Illustration BA (Hons)

Turn your passion for art and creativity into an exciting professional career in Illustration.<br/><br/>This course is designed and taught by successful practicing illustrators, artists and designers, who all share a common desire to explore your personal interests in drawing and storytelling and push the boundaries of illustration.<br/><br/>The course has an inter-disciplinary and student-centred approach, enabling you to develop your individual creative practice and direct your portfolio towards a wide range of potential career paths.<br/><br/><br/>* A programme of traditional and digital technology workshops.<br/><br/><br/>* We aim to teach you transferable skills and how to use a wide range of tools to bring your ideas to life.<br/><br/><br/>* On successful completion of the course you should graduate with business and marketing skills to guide you through the steps you need to be industry-ready for a successful creative career specialising in illustration.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Key course benefits</strong><br/><br/><br/>* Professional practice and employability skills are taught and embedded into the course from day one and run as a strand throughout. <br/><br/><br/>* Industry standard software teaching and workshop skills are embedded into the course structure and its delivery.<br/><br/><br/>* You will seek to develop your professional understanding of illustration and associated creative practices and develop a portfolio to target your career goals and aspirations. <br/><br/><br/>* You will have the opportunity to work on live and real-world briefs to develop your confidence in working with and presenting to external clients.<br/><br/><br/>* Following the University’s major investment in Art and Design, Illustration is located in the purposefully re-configured, state of the art, city centre development. It benefits from a vibrant array of advanced facilities, including state-of-the-art teaching spaces and technical workshops, multi-use, lens-based, immersive technology and hyper studios as well as a public gallery space. <br/><br/><br/>For more information, visit our website.