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MA Illustration

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    MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

On this MA Illustration degree course, you’ll build upon your already impressive illustration skills and develop your creative and technical abilities to postgraduate level.

Whether you’re an arts graduate or a professional returning to creative studies, you’ll be able to explore, question, and develop your practice through traditional and innovative techniques.

Our academic team is made up of experienced practitioners in the field of artists’ books and zines, practice-based PhDs, and printmaking. They’ll provide the expertise and support you need to push your creative boundaries and find your individual artistic voice.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications or experience

  • A minimum of a second-class honours degree, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.

English language requirements

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 6.0.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

If you meet our criteria, you could get a £3000 tuition fees discount – visit website for details

Student Destinations

As a successful graduate of this course, you’ll have the practical skills necessary to compete in a commercial arena, and the rhetorical skills to promote your own work. You’ll be able to position yourself as a creative individual, giving you a competitive edge as an illustrator or artist.

Graduates of this course have found jobs such as:

  • Animator, storyboard artist and digital illustrator
  • Graphic/editorial designer
  • Art director
  • Toy and character designer
  • Comic book or graphic novelist
  • Printmaker and small press publisher
  • Zinester
  • Creative developer
  • Art Teacher/Lecturer

Module Details

All modules on this MA Illustration Master’s are core.

  • A Question of Research – 30 credits
  • Proposal for Illustration – 30 credits
  • Illustration in Context – 60 credits credits
  • Illustration Major Project – 60 credits

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