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Illustration BA (Hons)

University of Staffordshire

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Staffordshire University (Stoke Campus)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Our Illustration degree is ideal if you're interested in image-making, visual communications, printmaking, visual storytelling or animation.Youll become a versatile illustrator and will establish a personal voice and vision within an engaging portfolio of work.With an emphasis on creative visual thinking and craft, this course reflects the rich and diverse nature of contemporary image-making, inviting you to challenge its boundaries through both digital and craft-based media. Our flexible studio space fosters an integrated approach to learning and we encourage you to collaborate, experiment and engage in a wide range of related visual practices. These include: image making techniques, drawing for illustration, illustration for information and promotion, photography and art direction, visual storytelling, editorial/book illustration, and crafts and animation.Experimentation is key to developing your practice. Youll do this alongside creative thinking to form meaning and content. Working alongside Graphic Design students, youll absorb a broad knowledge of the design and image-making process, problem solving and visual language via a programme of set projects, lectures, seminars, workshops, critiques and studio practice.Youll have access to tutorial and group designated zones and digital facilities including the latest Mac computers. Our workshop facilities include a dedicated life drawing studio, textiles, screen printing, letterpress and experimental print, photography, animation, digital suites/labs, laser cutting and 3D craftsCareersOur Illustration degree will prepare you for a career in a variety of fields, including: book arts and publishing, editorial, animation and printmaking. It will also act as a firm foundation for postgraduate study. Many of our graduates successfully run their own freelance businesses. They work on commissions for childrens books and publications for companies such as Digital Arts magazine, AOL, New Scientist, Ammo magazine, Ikea, Anorak Press and Kooga.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 16,750per year

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

A level

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Other A Level combinations are possible to achieve 112 points

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University information

University of Staffordshire

University of Staffordshire

University of Staffordshire

  • University League Table

    97th

  • Campus address

    Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2DE, England

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Alongside leading modern courses, the university offers facilities like the Smart Zone, featuring digital and immersive technologies, and engineering workshops.
The university offers dedicated international student support and celebrates its diverse and inclusive community through a calendar of student-led events.
Students are supported to make industry connections and there are opportunities through the Innovation Enterprise Zone to get hands-on and paid work experience.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    46th out of 84 7

    55th out of 91 11

  • Entry standards

    / Max 239
    126 53%

    54th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    59.0 59%

    62nd

    11

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.26 81%

    20th

    16

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    107 52%

    85th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    28th

    10

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.37 84%

    1st

    37

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