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Illustration at The University of Edinburgh - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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22May
The University of Edinburgh - Postgraduate Online Learning Open Days
Postgraduate

Course summary

Postgraduate study in illustration reflects the diversity of the subject and the opportunities that exist in areas such as:

  • publishing
  • advertising
  • graphic and web design
  • theatre
  • television
  • art galleries
  • museums
Who is this for? We welcome applicants with a variety of approaches to Illustration, from both academic and professional backgrounds. You will be encouraged to explore various forms of practice, with support from accomplished and respected staff. All staff have understanding, professional experience and skills in this field of art & design. Facilities You will have access to:
  • excellent individual working spaces
  • a drawing studio
  • extensive printmaking resources
  • other workshops on the ECA campus and wider University
  • life drawing classes
  • book-arts workshops
  • field trips
Collaborations The programme also includes working with writers, designers and publishers in collaboration and on live briefs. Many of our postgraduates have their work published and our set projects evolve from year to year. These reflect contemporary developments in illustration and the graphic arts. For example, students have made work for:
  • the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh Filmhouse
  • the ECA Bookmarks symposium
In the studios, your work will be concerned with:
  • storytelling
  • documenting current events
  • fiction and non-fiction
  • visual complements to literature
  • authorial illustration
You will be encouraged to take part in national and international competitions, to join the ranks of those who have exhibited and won prizes in events such as:
  • the V&A Student Illustration Awards
  • AOI
  • Image Nation
  • Folio Society
  • Penguin Book Awards
  • 3x3
  • Batsford
  • D&AD briefs

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

Fees and funding

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Illustration at The University of Edinburgh - UCAS