ILLUSTRATION - BA (HONS)

Our BA (Hons) Illustration degree course aims to give those with a passion for image making and illustration the skills they need to capture and communicate ideas through pictures. We celebrate the challenge of finding your individual visual voice through experimenting, risk taking and critical reflection. You will also explore how your work can be applied across a wide range of contexts, from commercial work to personally-driven projects.

This course provides an opportunity to development a wide range of transferable skills and design process knowledge that is highly desirable to employers.

WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS COURSE?

Our challenging and exciting Illustration course will help you develop new skills and different ways of thinking, enabling you to find your own individual, visual language and prepare you for the ever-changing creative industry.

The course celebrates the synthesis between illustration and all the other visual communication subject disciplines, leading to the development of strong student collaborations that again aims to reflect industry practice.

We support a lively creative community, encouraging the value of peer learning. This learning is supplemented by an integrated workshop programme that provides the opportunity to work alongside, and be informed by, industry experts from a wide range of disciplines.

Essential Requirements: 

• 112 UCAS tariff points from A/AS Level with a minimum of 2 A Levels.

IELTS: 

• 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band.

This course aims to develop a portfolio of practice that suits the individual's motivations and aspirations, equipping them with transferable skills for various professional contexts. The degree focuses on enhancing skills and aptitude in the field of illustration, allowing graduates to generate potential ideas and visual solutions. They will produce creative work that demonstrates sound judgments in accordance with the theories and concepts of illustration and visual communication subjects, responding to industry demands.
Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the relationship between theory and practice through research, allowing them to create meaningful, well-informed work. They will also develop a range of working strategies, methods, and materials, learning how to apply them to production. They will also discover and respond to the influence of audiences, clients, markets, and other participants in relation to visual communication practice.
As an Illustration student, students are encouraged to develop professional networks, incorporating industry connections into their work. This includes work placements and paid jobs, as well as attending trips and visits to gain insight into industry working practices. The school also has multiple working-relationships with organizations, allowing students to take on professional roles and gain experience.