Illustration & Animation - MA/PgD/PgC
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Student rating
This is the overall rating calculated by averaging all live reviews for this uni on Whatuni.
( 4.2) View reviews

Want to know what it's like to study this course at uni? We've got all the key info, from entry requirements to the modules on offer. If that all sounds good, why not check out reviews from real students or even book onto an upcoming open days?

Different course options
2 options available
academic-cap
Qualification

MA - Master of Arts

location-pin
Location

Llandaff Campus

beaker
Study mode

Full Time

calendar
Start date

30-SEP-24

time
Duration

1 year

Course info

Select a course option


Qualification

MA - Master of Arts

Location

Llandaff Campus

Study mode

Full time

Start date

30-SEP-24

Duration

1 year

SELECTED

Qualification

MA - Master of Arts

Location

Llandaff Campus

Study mode

Part time

Start date

30-SEP-24

Duration

2 years

SELECT

Subjects

Select a subject


Art & Design
SELECTED

Exam type

Select a an exam type


Location

Select student location


Domestic
SELECTED

EU
SELECT

Rest of World
SELECT

Course info

Course OverviewThe role of the illustrator or animator is not ephemeral, temporary or mere entertainment. It is ecological, cultural, political and technological, challenging the momentum of the twenty-first century. Illustrators and animators must deploy their skills and imagination to respond to the wider political and cultural climate with more urgency and vigour than ever. Imagination is a powerful force, able to create and configure new ideas and develop dreams for both the individual and ...Read more
Course Overview

The role of the illustrator or animator is not ephemeral, temporary or mere entertainment. It is ecological, cultural, political and technological, challenging the momentum of the twenty-first century. Illustrators and animators must deploy their skills and imagination to respond to the wider political and cultural climate with more urgency and vigour than ever. Imagination is a powerful force, able to create and configure new ideas and develop dreams for both the individual and humanity as a whole. This Master’s degree course provides illustrators and animators with the skills and knowledge to effectively harness this power in their unique practice and their proposed project.

The MA in Illustration and Animation at Cardiff Met will appeal to graduates of any discipline of the visual arts, as well as professionals looking to sharpen their critical and theoretical skills. You will explore the role of the illustrator or animator through speculative methods in a transdisciplinary environment. Through a combination of self-directed studio practice, lectures, seminar sessions, and reading groups, you will be closely and individually guided in the exploration of your own practice through your proposed project, as a critical and re-directive process. We look to recruit brave, speculative, imaginative, and dedicated creative graduates who share our leading-edge-research concern for illustration and/or animation, and our instinct to imagine and explain.

Assessment

The learning outcomes are assessed within the modules through a variety of methods including essays, presentations and project work etc, as seen in individual module descriptors. Assessment takes place at strategic points in the academic year to enable and support your continued development. Group critiques and tutorials offer continuous feedback opportunities. Peer and self-assessment is used extensively. Students can exit at Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma levels.

Employability & Careers

The MA Illustration & Animation programme enables students to enhance their careers as, or to become, established illustrators, artists, or animators, leading towards a career, a PhD, or to a Professional Doctorate in either art or design. Cardiff School of Art and Design offers Professional Doctoral programs in both Art and Design. The MA Illustration & Animation programme is designed to enable students to achieve the attributes of greater flexibility, adaptability, and individual responsibility and autonomy as professional artists or researchers. The course aims to develop individuality, creativity, self-reliance, initiative, and the ability to perform in rapidly changing environments as well as increasing competence with research skills and methods which will make graduates highly employable as academics and/or researchers, or enable them to develop an active and sustained practice as illustrators and/or animators.

Key stats

WUSCA ranking
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2023 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
32/81
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
31st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
71st
What students say
A
Abigail
24 Oct 23

The support from lecturers, the opportunities we have to expand our..Read more

M
Maddie
24 Oct 23

Maybe more space within the art building and live the wellbeing..Read more

Modules

Module Options
IDP Connect

Entry requirements

Students will normally have achieved a first class or second class upper division first degree (1st or 2.1 degree classification) in an appropriate subject, and/or equivalent professional standing or experience in a design, design crafts, or creative Industries discipline (based upon assessed Accredited Prior Learning or assessed Accredited Prior Experiential Learning), or a discipline associated with their programme of study.

Tuition fees

Students living in

Domestic

£11,000 per year

This information is updated by IDP Connect, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: The fees might vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Domestic

This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

£17,600 per year

This information is updated by IDP Connect, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: The fees might vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from EU

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.

£17,600 per year

This information is updated by IDP Connect, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: The fees might vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

IDP Connect

Latest reviews

Latest Illustration reviews

Illustration
Illustration
Animation
A
Abigail
24 Oct 23
Illustration BA (Hons)
The support from lecturers, the opportunities we have to expand our...
Read more
M
Maddie
24 Oct 23
Illustration BA (Hons)
Maybe more space within the art building and live the wellbeing...
Read more
Review breakdown
University rating
University rating
Students' union
Societies and Sports
University halls
Facilities
Lecturers and teaching quality
Local life
Career prospects
Student support
Location
Campus look and feel
Student life
Course rating
Course content
Work placements and internships
Tutor contact time
Subject facilities
University location
Cost of living
Safety
Public transport
Part-time work opportunities
Graduate employment opportunities
Diversity
Location
Safety
Room allocation
Internet/wifi
Value for money
Property management

How Illustration students rated:

Student rating
( 3.9) 15 reviews
5 star
21%
4 stars
46%
3 stars
33%
2 stars
0%
1 star
0%

How all students rated:

Student rating
( 4.2) 1,055 reviews
5 star
43%
4 stars
43%
3 stars
13%
2 stars
1%
1 star
0%
Search reviews that mention

Uni info

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff Metropolitan University , Cardiff

Cardiff Metropolitan University offers degree courses across a range of disciplines....

Student rating
( 4.2) View reviews
CUG ranking
71st
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Western Avenue Cardiff CF5 2YB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Danescourt  0.6 miles away
Thinking of studying in Cardiff?

Check out our

Cardiff city guide

Find a course

  • Undergraduate
  • HND / HNC
  • Foundation degree
  • Access & foundation
  • Postgraduate