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MA - Master of Arts
Liverpool John Moores University
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MA - Master of Arts
Liverpool John Moores University
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MA - Master of Arts
Liverpool John Moores University
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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About this course
LJMU's MA in Graphic Design and Illustration advances your artistic development and helps you become a critically engaged practitioner.
This course invites you to benefit from the tutelage of our industry networked academic team, dedicated to creating opportunities for you and the development of your artistic crossover projects.
The MA focuses on the cultural shifts at the centre of a rapidly moving Graphic Design and Illustration industry. It has been specially designed to place craft and production activities firmly at the heart of its research and your development experience.
You will examine and explore the role of independent visual practice within the context of an ever-increasing interdisciplinary profession.
You will be expected to develop personal practice that challenges traditional perspectives on both Graphic Design and Illustration disciplines while, at the same time, engaging with industry partners that have established profiles in commercial practice. A particular emphasis will be placed on challenging and exploring media as a method of developing your professional practice and realising your career ambitions.
Programmes from the School of Art and Design are fully collaborative aiming for cross-disciplinary practice across our suite of postgraduate subject areas: Architecture, Exhibition Studies, Art and Design, Fashion Innovation and Realisation, Graphic Design and Illustration, Fine Art and Urban Design.
Assessment
How learning is monitored on your programme
To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Assessment techniques vary from module to module to reflect relevant assessment approaches and the key learning points of each topic.
Assessed work has been designed to ensure you fulfil your potential at this important stage of your development. There is a 75:25 split between practical and written work.
Assessments methods include: presentations, proposals, practical projects, essays, artefacts, supporting documents and the dissertation. Research and textual material is assessed via blogs, written proposals and the dissertation.
You will need: a 2:1 degree in Graphic Design or Illustration. In exceptional circumstances applications by mature graphic designers, illustrators and artists without sufficient qualifications will be considered.
Students living in
Domestic
£8,540 per year
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)
£17,750 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£17,750 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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