Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Arts Illustration at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

One-year honours programme exploring expanded notions of illustration practice in relation to contemporary visual culture, academic contexts and the current industry. It takes an experimental, critical and inter- and cross-disciplinary approach, with a practical studio component and a theoretical component (two lectures, two seminars and 20 practicals per week).

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences | Department: Visual Arts | Duration: One year | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Compulsory modules: Drawing for Illustration (30), Narrative Illustration (15), Scientific Illustration (15), Conceptual Illustration (15), Theory of Illustration (15) and a Research Project (practice and theory) (30).

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Application information

Entry requirements

An appropriate Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification accepted by Senate; a body of art works showing adequate preparation for advanced study in Illustration; and an average pass mark of at least 60% in the final-year subjects. Applicants also submit a portfolio and a sample of written academic work.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

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