The professional practice part of the course is firmly embedded into the syllabus and provides information regarding many aspects of employability and other opportunities.

There is participation in two important annual London based exhibitions, ‘New Designers’ at the Business Design Centre and ‘New Blood’, the D and AD sponsored event. This provides opportunities for students to present their work to the industry and so far a significant number have benefited having received offers of employment and/or freelance commissions.

The course also supports a week of intensive pre-arranged interviews and presentations to the creative and media industries and other appropriate institutions that provide constructive feedback on students’ work and prospects. New York and London are the two main places visited. As a bonus some students are active with commissions from New York and others have been offered high profile agent representation.

There are sometimes opportunities to undertake external commissions provided they are academically appropriate.