MA Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University

Study MA Illustration and discover how illustration can change the world for the better. Develop crucial skills such as observation and creative thinking, and learn to apply them to the issues that society faces today.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences  |  Department: Cambridge School of Art  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Through a structured curriculum with lectures, seminars, workshops, teamwork and independent studio practice, you'll explore different aspects of illustration such as its role and impact in social and changemaking projects; material expression; image and text relationships; and semiotics and narratology, as well as audience engagement; illustration, design and social research methods; critical analysis; and creative project management, which you will put to immediate use on the course as well as in your future career. Year 1: Design Methods and Contexts, Image and Impact, Visual Text, Practice Through Partnership, Master's Project: Illustration.

Career pathways

Our MA Illustration course will prepare you for a career as a freelance illustrator and creative consultant. In recent years, roles in illustration - either on a freelance basis or as creative team members - have been increasing.

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