3Jul
UndergraduateYou can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2023.
If you already have a 2023 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.
Leeds Beckett University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
Explore traditional, hybrid and experimental forms of visual communication to develop your own creative illustration practice. This course will enable you to push the boundaries of illustration and develop the skills to work in the creative industries. As part of your course you’ll:
- Develop concepts and narratives through drawing, sequential illustration and animation, digital practices, three-dimensional forms, performance and creative writing
- Underpin these practices with an emphasis on drawing and image-making
- Challenge the conventions of the discipline of illustration
- Define and locate your own practice within the professional context of illustration
- Investigate established unfamiliar and emerging processes, to inform your own individual methodologies
- 95% of students on BA (Hons) Illustration were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*
- Close links to industry and creative businesses
- Tutors with extensive professional experience and networks
- Study within one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across over 40 courses
- Interdisciplinary study - gain access to a vast range of ideas, skills and facilities
- Leeds' thriving creative sector has countless opportunities for illustration graduates
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Introduction to Illustration
- Illustration Processes
- Visual Literacy
- Illustration Projects
- Contextual & Historical Studies
- Specialist Illustration Projects 1 (Responsive)
- Specialist Illustration Projects 2 (Disruptive)
- Key Debates in Illustration
- Negotiated Illustration Projects
- Critical & Professional Study
- Negotiated Studio Practice
- External Opportunities & Professional Practice
How to apply
You can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2023.
If you already have a 2023 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.
25Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W225
- Institution code:
- L27
- Campus name:
- City CampusC
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 88 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Additional entry requirements
Interview
We conduct interviews as part of the admissions process and suitable applicants will be invited to an interview - interview dates will be published in due course. Invitations are sent via UCAS and you should check your UCAS Track account for further interview details. At interview you are assessed on your portfolio (artwork or photographs of artwork together with written assignments), general knowledge and your enthusiasm for Graphic Arts & Design.
Portfolio
At interview you are assessed on your portfolio (artwork or photographs of artwork together with written assignments), general knowledge and your enthusiasm for Graphic Arts & Design.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE