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MA Illustration at Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

MA Illustration is a one-year full-time Masters at City Campus helping students craft a personal visual language through theory and practice, with research strands in Narrative, Entrepreneurial and Experimental Illustration.

Faculty: Nottingham School of Art & Design  |  Duration: 1 year (45 weeks) full-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three core modules, including Visual Enquiry and Imagination (40 credits) and Masters Portfolio of Practice, plus one optional 20-credit module. Workshops include children's book sequences, graphic novels, illustrative ceramics, watercolour and Cinema 4D.

Career pathways

Digital and printed media for advertising, branding, marketing, promotion and publishing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2:2 honours degree in a related subject and a creative portfolio. International applicants: same; equivalent qualifications accepted.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,300 for the whole programme (2026/27). One-year course tuition as published. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,300 for the whole programme (2026/27). One-year course tuition as published. Source

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 1 year (45 weeks) full-time

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