Course summary
LJMU's MA in Graphic Design and Illustration advances your artistic development and helps you become a critically engaged practitioner.
- Develop your work in state-of-the-art workspaces and facilities
- Benefit from close links with industry and local creative agencies and professionals
- Visit key graphic design industry events
- Build a graphic design and illustration portfolio through collaborative projects with local festivals and creative ventures
- The 2021 Liverpool School of Art and Design MA Online Degree Show
- View and engage with work produced by masters students from the Liverpool School of Art & Design
- Take advantage of the generous Michael Pugh Thomas and Julia Carter Preston Legacy £1000 scholarships offered to postgraduate applicants
Assessment method
To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Assessment techniques vary from module to module to reflect relevant assessment approaches and the key learning points of each topic. Assessed work has been designed to ensure you fulfil your potential at this important stage of your development. There is a 75:25 split between practical and written work. Assessments methods include: presentations, proposals, practical projects, essays, artefacts, supporting documents and the dissertation. Research and textual material is assessed via blogs, written proposals and the dissertation.
Entry requirements
-a 2:1 degree in Graphic Design or Illustration -a reference -applicants are required to submit a sample PDF portfolio (A) or website link (B) at the point of application - see guidance below -to attend an interview In exceptional circumstances applications by mature graphic designers, illustrators and artists without sufficient qualifications will be considered. A) Digital Portfolio The work need to be presented in the same way a physical portfolio would be; ordered and considered including the following; + undergraduate projects + evidence of problem solving skills + visual literacy (this may be shown in the final outcome and resolve of a project) + a variety of projects (crossing disciplines, art / sculpture, illustration, digital design, book design etc) + research work + sketchbooks (showing development of you projects and your thinking) Format: A single PDF file. B) Website Portfolio If you are presenting your work as a website, then please make sure you have considered the following. You will need to include samples of the following: + undergraduate projects + evidence of problem solving skills + visual literacy (this may be shown in the final outcome and resolve of a project) + a variety of projects (crossing disciplines, art / sculpture, illustration, digital design, book design etc) + research work Please make sure you include captions to give a brief description of your project (no more than 40 words) Please make sure that the link to your site is not your admin login. We need the link to your published site, otherwise we won't have access rights. Please do not send sites that require Flash to upload the page. Suitable sites builders are: Cargo Collective, Muse, Wix, Wordpress, Squarespace. Additional information: -RPL is accepted on this programme
English language requirements
-IELTS English language requirement: 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component)
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £8540 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8540 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8540 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8540 | Year 1 |
| International | £17750 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Liverpool John Moores University
Student Life Building
Copperas Hill
Liverpool
L3 5AJ