MA Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University

Experiment with methods, explore ideas and critically reflect on your practice to develop your own personal visual vocabulary. Create original children’s book projects, supported by a team of internationally-recognised illustrators.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences  |  Department: Cambridge School of Art  |  Duration: 18 months full-time; 30 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MA Children’s Book Illustration ethos is to empower each student to develop their unique visual language as an artist, rather than pursue preconceived notions of stylistic appropriateness. The fundamentals of this journey are observational drawing and experimentation with materials, methods and techniques – and this will be your starting point for the course. Year 1: Observation and Experiment, The Sequential Image, Illustrator and Audience: The Paradox, Research and Review. Year 2: Masters Stage Project.

Career pathways

Many graduates of our MA Children’s Book Illustration degree now enjoy careers as freelance authors and illustrators for children. Among them are You may choose to show your work to leading publishing companies and literary agencies at our optional annual graduation exhibition held in London before returning to our own in Cambridge.

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