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Comics (with Foundation Year) - BA (Hons)

Wrexham University

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Wrexham Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Our comics degree will help you develop both your own style and flair for creative sequential storytelling. The course covers the practical, professional, and artistic sides of working as a comic artist with an individual artistic voice, equipping you for a successful career in the creative industries. Includes a foundation year to prepare you for further study. If you have been out of education for a while or looking for a career change and undecided as to which discipline to choose, a foundation year is an opportunity to explore and develop core skills in art and design. A foundation year can be a standalone accreditation or a precursor for a chosen degree programme.You will be part of a vibrant and creative community of commercial artists including illustrators, animators and graphic designers.You will be taught by a teaching team with a broad range of experience working professionally in the creative industries.We encourage our students to self-publish and learn how to produce high-quality production prototypes to pitch to the publishing industry through the use of our in-house Bindery.The conclusion of the course involves a formally curated gallery exhibition of your final project.Our students have won awards such as the prestigious Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards award as well nominations for the Silver Reuben Awards. Students have also been awarded for illustration prizes and awards such as the Oxford University Press Illustration competition, the Macmillan Children’s Book competition, the Caldecott Society and D&AD awards.

Tuition fees

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£ 11,750per year

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University information

Wrexham University

  • University League Table

    129th

  • Campus address

    Wrexham Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, Wrexham, Borough, LL11 2AW, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    83rd out of 83 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    115 50%

    67th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    52.0 52%

    80th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.10 77%

    57th

    45

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