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Study Details: MA Part Time: Up to 3 years (can be completed in 2 years if preferred), Full Time: within 1 year (September start), 16 months (January start) or 2 years with Advanced Practice (September or January start).
Our MA Comics and Graphic Novels covers specialist areas relevant to comics, graphic novels and manga. You focus on core drawing skills including regular life drawing classes and develop the cognitive and technical skills to equip you for enterprise, employment and further academic research.
As a graduate, practising creator or mid-career professional, you can engage in reflective creative practice at an advanced level.
This course is distinctive in its focus on both the visual and textual elements of the comic medium, combining the development of an authorial voice with establishing a unique visual style.
You have access to industry standard technologies and excellent facilities including specialist drawing equipment such as Cintiq Wacom Tablets, software such as Adobe Creative Suite and ClipStudio as well as more traditional facilities such as wet-spaces, scanners, drawing tables and light boxes
You will normally have a first degree (2.2 minimum) in any subject along with an acceptable portfolio of work. In addition, international students will require IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. For general information please see our overview of entry requirements
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As a graduate, practising creator or mid-career professional, you will engage in reflective creative practice at an advanced level.
Core modules
Adaption and Interpretation
Advanced Drawing for Comics
Comics Practice: Engaging with Industry
Developing a Personal Voice in Comics
Master’s Project: Comics
Pitching the Idea
Practice-based Research for the Visual Artist
Advanced practice (2 year full-time MA only)
Internship
Modules offered may vary.
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