BA Illustration
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
BA (Hons) in Illustration, a fashion design degree exploring image-making and creative practice. The curriculum incorporates studio projects, technical instruction, and contextual studies. Students complete up to four years of study depending on the chosen pathway. The second year covers fundamental principles, theories, and working practices through technical instruction and imaginative solutions. The third year shifts focus towards live projects, documentary work, observational drawing, web design, and artists' books, alongside opportunities for study abroad and industry visits. The final year centres on the development of individual ideas, opinions, and personal concerns within practical work.
Modules
- principles
- theories
- working practices
- technical instruction
- imaginative solutions
- research skills
- technical facility
- exchanges
- competitions
- live projects
- pictorial narrative
- documentary work
- observational drawing
- web design
- artists' books
- expression
- analysis
- explanation
- work on commercially focused projects
- produce print work
- take part in industry visits
- take a range of Design and Screen Culture courses that explore theories of design and help you contextualise your work in cultural, social and political issues and ideas
- study abroad, which will help broaden your understanding of the discipline
- ideas
- opinions
- concerns in your work