MA Illustration
Make new strides as an illustrator. Understand your output and take your practice even further.
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Celebrate the role that illustration plays within a global context and immerse yourself in the diversity of practice that increasingly defines the subject in the 21st century.
Connect, engage and network with your peers on a global level and explore innovative approaches to visual communication. Push creative boundaries and both question and influence new thinking on the subject.
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Level: 7
Duration: MA 2 years; PGDip 15 months
Mode of study: Online, part-time
Total MA fee: £12,150
3 start dates per year: January, May and September
Next welcome week: 18 September 2023
Next start date: 25 September 2023
Application deadline: 11 September 2023
This MA is designed to help illustrators with well-versed practical, drawing, and mark-making skills further develop their output.
Whether you’ve recently earned an undergraduate degree in Illustration or a related discipline, or if you’re an established illustrator looking to change the direction of your practice, our course can support you in realising your creative and professional goals.
This module introduces the different contexts/applications of Illustration today, with a view to positioning your own practice and developing your personal pathway.
You will expand your understanding of ‘audience’ and the differing needs of audiences.
The module seeks to examine local and global perspectives of the subject and the emergent skills required to imagine and realise effective illustration/s for both regional and global audiences.
To accelerate the development of your personal ‘visual language’ this module involves an in-depth exploration of the broad range of visual tools available to the illustrator.
This includes different approaches to the core mark‐making skills, both haptic and digital, relevant to illustration practice.
In this module you will explore the fundamental role of ‘storytelling’ within illustration practice and the wider visual communication industries.
You will analyse its theoretical, cultural contexts and critically evaluate storytelling strategies as appropriate for differing local and global audiences.
This module focuses on the professional practice of Illustration, its applications, procedures and networks within a contemporary global context, building your entrepreneurial skills to inform your career or business future.
You will consider your own ‘brand values’ and develop an appropriate strategy for disseminating them to the right people in the industry.
You will be required to identify a network of industry connections and prepare a coherent and coordinated marketing and self-promotion strategy. This will include acquiring an advanced understanding of social media strategy.
During this module you will develop a comprehensive body of work that reflects your chosen pathway and expresses an original personal and professional identity.
It builds on learning from previous modules and allows you to position yourself and your work for next steps following the course.
Benefits of learning online with us
No visas or moving costs
• Access course from anywhere in the world
• Spend approx. 20-25 hours studying each week
• All course materials are available on demand
• Revise on the days and times that suit you best
• Course modules broken down into weekly
segments
• Fit studies around work, family and social life
• Support with non-academic queries from a
student adviser team
In addition to the guidance offered by our tutors, you can also access our RealWORKS, our careers and employability service throughout your studies, and for up to 5 years following graduation.
Our expert team will help you identify potential opportunities in the UK or internationally, prepare for job interviews, advise you on starting up your own business, and more.
Our MA in Illustration will challenge you to take your practice further. You’ll gain fresh perspectives, fine-tune your techniques, and take a profoundly critical approach to your discipline. We’ll help you find your place within the wider visual communication industry and achieve your professional and creative ambitions.
Our online MA Illustration course does this by fostering the individual voice of each illustrator. We believe that it is through the visual articulation of diverse perspectives that our creative field grows. By graduation, you’ll have developed an appropriate context (or market) within which to succeed professionally.
We welcome students interested in furthering their study and are keen to attract academically minded illustrators who would like to progress to a PhD. The written component of an MA is an integral part of the course. As such, we provide a gateway to further areas of study, including education and research.
For their Final Major Projects, our students have chosen to work in a number of different areas including:
Benefits of learning online with us
If your first language is not English, you’ll need to take one of the following tests to verify your proficiency:
We also accept a range of equivalent recognised English language qualifications. Candidates without a degree or formal qualification are still encouraged to apply.
If you’re unsure whether you’re eligible to apply, please get in touch with our course adviser team for advice.
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