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Illustration MA

Anglia Ruskin University

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Cambridge Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Study MA Illustration and discover how illustration can change the world for the better. Develop crucial skills such as observation and creative thinking, and learn to apply them to the issues that society faces today. Illustration is a broad visual narrative practice that has many applications in publishing and the wider creative industry. On our MA Illustration degree you'll focus on illustration for social change, an innovative and growing area that addresses the complex social and environmental problems faced by society today.Illustration skills such as visual storytelling, visual mediation, observation, creative thinking and of course image making are much sought-after, and more and more illustrators take part in change-making processes in organisations, institutes, and government.Our Masters in Illustration is unique in its focus on building your illustration practice and exploring and developing your role in addressing issues including integration and diversity, behavioural change, community cohesion, and environmental challenges.Whatever your background, you will develop your visual practice in important areas for illustrators, such as image creation visual sequencing concept development and textuality. You’ll also extend your knowledge of the complexities of socio-environmental problems institutional and government structures creative project development and management design methods and collaboration processes.Studying in our dedicated studios at Cambridge School of Art and project locations, much of your work will be practice-based. You’ll take part in live projects, working with an external partner and students from related Masters degrees, as well as proposing and undertaking your own self-directed projects.

Tuition fees

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£ 18,600per year

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University information

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Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University

  • University League Table

    120th

  • Campus address

    Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1PT, England

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Vibrant and bustling city campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, and Writtle – all with close transport links to London.
A friendly and welcoming community of students and staff from around the globe.
A range of international scholarships are available.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    79th out of 83 11

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    111 49%

    73rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    57.0 57%

    69th

    17

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.89 72%

    79th

    10

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