Course summary

Available for September or January intakes. To apply for January 2024 intake, amend the cycle filter to 2023-2024, select the option for January and remember to use point of entry Foundation Year. If you experience any issues adding your course choice, please contact UCAS Customer Services on 0371 468 0 468. Course overview: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1.This course merges traditional practices with future-facing technology to launch your career as a talented image maker with a unique voice. You learn the skills and competencies you need to be an illustrator who can respond across creative and commercial contexts, preparing you for this fast-paced international creative industry. You gain skills in drawing, printmaking, 3D analogue, 3D digital, digital painting, motion and augmented reality, integrated with experimental and practical learning, creative thinking, career development and employability, pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a contemporary image maker. You study at our School of Arts & Creative Industries, led by Teesside University and MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art), an international contemporary museum and gallery. You benefit from our strong links with industry, hearing from world-leading illustrators and working on live client briefs. Learning from accomplished practising illustrators, we develop you as talented creators and prepare you for work in industry as a freelancer, in an agency or working in the wider creative sector. We’re a member of the Association of Illustrators, giving you access to interactive talks, guidance on contracts and licensing, and your own discounted membership, equipping you with the tools to forge a successful career in industry or as a freelancer. After the course: You have a wide range of career opportunities including illustrator, designer, artist, creative producer, propmaker, or working in heritage, public engagement, marketing, advertising, packaging design, publishing, workshop facilitator, teaching and motion design.