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MA Children's Literature: Children's Book Illustration

Goldsmiths, University of London

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Goldsmiths, University of London

Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Goldsmiths Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Immerse yourself in the exploration of practical and professional approaches to children’s book illustration and writing for young children.This Masters is taught by Goldsmiths Department of Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, with some learning taking place in the Department of Education Studies.To refine your practical illustration skills and ideas by working on projects that focus on materials and their combination colour, tone, creating atmosphere, addressing the reader, and the relationship of illustration to text. At the end of the programme there will be an opportunity to exhibit your work.To study bespoke modules in: Children’s Publishing which will help you with promoting your work and establishing dialogues with designers, editors, and agents Picture Book Writing where you will learn how to write a picture book text that you will be given the chance to illustrate for your final project.To benefit from exposure to professional networks recent visits have included Macmillan Children’s Books, Farshore, an imprint of Harper Collins, and Walker Books, the Association of Illustrators with guest lectures from established illustrators and visits to illustration studios.To be taught by specialist teaching staff, including prominent children’s authors and illustrators.To develop more than your practical skills: we draw on both professional and critical perspectives from art and education, cultural studies, design, and sociology to deliver a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the subject of illustration. We expect you to interrogate the power relations that determine what is published, distributed and selected to be read by children.The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies has been ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 16th in the world (third in the UK) in the 2024 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.

Tuition fees

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£ 24,350per year

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University information

Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London

  • University League Table

    71st

  • Campus address

    Goldsmiths Campus, New Cross, London, London, Greater London, SE14 6NW, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    10th out of 83 2

    48th out of 93 30

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    160 70%

    15th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    16th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.42 86%

    7th

    1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    125 59%

    41st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    17th

    15

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.09 77%

    71st

    17

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