Illustration MDes

What is an MDes?
This is a four-year studio practice based course, incorporating undergraduate study and leading to a Masters qualification.

You will be eligible for a UG student loan for fees and maintenance for all four years of study. This is a good opportunity to achieve a postgraduate qualification making you one-step ahead in the graduate jobs market. On successful completion of the undergraduate modules of the programme you will be guaranteed progression to study at Masters level, as one learning journey, rather than having to apply.

If you change your mind during the first three years of the programme you can transfer back to the relevant BA and complete with a BA qualification. Masters depth of study provides more focused specialist knowledge, which is highly respected by employers. The later stages of the four-year course include professional engagement opportunities, helping you to establish your graduate career whilst you are still a student.

The first 2.5 years are taught alongside the BA undergraduates in your specialist discipline of Illustration and then for the final 1.5 years you will study Masters level modules in your subject discipline.

The integrated learning journey through undergraduate to postgraduate encourages you to be committed from the early stages, identifying yourself as an ambitious deep thinker, risk taker and innovative practitioner. The four-year course will give you more time and opportunity for in-depth practice as well as academic research and study.