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Masters Degree Description

This course is aimed at students who have an undergraduate degree that may be from a different subject area and would like to progress to postgraduate study in illustration or a related field.

An introduction to the fundamental principles of illustration through a wide range of image-making approaches. This course will develop your illustration knowledge and skills and prepare you for postgraduate study. It will also encourage you to become an ethically, socially and critically sensitive illustrator. 

What to expect  

  • Identify a creative direction: Work on projects that will lead you towards developing and carrying out an individual programme of study. This will enable you to identify personal and sustainable directions in your creative practice. 
  • Knowledge development: Learn about research and design methodologies and how to apply these to your work as an illustrator.
  • Build on your skills: Find out how to combine the skills you already have with new skills in illustration. This will make you a more confident and capable illustrator and visual communicator. 
  • Experienced staff: Learn from tutors and visiting lecturers who are practicing designers and leading practitioners within the London and wider UK industry.
  • Creative facilities: Have access to Camberwell's shared workshops, including printmaking, photography, film, moving image, digital, plastic, ceramics, wood and metalwork. View the Camberwell facilities

Industry experience and opportunities

Where possible you’ll have the chance to practice these new skills through live projects and work-based learning activities.

Mode of study

Graduate Diploma Illustration is offered in full-time mode and consists of 30 teaching weeks over 1 academic year. You will be expected to commit an average of 40 hours per week to your course, including teaching hours and independent study.

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Entry Requirements

We look for:

  • Evidence of visual and conceptual creative abilities
  • A clear commitment to the chosen field of study
  • Potential to develop the full range of practical, expressive, critical and conceptual skills necessary to complete the course
  • Ability to benefit from the learning environment and experience
  • Awareness of contemporary and historical illustration contexts
  • Some understanding of the role that contemporary critical thought and historical study can play in the development of personal creative work
  • Ability to communicate and discuss issues and ideas both verbally and in written form in English
  • Awareness of how to communicate with an audience
  • Ability to manage your own time and initiate projects

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Fees

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Student Destinations

The course will give students the skills, knowledge and experience required for further study at MA level.

If you successfully pass your Graduate Diploma, we will guarantee you a conditional offer on MA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts starting the following year.

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Module Details

Unit 1: Research, risk and context 

This unit offers an introduction to your course, the College and the University. Talks, seminars and guest speakers will help you develop your understanding of the key principles in illustration. During practical workshops, you’ll apply this knowledge to complete a series of illustration project briefs. This blended approach will ensure you develop your own personal visual language as an innovative and professional illustrator. 

Unit 2: Practice, development and realisation 

During this unit, you will continue developing your professional portfolio. A set series of project briefs will help you master key illustration skills while also enabling you to realise your ambitions for your progression. Contextual seminars and workshops will help you understand how your creative practice can be applied to different professional settings. You will finish this unit by presenting your work at the College graduate show.
 

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