Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: 1 Year
Our MA in Illustration welcomes a diverse range of design practitioners who want to expand their practice as critically engaged communicators and visual thinkers able to adapt to a rapidly changing professional landscape.
Supported by a team of professional illustrators and academics, you will be encouraged to explore the development of your visual language and your position within this dynamic and expansive discipline. By challenging your perspectives and exploring illustrative practices from a global viewpoint, you will engage in high-profile live assignments and independently driven research projects, shaping and defining your unique authorial voice. You’ll enhance your visual thinking, research and storytelling abilities, applying these skills to resolve complex issues systematically and creatively. Supported by our team of experts, you’ll be encouraged to take creative risks and push your work in new and exciting directions.
The course will challenge you to critique the discipline, questioning norms and considering how illustration practice can be reimagined to support a more inclusive future. You will consider the role of the illustrator within the current landscape of artificial intelligence and machine learning. At the core of the course is the consideration of the social and ethical implications of your work, ensuring you are well-equipped to navigate and influence the evolving world of illustration.
Entrants should normally have achieved a BA (Hons) / BSc Degree of 2:1 or above (or its equivalent), in advertising, art or design (such as graphics, photography, film studies), psychology, marketing, business, english, sociology, or philosophy.
Those with industry experience or relevant skills from non-traditional backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including individuals currently employed. If you’re unsure about your eligibility, please contact us for guidance before applying.
Our illustration community has a long history and reputation at Norwich. This course will equip you with strong creative and problem-solving skills, preparing you for a broad range of roles in illustration – either freelance or as a creative team member. Upon completing this course, you’ll possess the practical skills needed to thrive in the commercial world and the communication abilities to effectively showcase your work. You’ll be able to establish yourself as a creative professional, giving you a distinct advantage in the competitive fields of illustration or art. When you graduate, you may be qualified for a broad range of careers.
Animator, storyboard artist and digital illustrator
Graphic/editorial designer
Art director
Comic book or graphic novelist
Freelancer
Creative consultancy
Creative developer
Art teacher/lecturer
Core practice and context in Illustration (60 credits)
Advanced technical skills in Illustration (20 credits)
Dialogue, debate, and domain knowledge in Illustration (10 credits)
Professional technical skills in Illustration (20 credits)
Advanced critical context in Illustration (10 credits)
Major project (60 credits)
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