Design (Illustration) MA
Bath Spa University
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Create your signature visual language with our Master’s in Illustration.Develop your drawing practice through exciting professional illustration projects.Learn from accomplished design professionals and receive excellent academic and technical support.Benefit from dedicated studio spaces and excellent workshop and print facilities.This is a practical postgraduate course in Illustration, grounded in professional development and research. You’ll produce illustration projects in a collaborative ...Read more

Create your signature visual language with our Master’s in Illustration.

  • Develop your drawing practice through exciting professional illustration projects.
  • Learn from accomplished design professionals and receive excellent academic and technical support.
  • Benefit from dedicated studio spaces and excellent workshop and print facilities.

This is a practical postgraduate course in Illustration, grounded in professional development and research. You’ll produce illustration projects in a collaborative and creative environment, working with and alongside students of Visual Communication, Photography, and other Design and Fine Art specialisms.

You’ll build a strong professional context for your practice, and receive excellent academic and technical support from specialist practitioners, technical demonstrators, designers, researchers, theorists, professors and lecturers.

On successful completion of the course, your increased confidence and abilities will be clearly evident in the portfolios you’ve developed, and you'll be ready to move into industry or to continue to further study.

Overview

You'll use subject-specific studios and workshops and have access to specialist software and computers. Our excellent art and design library provides access to books, ebooks, magazines and periodicals and is supported by a dedicated team.

The year-long Design Master’s culminates in a public exhibition. Our aim is for you to graduate with a broad, informed outlook, a genuine confidence in your abilities and the professional skills necessary to succeed in your chosen specialism.

Careers

Careers opportunities encompass skills such as book illustration, graphic and digital design, research and teaching, and roles include:

  • Illustrator
  • Graphic Designer
  • Art Director
  • Multimedia Artist
  • Animator
  • Set and Exhibit Designer

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Kiki
24 Oct 23

Bath Spa is so wonderful, I feel so welcome and relaxed, have meet some incredible people and really enjoying my graphic design degree..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
25 May 21

The whole experience of studying this year has taught me so much about being adaptable, being independent and, almost, how to seamlessly do an online presentation! It was a big..Read more

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Entry requirements

You’ll need a good undergraduate degree in a design, visual communication or art specialism, or its equivalent in terms of learning or experience, and a good working knowledge of design, visual communication or art contexts. Fundamentally, you’ll be selected on your ability to thrive on this course, as demonstrated by your portfolio and interview.

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£9,520 per year

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£17,760 per year

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£17,760 per year

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Kiki
24 Oct 23
Graphic Design BA (Hons)
Bath Spa is so wonderful, I feel so welcome and relaxed, have meet some incredible people and really enjoying my graphic design degree...
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SR
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25 May 21
Interior Design BA (Hons)
The whole experience of studying this year has taught me so much about being adaptable, being independent and, almost, how to seamlessly do an online presentation! It was a big...
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Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University , Bath

Bath Spa University offers a range of taught and research postgraduate courses across its two state-of-the-art campuses....

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Bath Spa University
Locksbrook Rd Bath Bath and North East Somerset BA1 3EL United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oldfield Park  0.2 miles away
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