Illustration PgCert
University of Gloucestershire
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What is Illustration MA?Creatively develop your illustration practise, and discover your mature, insightful authorial voice.A central element of this course is the application and testing of communicative drawing, as well as drawing with identified purpose and intent. It’s an intense and productive process of enquiry and investigation, focusing on the acquisition of fluency, clarity and coherence in expressing visual narrative.The techniques and technologies which form the practice-based ...Read more

What is Illustration MA?

Creatively develop your illustration practise, and discover your mature, insightful authorial voice.

A central element of this course is the application and testing of communicative drawing, as well as drawing with identified purpose and intent. It’s an intense and productive process of enquiry and investigation, focusing on the acquisition of fluency, clarity and coherence in expressing visual narrative.

The techniques and technologies which form the practice-based mechanisms of illustration are also key, with the aim of achieving a dynamic, sophisticated and confident application of process. You will actively explore printmaking, digital painting, creative software and all forms of natural media.

Drawing will also form a methodology for research and investigation, supported by lectures and workshops, and delivered by illustration staff who have a wide range of industry and publishing experience.

Study style

You’ll learn through studio practice, lectures, workshops and reflective study. Assessment is 100% by coursework.

You’ll be guided in intellectual and critical enquiry through practice, lectures and reflective study. This course encourages enterprise and promotion alongside your own personal development. You’ll have opportunities to print, publish and disseminate your work in collaborative and personal publications for our imprint, ‘The Pittville Press,’ which is actively promoted at book fairs and publishing events. A series of intensive tutorials will direct you towards a creative portfolio strategy relevant to your personal aims.

Possible careers

Graduates from this course can go on to work in:

  • freelance illustration
  • graphic novels
  • roles in games art, character design, concept art, animation, storyboarding and visualisation for production design
  • education
  • art
  • printmaking.

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WUSCA ranking:
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92/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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48th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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88th
What students say
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Tyler
12 Dec 23

The campus is beautiful and the facilities are great. Staff are friendly and helpful. Student support is great. I'd recommend it if you're looking for something that's not in a..Read more

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Emily
04 Dec 23

It’s a lovely location with very welcoming people but sometimes the student life aspect feels a bit distant. Students bars are closed and don’t show signs of re opening and..Read more

Modules

Modules (Level 7)
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Entry requirements

You should hold at least a 2.2 Bachelors degree with honours. You may be required to attend an interview. A portfolio of work is essential.

Tuition fees

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£2,690 per year

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Students from Domestic

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Students will pay the same fee amount for both full and part time study.

£5,700 per year

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Students from EU

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Students will pay the same fee amount for both full and part time study.

£5,700 per year

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Tyler
12 Dec 23
Illustration (with Foundation) BA (Hons)
The campus is beautiful and the facilities are great. Staff are friendly and helpful. Student support is great. I'd recommend it if you're looking for something that's not in a...
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Emily
04 Dec 23
Illustration BA (Hons)
It’s a lovely location with very welcoming people but sometimes the student life aspect feels a bit distant. Students bars are closed and don’t show signs of re opening and...
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University of Gloucestershire
University of Gloucestershire , Cheltenham

University of Gloucestershire (UoG) is a diverse, vibrant university with campuses across Cheltenham and Gloucester, in the southwest...

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University of Gloucestershire
Swindon Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 4AZ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Cheltenham Spa  0.6 miles away

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