MA Illustration & Animation at Cardiff Metropolitan University

A studio-based master's in which students pursue a self-defined project in illustration or animation, guided by a personal tutor and a subject-specialist supervisory team at the Llandaff Campus. The course explores the role of the illustrator or animator through speculative methods in a transdisciplinary environment and culminates in a curated exhibition.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Art & Design  |  Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time  |  Intake: 2027 start  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

180 credits across three semesters: Critique, Test and Reframe (40 credits) and Context and Methodologies Part 1 (20) in Semester 1; Idea (40) and Context and Methodologies Part 2 (20) in Semester 2; and a 60-credit Output module comprising a major exhibition project and a written paper or article. Exit awards are PG Certificate (60 credits) and PG Diploma (120 credits).

Career pathways

Graduates establish or continue practice as illustrators, artists or animators, work in design studios and visual arts organisations, or progress to a PhD or Professional Doctorate in art or design.

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