IIlustration BA (Hons)

Our Illustration degree is ideal if you're interested in image-making, visual communications, printmaking, visual storytelling or animation.

You’ll become a versatile illustrator and will establish a personal voice and vision within an engaging portfolio of work.

With an emphasis on creative visual thinking and craft, this course reflects the rich and diverse nature of contemporary image-making, inviting you to challenge its boundaries through both digital and craft-based media.

Our flexible studio space fosters an integrated approach to learning and we encourage you to collaborate, experiment and engage in a wide range of related visual practices. These include: image making techniques, drawing for illustration, illustration for information and promotion, photography and art direction, visual storytelling, editorial/book illustration, and crafts and animation.

112-120 UCAS Tariff points

• GCE A Levels - grades BBC or equivalent
• Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM
• Access to HE Diploma - Pass Access with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants to Staffs who are taking the Access to HE Diploma receive a reduced tariff point offer as part of our access and participation plan activity
• UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall
• OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM
• T Levels - Eligible T Level applications will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer

Our Illustration degree will prepare you for a variety of careers, such as book arts and publishing, editorial, animation, and printmaking. It will also serve as a solid foundation for further study. Many of our graduates have established successful freelance businesses. They work on children's book and publication commissions for companies like Digital Arts magazine, AOL, New Scientist, Ammo magazine, Ikea, Anorak Press, and Kooga.