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PostgraduateCourse summary
Throughout your Illustration MA degree course, you will explore roles of illustration today and its wide-ranging professional applications moving forward. You will experiment across narrative and storytelling methods that will enable you to present and reposition information in a strategic, accessible and engaging fashion. You will examine complex knowledge, data and information and bring it to life with empathy, which will enable you to tell stories that need to be told and ensure that no message is lost in translation. Join the new MA Illustration course in our new flagship building, The Institute for Creativity and Technology, where creative minds prosper. By taking on consultancy and organisational roles as well as developing your own illustration practice, this course is designed to make you truly industry ready. The MA Illustration course leader, Dr Mireille Fauchon, is an illustrator, educator and researcher, while her illustration practice encompasses publishing for print, screen, installation, facilitation and critical writing. After studying for your MA in Illustration, you will:
- Have the confidence and experience to jump start your illustration business
- Be able to identify the most effective narrative and storytelling strategies
- Be able to take advantage of immersive illustration technologies
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
First or Second Class honours degree (or equivalent non-UK qualifications) in a relevant subject, or an equivalent professional qualification in a related subject area. If you are applying directly from an undergraduate degree course without experience or professional practice you must be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of your chosen subject area. We welcome suitably qualified applicants who are able to demonstrate a good level of skills in areas associated with illustration. To get a holistic view of your ability and aptitude to succeed on this course, we will also consider your enthusiasm and interest in the subject area, how you manage the creative process, and your study and professional skills. A PDF portfolio of visual work is required.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall and a minimum of 5.5 in each component. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 72 | 72 points overall including minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17 |
| PTE Academic | 50 | PTE Academic or SELT: 50 overall with minimum 42 in each subtest |
Please note: Applicants who have achieved an IELTS score of 5.5 in two or more components (regardless of overall score) may be required to undergo a diagnostic assessment (unless exempt), and may be required to take our pre-sessional English language course.
Ravensbourne English Language Requirements
https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study-here/international/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £18000 | Year 1 |
| International | £18000 | Year 1 |
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Ravensbourne University London
Greenwich Peninsula
6 Penrose Way
Greenwich
SE10 0EW