Illustration BA Honours

4.7
6 reviews
  • Illustration is one of the foundations of this course.
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  • Last year we went to Edinburg, New York, Hungary and I think a big part of this school is doing things together. All the years of the course we have exhibitions.
    |
  • When I came here on first year I was happy about my sketch books so I wasn’t that confident on working in other materials. But the teachers encouraged me to experiment or playing around so my work has developed a lot over the three years.
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Bachelor's degree

In London

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    October

If you love to draw and want to forge a creative career in illustration, BA Illustration gives you the space, tuition and support to help you fully develop your own style and prepares you to work as an illustrator in a range of contexts, including book illustration, magazine illustration, design and advertising.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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The Burroughs, NW4 4BT

Start date

OctoberEnrolment now open

About this course


For our BA Illustration degree we have created a studio space that is lively, stimulating and productive. There is a strong emphasis on drawing, both communicative and expressive, and your drawing skills will be developed through classes in life and observational drawing each week throughout your three years of study. Your individual visual work will be developed through a variety of themed projects and image making processes including print making, animation, typography, bookbinding and digital media.

Interviews, entrance tests, portfolios and auditions
The application is just the first step in our selection process, we also invite you to an interview and review your portfolio of art and design work.

Your interview
The interview itself usually lasts about 15 minutes, but please allow an hour as this usually includes a tour of our facilities. We use the interview to allow us to find out more about you, to better understand your aspirations and interests and for you to learn more about us. The interview will explore why you want to study the subject with...

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Reviews

4.7
excellent
  • Illustration is one of the foundations of this course.
    |
  • Last year we went to Edinburg, New York, Hungary and I think a big part of this school is doing things together. All the years of the course we have exhibitions.
    |
  • When I came here on first year I was happy about my sketch books so I wasn’t that confident on working in other materials. But the teachers encouraged me to experiment or playing around so my work has developed a lot over the three years.
    |
100%
4.7
excellent

Course rating

Recommended

Centre rating

Ben Hendy

4.0
18/11/2017
What I would highlight: Illustration is one of the foundations of this course.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Shazleen Khan

5.0
17/11/2017
What I would highlight: Last year we went to Edinburg, New York, Hungary and I think a big part of this school is doing things together. All the years of the course we have exhibitions.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Nicole Cowan

5.0
12/10/2017
What I would highlight: When I came here on first year I was happy about my sketch books so I wasn’t that confident on working in other materials. But the teachers encouraged me to experiment or playing around so my work has developed a lot over the three years.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Montel Ifill

5.0
18/06/2017
What I would highlight: The course allows us to do animation, screen printing or anything readable. My personal favorite is visual communication until to do animation where you do after effects for instance.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Ludvik Stoeldal

4.0
18/04/2017
What I would highlight: If you are interested in creative expressions through drawing I would say this school has a lot to offer and it will improve your abilities.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Alex Moore .

5.0
02/03/2017
What I would highlight: I had a look round the Illustration department during an open day and was blown away by the quality of the work on show. Thanks to this event I decided to enroll in and I don't regret it, Middlesex is a superb University and I recommend it 100%!!!
What could be improved: Everything was fine!
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2018
2017

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The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 13 years

Subjects

  • IT
  • Animation
  • Illustration
  • Typography
  • Advertising
  • Communication Training
  • Interactive
  • Printmaking
  • Letterpress
  • Web Design
  • Visual Communication
  • Observational drawing
  • Visual Activist

Course programme

In your first year your projects and workshops are centered on exploration, interpretation, and communication. These core activities are supported by sessions on printmaking, animation and observational drawing. By your second year you will be well placed to begin expanding your knowledge of illustration through professional and personal projects so you can develop an individual visual language. The final year's emphasis is on consolidation of skills and the production of a professional portfolio.

You can find more information about this course in the programme specification.

Modules

Year 1
  • Illustration/Graphics: Visual Communication Workshops 1 (30 Credits) Compulsory
  • Introduction to Illustration (60 Credits) Compulsory
  • Understanding Communication Arts (30 Credits) Compulsory
Year 2
  • Illustration Practice (60 Credits) Compulsory
  • Illustration/Graphics: Visual Communication Workshops 2 (30 Credits) Compulsory
  • The Visual Activist (30 Credits) Compulsory
Year 3
  • Critical and Contextual Research Project (30 Credits) Compulsory
  • Illustration Major Projects and Portfolio (90 Credits) Compulsory

Additional information

FEES INTERNATIONAL
£12,500 per year

Illustration BA Honours

Price on request