on 20 March 2025.
MA Communication Design Open Afternoon
Student work
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Why study with us?
Our Department has an international reputation for its teaching and research. On our master's programmes you'll benefit from the collective expertise of our academic staff, researchers and visiting practitioners.
Our collections and archives
Archives from major individual designers and design companies are an important part of our collection. They make a unique contribution to our teaching, to postgraduate research, and as a source of inspiration to our students.
How you'll study
You'll learn in small-group workshops and seminars, and apply your design skills to practical projects. You'll also work with historical material from our collections and gain insights in how design practice reflects past and present technology and contexts.
Master's scholarships available
There is a variety of funding support available to our master’s students, including a range of scholarships open to UK and international applicants.
Funding opportunities for students accepted to our MA Communication Design programme include:
- the Stationers' Foundation Bursary and Mentoring for MA Communication Design
- the Information Design and Ernest Hoch Scholarship
- the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Excellence Scholarships'
- the Felix Scholarship
- the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Sanctuary Scholarship
- the Alumni Master's Scholarship and Discount
- the GREAT scholarship
- the Snowdon Master's Scholarship
- the Chevening Scholarship
For full information and application dates, please visit the University's master's scholarships page.
Life in the Department
You'll engage with your fellow postgraduates and researchers in a supportive, collegiate environment.
Read Dan's story
My time at Reading was the start of many relationships with colleagues and specialists whose own work is vital to what we’re doing at Adobe now.
Dan Rhatigan
Master's graduate and Senior Manager at Adobe Type
Our research
95% of our research is world leading or internationally excellent and 100% of our research impact has been classed ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ (Research Excellence Framework 2021, combining 4* and 3* submissions – Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory; Typography and Graphic Communication).