Illustration

Portsmouth College

Bachelor's degree

In Portsmouth

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Portsmouth

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Why take this course? As an illustrator you will have a unique voice to challenge and change convention, and our aim to help you understand your role as a cultural producer in a broad, social, political and historical context. This course offers you the opportunity to question, reflect and analyse your own work and its commentary in the context of the work of other designers, filmmakers, painters, sculptors, writers, etc. With our strong research identity, we encourage you to develop a breadth of expertise in a variety of fields including: typography, photography, drawing, artist’s book, web design, animation, graphic design and print making.

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Location

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Portsmouth (Hampshire)
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Tangier Road, PO3 6PZ.

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

What will I experience? On this course you can: Explore traditional and contemporary illustration while experimenting with a variety of media from print to animation, textiles to object and model making, to expressing your creativity by freely re-defining illustration Develop knowledge of new image-making technology and benefit from industry-focussed professional practice elements of the course aimed at equipping you to compete in a commercial arena Interact with our visiting speakers, all of whom are established professionals such as Craig Mackie (Commissioning Deputy Art Editor of The New Scientist) and Darren Garrett (Creative Director of Littleloud Animation Studios) Visit our course website to find out more

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Reviews

Subjects

  • IT
  • Illustration
  • Animation
  • Design

Course programme

I really like the ‘free-ness’ of the course and how we are encouraged to go in the direction that we choose to; for instance, I have chosen to focus on children’s book illustration.

Amber Jefferson-Grant, BA (Hons) Illustration student 2013

  • Explore traditional and contemporary illustration while experimenting with a variety of media from print to animation, textiles to object and model making, to expressing your creativity by freely re-defining illustration
  • Develop knowledge of new image-making technology and benefit from industry-focussed professional practice elements of the course aimed at equipping you to compete in a commercial arena
  • Interact with our visiting speakers, all of whom are established professionals such as Craig Mackie (Commissioning Deputy Art Editor of The New Scientist) and Darren Garrett (Creative Director of Littleloud Animation Studios)
  • Visit our course website to find out more

Additional information

UCAS Course Code:
W220
Duration
3 years full time, 4 years sandwich with work placement
2016 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A LEVELS
240-280 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels or equivalent. See full entry requirements OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
We accept UCAS points from other qualifications. See full details and English Language qualifications
2017 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The UCAS tariff for 2017 entry has changed. See how this affects your tariff score A LEVELS
96-112 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels or equivalent. See full entry requirements
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
We accept UCAS points from other qualifications. See full details and English Language qualifications
Fees

UK/EU/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students
2016/17 entry: full time: £9,000 p/a*
2017/18 entry: full time: £9,250 p/a

International students 

2016/17 entry: full time: £12,000 p/a**
2017/18 entry: full time: £12,600 p/a**

*Tuition fee may be subject to annual increase.
**Tuition fee is subject to annual increase.

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