BA (Hons) Illustration at University of Portsmouth

Explore traditional and contemporary illustration techniques while building creative and professional skills to shape your future practice. BA (Hons) Illustration at Portsmouth combines everything from traditional sketching, digital drawing and relief printmaking to animation, bookbinding and zine making. You will learn through making, experimenting with traditional and contemporary illustration techniques while building the skills needed to enter the creative industries as an adaptable and socially informed practitioner.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include Design Concepts; Digital Literacy, Sustainability and AI; Interactive Learning Skills and Communication; Portfolio Development 1; Portfolio Development 2; Research Methods, Critical Thinking and Expression; Business Management; Illustration Research, Context and Practice; Graphic Medicine; Sequential Illustration.

Career pathways

Dani Hackett graduated in 2021 with an Illustration degree from the University of Portsmouth. She is now an Illustrator, Print Designer and Fashion Designer.

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