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BA (Hons) Illustration

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Illustration is a undergraduate Art & Design course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 3 years, costs £19,000 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 3 years · Full-time · Art & Design · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

Find your voice, sharpen your skills and discover what kind of illustrator you want to become. On our Illustration BA, you’ll explore the power of images to tell stories, ask questions, shift perspectives and connect with audiences. You’ll experiment across drawing, printmaking, digital media, 3D processes and emerging technologies, with access to facilities including textiles, laser-cutting, casting, 3D printing, AR/VR/MR and professional digital software. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - We see you. Our course community’s objective is to inclusively support individual learners wherever their ambitions take them. - Advanced, accessible and spacious facilities supporting drawing, printmaking, photography, animation, 3D fabrication, textiles, interactive, film, and digital processes. Futureproof your career with critical and practical understanding of new technologies. Network with students from other creative courses in these spaces. - Conversation with active, supportive, practitioners across the creative industries to give you feedback on your work and expand your thinking about the future of Illustration and your opportunities. - Harrow campus, the dynamic creative hub of the University of Westminster is also just 20 minutes from London’s expansive cultural experience of galleries, museums, creative institutes and entertainments. - Build your career skills and confidence through Zone29, our dedicated home of careers and enterprise, and benefit from our course membership with the renowned Association of Illustrators. - Be seen by industry and future employers at Harrow Campus’ purpose-built Gallery West and one of London’s creative talent showcase such as New Designers or D&AD. Campus: Harrow, North-West London Duration: 3 or 4 years Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £19,000 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): Illustration offers a wide range of career paths. You can work as a freelance artist, providing illustrations for clients across different professional sectors or you can join a company or agency where you collaborate with other creative professionals. Opportunities continue in publishing, advertising, packaging, fashion, design, gaming, film, animation, TV, music, and more. Our graduates work across diverse sectors including educational, therapeutic, curatorial and editorial roles, in fact anywhere an image is needed. Graduate employers named on the course page: BAMBI, CULT – LDN + NYC, Grafik magazine, Guinness Partnership, National Portrait Gallery, ORCA, ProAmpac, Tate Gallery, The Artworks, Trafalgar Strategy, WildBrain Spark, Barbour. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Documentary Illustration (Year 1, Core)
• Drawing Explorations (Year 1, Core)
• Industry Skills (Year 1, Core)
• Illustration Cultures (Year 1, Core)
• Illustration Methods (Year 1, Core)
• 2D Computer Animation (Year 1, Option)
• 2D Game Creation (Year 1, Option)
• Concept Art (Year 1, Option)
• Typography as Image (Year 1, Option)
• Client and Community (Year 2, Core)
• Illustration Impact (Year 2, Core)
• Image-making Systems (Year 2, Core)
• Visual Storytelling (Year 2, Core)
• Branding and Identity (Year 2, Option)
• Character and Creature Creation (Year 2, Option)
• Designing for User Experience (UX) (Year 2, Option)
• Extended Reality for Creatives (Year 2, Option)
• Interactive Texts and Narratives (Year 2, Option)
• Stop-Motion Animation (Year 2, Option)
• VFX for Film and Games (Year 2, Option)
• Major Project (Illustration) (Year 3, Core)
• Public Studio (Year 3, Core)
• Professional Futures (Year 3, Core)
• Character Performance (Year 3, Option)
• Critical Enquiry for Creatives (Year 3, Option)
• Designing Narrative Environments (Year 3, Option)
• Entrepreneurship for Creatives (Year 3, Option)
• Experimental Image Making (Year 3, Option)
• Publishing and Print (Year 3, Option)

Careers

• Animator
• Art director
• Art therapist (requiring further training)
• Company manager
• Event manager
• Graphic designer
• Museum/gallery curator
• Teaching (requiring further training)