the criteria for direct admission into second year are listed on our programme pages and are available in the University’s Admissions Office. However, the decision remains at the discretion of the course director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects.? Please note that these scholarships are exclusively for Undergraduate Engineering programmes. 
    • The scholarship offered will be calculated on the net tuition fee of the first year after deducting any other scholarships or discounts that the student may have received.? 
    • The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the instalment payments made by the student per year.? For example: 50% scholarship for Civil Engineering = AED 32,550 = 8,137.5 per year for 4 years 
    • All decisions regarding scholarships and year of entry are at the discretion of the academic head after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects and English language requirements.? 
    • Recipients must maintain a minimum C grade in all courses each academic year at Heriot-Watt University Dubai to retain the award. 
    • Please note any lost scholarship cannot be adjusted/claimed back.??? 


    Undergraduate Engineering Merit Scholarship criteria

     

    CBSE

    High School (12th) Marks  75-79.9%  80-84.9%  85-89.9%  Above 90% 
    Scholarship  25%  50%  75%  100%

    Postgraduate Merit Scholarship

    • The scholarship is guaranteed and calculated on the net tuition deducting any other discounts that the student may have received.
    • The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the instalment payments made by the student per year.
    • All decisions regarding scholarships are at the discretion of the academic head or regional recruitment director after evaluating Undergraduate degree grades, work experience if applicable to the programme, and English language requirements.

    Please note that all scholarship decisions are subject to the Scholarship Committee approvals.


    Postgraduate Merit Scholarship Criteria (India)

    Degree

    Bachelor’s degree

    • CGPA 6.5/10
    • CGPA 3.0/4

    Bachelor’s degree

    • CGPA 7.0/10
    • CGPA 3.5/4
    Scholarship 10% 15%

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