Illustration: Authorial Practice MA at Falmouth University

A studio-based master’s degree focused on developing your authorial voice within a collaborative community that encourages creative risk-taking and experimentation. As the only Illustration MA with a specific focus on authorial practice, it combines industry-led lectures, hands-on workshops, research projects and critical reflection.

Department: Falmouth School of Art  |  Duration: 1 year / 2 years (full-time / part-time)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Falmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course covers every aspect of the profession. Modules include Visual Language & Communication, Research & Context / Methods, Approaches, Audiences, Application: External & Collaboration, Sustaining a Practice, Final Major Project.

Career pathways

Graduates have found success in publishing, reportage, e-learning, residencies, art collectives, film and theatre, self and independent publishing and education. Alumni have produced work for clients including MacMillan, Kingfisher and Fantagraphics and offered art direction for Penguin and Little Brown.

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