Academic Admission

The minimum admission requirement to an undergraduate programme of study is a recognized High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or equivalent internationally recognized qualification(s). Students with a lower HSLC grade than 7.5/10 or 15/20 or equivalent depending on the grading system of the country issuing the HSLC are provided with extra academic guidance and monitoring during the first year of their studies.

In addition to the above all applicants are expected to submit a portfolio of art/design/multimedia, ideally in both electronic and physical form.

Portfolios will be submitted by the applicant during an interview, which may be conducted online, scheduled by the University of Nicosia and will be assessed by the Department’s admissions panel. The interview takes the form of a discussion around the applicant’s range of skills and interests, focusing on the portfolio of work in graphic and/or multimedia design, the arts or related areas.

The interview and portfolio review is a two-way process and assesses students’ skills and interests; students are given the opportunity to ask questions about the programme and the Department and to have a look at the facilities.

English Language Proficiency

The list below provides the minimum English Language Requirements (ELR) for enrollment to the programme of study. Students who do not possess any of the qualifications or stipulated grades listed below and hold IELTS with 4.5 and above, are required to take UNIC’s NEPTON English Placement Test (with no charge) and will receive English Language support classes.

• TOEFL – 525 and above
• Computer-based TOEFL – 193 and above
• Internet-based TOEFL – 80 and above
• IELTS – 6 and above
• Cambridge Exams [First Certificate] – B and above
• Cambridge Exams [Proficiency Certificate – C and above
• GCSE English Language “O” Level – C and above
• Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (CaMLA) – Pass
• Pearson PTE General – Level 3 and above
• KPG (The Greek Foreign Language Examinations for the State Certificate of Language Proficiency) – Level B2 and above
• Anglia – Level B2 and above
• IEB Advances Programme English – Pass
• Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) Michigan Language Assessment by: Cambridge Assessment English & University of Michigan – 650 average score for ALL skills and above

Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include amongst others, mid-terms, projects, and class participation.

Letter grades are calculated based on the weight of the final exam and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these two assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.

The student must complete 240 ECTS and all programme requirements.

A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-‘ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.

Upon successful completion of this program, the students should be able to:

1. Critically discuss concepts, principles and theories relating to the history and theory of the broad field of visual communication.
2. Employ the fundamental design principles and theories that underpin the implementation of different projects in areas such as: advertising and social media design, brand identity design, information design, packaging and sustainable design, publications design, typography and type design, art and illustration for graphic design, motion graphic design, web design, and print production.
3. Apply a range of critical enquiry and visual investigation strategies in order to evaluate problems and develop innovative design solutions.
4. Design and execute an independent research project from the problem recognition stage through to the evaluation and appraisal of findings.
5. Create design work to a professional standard utilising software tools and taking into consideration the production constraints discussed in the programme.
6. Organise a portfolio of work that demonstrates their skills and competences and corresponds to the quality standards of the international and European graphic design industry.
7. Operate effectively in an interdisciplinary team applying the interpersonal skills acquired through the course’s practical projects.
8. Express their work in oral and written form using the appropriate terminology in the subject area.
9. Identify the details of the business functions in the graphic design environment such as marketing, costing, and estimating.
10. Appraise themselves as members of a community whose people with special needs and/or awareness of social issues can benefit from their skills.

Section: A Major Requirements
ECTS: Min. 174 Max. 174

Section: B Major Electives
ECTS: Min. 18 Max. 36

Section: C Language Expression
ECTS: Min. 12 Max. 30
Notes: Placement in English courses is done on the basis of a Placement Test or tests such as TOEFL or GCE.

Section: D Marketing Electives
ECTS: Min. 0 Max. 6

Section: E Humanities and Social Sciences Electives
ECTS: Min. 12 Max. 18
Notes: Or any course in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. For other courses you should contact your Programme Coordinator for advice.

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