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MA Design Communication: Illustration

  • DeadlineStudy Details: MA 1 year full-time

Masters Degree Description

UWE Bristol's MA Illustration course builds on our celebrated reputation for postgraduate study in design communication. If you want to tell bold visual stories to contemporary audiences in new and dynamic ways, this future-focused course is the ideal collaborative space to push your practice.

Why study this course?

In our increasingly visual society we're discovering innovative, radical ways to engage with both established and emerging audiences. In this context, illustration is being redefined, reimagined, and reshaped.

On our MA Design Communication: Illustration, you'll consider the value of authentic visual narrative in the age of artificial intelligence, establishing sustainable new futures for the field.

Developed over decades, our interdisciplinary approach to the graphic arts has built a global profile for pushing the disciplines. Through a curriculum that encourages both conventional and unconventional means of creative inquiry, collaboration, and critical reflection, you'll establish your own place in this exciting interdisciplinary field.

This culture of collective ambition, extensive technical resources and industry links is your launchpad into the profession.

Entry Requirements

We're seeking highly motivated students from any background, committed to creative growth in our supportive School of Arts community. Most applicants would have an honours degree in the arts, but those with qualifications in other disciplines or prior professional experience are also encouraged to apply. 

While some students enter the course after years of independent work, we also welcome entries from ambitious applicants directly from undergraduate courses.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

Don’t let money stand in the way of your ambition. On top of the student loans available to UK postgraduate students, we offer a range of generous scholarships and bursaries to help you invest in your potential – please visit website for details.

Student Destinations

Our graduates go on to work in the creative industries both nationally and internationally in a wide range of careers. These include roles in design agencies, publishers, fashion houses, photography studios, or as self-employed creatives, designers running their own businesses, or in teaching in both formal and community education programmes.

Previous regional employers have included: Sons of Graham, Proctor & Stevenson, Immediate Media Co., Kennedy Publishing, HommGrp, EZ Education, The Damien Hirst Studio and LED Architects.

In London, previous employers include: 59 Productions Ltd, North House Creative, Space Agency Design Ltd, The Rodnik Bank Ltd, The Creative Place Ltd, Graham & Green and notonthehighstreet.com. 

Examples of overseas previous employers include: Wonderworks Ltd in Taiwan, Dell in Texas, Genius Loci and Zaman Branding in Dubai and Studioplace in Rome.

Module Details

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