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Illustration (with Professional Practice Year) - BA (Hons)

University for the Creative Arts

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University for the Creative Arts

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    UCA Farnham

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

BA (Hons) Illustration with Professional Practice Year is a four-year degree programme, in year three you undertake a placement within the creative industries to further develop your skills and CV.Learn the language of illustration and find your visual voice.Experiment, explore, play, and take risks in studios where ideas are tested through material practice and critical thinking. You’ll work with long‑established techniques as well as emerging technologies, building a practice that shifts easily between approaches and continually redefines what illustration can be. This is illustration taught as a dynamic, materially exploratory, and conceptually rigorous discipline – shaped by the creative possibilities that happen when methods and ideas collide.You'll have the chance to work on live briefs for brands like Toyota, Netflix, and Hallmark, and enter competitions including the Penguin Design Awards and the Folio Society, and have your portfolio reviewed by creative agents who work with emerging illustrators. These industry connections inform the curriculum and are designed to help you build confidence, experience and a developing professional voice as you progress through the degree.By the time you graduate, you'll have a distinctive visual voice, a portfolio that spans editorial, narrative, children's books, brand work – and the creative confidence to go freelance, get signed by an agency, or carve out a practice entirely your own.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 18,000per year

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University information

University for the Creative Arts

University for the Creative Arts

University for the Creative Arts

  • University League Table

    85th

  • Campus address

    Farnham, Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DS, United Kingdom

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A diverse community of creative people, attracting students from across the globe.
UCA's three UK campuses are welcoming and dynamic environments, with close links to London and a wealth of creative opportunities.
Students who need to improve their English skills and/or portfolio can choose an integrated international foundation year ahead of their undergraduate course.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    69th out of 82 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 243
    115 47%

    58th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    55.0 55%

    69th

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    66th

    4

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