BA (Hons) Illustration
Bachelor's degree
In Cambridge
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Cambridge
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
September
Discover and develop your own visual language at the renowned Cambridge School of Art. Follow in the footsteps of award-winning, nationally and internationally recognised graduates, on your way to a career as a professional illustrator.
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Our past students have found success in many different creative industries, often as a direct result of our end-of-course Degree Show or the New Designers exhibition in London. Past employers and commissioners have included Sky TV, Oxford University Press, Katana (creative media design agency), Eljo's Haberdashery, The Mill (post-production company), Wilkinson (for work on a luggage range), Hallmark cards, Tigerprint and Tesco.
Our students’ work has been reviewed in trade journals and design magazines including Blue Print and Creative Review. They’ve also received recognition in competitions like the YCN Awards (Max Machen, Winner of Royal Court Brief, 2013; Dominic McKenzie, Student of the Year 2011), the Penguin Design Awards (Tim Parker, Winner, Puffin Children's Prize 2013; Angharad Burnard, Highly Commended, Random House Design Award 2014) and the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Book Illustration (Bethan Woollvin, Winner 2014).
112 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent), including Grade C in Art, Design or Media subject.
3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English.
Applicants to this course will be required to attend interview and display a portfolio of work for assessment. Applicants resident outside of mainland UK only may submit a portfolio electronically.
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Subjects
- Design
- Design techniques
- Illustration
- Design Methodology
- Image
- Design with JavaScript
- Designing
- Printmaking
- Manipulation
Course programme
- Illustration Practice 1
- Print and Process
- Image Manipulation
- Contextual Studies
- Understanding Images
- English for Study 1 & 2
- Debates and Practices
- Illustration Practice 2
- Ideas Through Design
- Moving Illustration
- Narrative Printmaking
- Writing for Images
- Business for the Creative Arts
- Anglia Language Programme
- Portfolio Development
- Research Project
- Major Project
- You’ll demonstrate your progress through a combination of written and practical work.
- As well as verbal feedback given in taught sessions and tutorials you will be given thorough, personal written feedback, highlighting successes and indicating areas of improvement for future submissions.
Additional information
BA (Hons) Illustration