IELTs 6.5 with minimum of 5.5 in each component
This course takes you on a journey into the exhilarating world of illustrative practice. Our aim is to help you locate your unique personal direction as an illustrator and prepare you for industry. You will graduate as a highly sophisticated visual communicator, whose work demonstrates a high level of craft and aesthetic flare across different digital and analogue media, platforms and projects.
We are proud to be in the top ten in England and Wales for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020).
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Year One
Exploring Illustration
Illustration in Context
Year Two
Professional Context and Personal Direction
Contemporary Issues in Illustration
Co Lab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking
You will also choose one optional 20-credit module from:
Telling Stories
Publishing: Experimental Formats
Typography: Use and Expression
Motion Graphics
Final year
Developing a Distinct Professional Portfolio
Independent Journal
From the very start of the course, you will be encouraged to identify with the world of work and your future beyond graduation. The course has a dedicated employability tutor and the School Employability team support Illustration students with drop-in session and advice.
This course will equip you with skills and experience needed to work as a professional illustrator, as well as a range of transferable skills that can be applied to a number of roles within the creative industries.
Connecting with industry
Our BA (Hons) Illustration course was created in consultation with leading industry bodies such as the Association of Illustrators (AOI), whose knowledge and expertise informs our approach and ensures that the course is aligned with the most current industry needs and expectations.
Some of our other industry connections, clients or partners include:
Hachette
Harper Collins
Penguin Random House
Usbourne
Scholastic
Folio Society
Carmelite
Nobrow Press
Throughout the course you will work with industry on live briefs and hear from visiting speakers. You will also be supported and encouraged to enter national and international illustration competitions such as The World Illustration Awards (AOI), The Batsford Prize, The Macmillan Prize, V&A Illustration Awards, and the YCN, Creative Conscience
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
