Illustration BA(Hons)

1st Year

Beginning with visual problem solving, you’ll develop your conceptual skills as you explore a range of thinking strategies. You’ll also take part in life drawing and other themed visual studies sessions, and learn about critical theory and illustration’s historical contexts.

Travelling to London, you’ll learn about illustration in the design industry from influential art directors and illustration agents, and take part in a major illustration forum.

Modules

• Visual Problem Solving
• Visual Studies 1
• Applied Illustration
• Visual Studies 2

2nd Year

You’ll start with a series of applied illustration projects, covering advertising, book cover design, editorial illustration, children's book illustration and information illustration.

Putting your knowledge into practice, you’ll then manage and develop your own projects - finding a unique direction and focusing on a certain area of the industry.

Modules

• Contextual
• Visual Language 1
• Negotiation 1 (Development)
• Visual Language 2

3rd Year

You’ll develop a physical and digital portfolio of work, write a dissertation and produce a portfolio website. There’ll also be opportunities to participate in industry placements.

Finally, you’ll get the opportunity to show your portfolio abroad. This is your chance to get real feedback on your work from the best designers and art directors in the business.

Modules

• Negotiation 2 (Consolidation)
• Dissertation
• Negotiation 3 (Completion)