Master of Arts - Illustration
- 1,5 years
- Duration
- 30,890 GBP
- Price
- September
- Start
- June
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- London / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
The MA Illustration programme at Camberwell College of Arts supports you in building and enriching your visual practice through methods, concepts, and professional experiences that extend beyond graduation. It draws on storytelling and expanded notions of illustration, preparing you for the rapidly changing professional landscape through ambitious practical projects.
Together with a diverse community of students and staff, you will explore subjects using established and emerging technical processes, develop a critical position on urgent contexts, and gain experience presenting your work in a professional public setting.
Program structure
- Unit 1: Locate, identify and position
This introductory unit familiarises you with the course and college while helping you identify, map, and develop your illustrative methods through material exploration. You will articulate your position as an illustrator through written work and be introduced to key enquiry, practice, and critical theoretical methods.
- Unit 2: Intersect, converge and focus
In this unit, you will focus on developing sustainable momentum for your major project while collaborating with peers on a topic of shared social, cultural, or political urgency. Through seminars, tutorials, and workshops, you will explore the intersection of contemporary illustration practice with climate, racial, and social justice to critically position your work.
- Unit 3: Realisations, contributions and trajectories
In this final unit, you will focus on making your major project public through professional development workshops, seminars, and visiting practitioner talks that help you consider your trajectory beyond the course.
Price
Tuition fee:
- 30,890 GBP per education*
*Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students on courses lasting more than one year. For this course, you can pay tuition fees in instalments.
You may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees, such as materials and equipment specific to your course.
Requirements for applicants
The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:
- BA (Hons) degree or equivalent academic qualifications
- Alternative qualifications and experience will also be taken into consideration
- Personal statement
- Portfolio of work
- Entry to this course will also be determined by the quality of your application, looking primarily at your portfolio of work and personal statement.
Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases.
The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- Related academic or work experience
- The quality of the personal statement
- A strong academic or other professional reference
- A combination of these factors
- Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
English language requirements
- IELTS level 6.5 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
About the university
The University of the Arts London (UAL) produces and encourages the creativity essential for a better future. Its colleges have been at the forefront of innovative education since 1842, creating work with a lasting impact on people and the planet, driven by curiosity, imagination, and purpose.
London is fundamental to UAL's identity, providing a vital context where the university connects and exchanges ideas with individuals from all walks of life. Globally, its creative network influences education, culture, business, and society.
Through innovative research and creative instruction, UAL's faculty and staff bring fresh perspectives to education. The university enables students to build the careers they desire by working with them at every level - from pre-degree to postgraduate, and from short courses to online learning.
UAL's colleges
Ranked second in the world for art and design, UAL comprises six distinct colleges:
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins
- Chelsea College of Arts
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Arts
Together, they form a community of creatives, innovators, trailblazers, and storytellers, united in their mission to reimagine the future.
Courses in the visual arts, animation, screen, communication, fashion, media, and performance are available at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
