30Nov
UndergraduateLeeds 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
- 93% 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
- 91.7% of BA (Hons) Illustration graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation**
- 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
29Jan
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
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Additional entry requirements
Other
As part of our admissions process suitable applicants will be invited to attend a Leeds School of Arts Professional Development Session. Why? Because we want to invest in YOU! This is an opportunity to use our fantastic facilities, meet the academic staff who will teach you, and meet students you will study with. You will also take part in taster sessions, specific to your area of study, all of which will help strengthen your professional skills.
English language requirements
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please see www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk for fee information.
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE