BA (Hons)Illustration
| Study location | United Kingdom, Hatfield |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 Years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BA (Hons) |
| Course code | W221 |
| Tuition fee | To be confirmed |
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| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) Good grades in Art or Design The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. A relevant portfolio is required. |
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Overview
This multi-award-winning course will give you a thorough grounding and understanding of the commercial applications of illustration. Our aim is to develop creative thinkers and visual communicators who aren’t confined by the conventional boundaries of the industry. We encourage you to think imaginatively to develop engaging and purposeful ideas, and to execute them beautifully. The First Year is about core skills and finding the right pathway. Teaching guides you to be creative, generate ideas and solve problems, with workshops in software, typography and printmaking. Later, we focus on professional projects, emphasising commercial constraints and expectations. We also explore areas like digital design, interaction and motion graphics. In the Final Year you’ll produce a high-quality portfolio.
Career opportunities
Recent Illustration graduates are working in all areas of the creative industries in the UK and abroad. Encouragement is given to the development of versatility, leading to a wide range of career opportunities in design and illustration in the fields of publishing, marketing and publicity, and advertising as well as freelance illustration.
Our Illustration graduates’ work is regularly seen online, in books, newspapers and advertising campaigns. Many graduates work as freelance illustrators, while others work in publishing, marketing, publicity and advertising.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.