MA Comic Art and Graphic Novel at Leeds Arts University

Programme overview

This course is aimed at recent graduates of comic courses and related disciplines, along with established creative practitioners who are interested in producing comic art and graphic novels. As an expanding field in academia, this course supports practitioners to develop a deeper understanding of the breadth and complexity of comic art at postgraduate level.

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Consideration of audiences will be a key element of this project, supporting students in developing professional skills including pitching to industry, publishing and crowdfunding, with guidance on accessing grants and funding. The course combines specialist subject modules with transdisciplinary core modules in research methods and business shared with all MA students, taught across three teaching blocks per year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 UK honours degree or international equivalent, or a degree-equivalent postgraduate diploma/professional qualification; applicants with a degree in another discipline or relevant experience may be considered through Recognition of Prior Learning. Personal statement, one academic or creative-practitioner reference and 10-15 portfolio pieces, followed by a written component discussing the portfolio. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no component below 5.5 (UKVI-approved centre).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,200 a year (2026/27). Home full-time fee; part-time £5,100 per year over two years. Leeds Arts University BA graduates within three years pay £9,200 full-time / £4,600 part-time. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,900 a year (2026/27). International full-time fee; alumni rate £17,010. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://apply.leeds-art.ac.uk/

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