BA (Hons) Illustration (Comics)*

Duration: 3–4 years full-time
Placement year: Optional 1 year
Course code: W220 (UCAS)
Institution code: A66 (UCAS)

Overview

On BA (Hons) Illustration (Comics), you'll build a creative practice ready to take on any storytelling challenge. Assert your authorial approach and aesthetics, and develop the agility you need to enter the fluid and ever-expanding illustrative industries.

Artwork: Sienna Wright, BA (Hons) Illustration

*This course is subject to validation

A four-panel illustration shows a child in a red top falling or lying in grass under a night sky, with crescent moons and bare trees above.

Experimentation and play

Re-invent your comics and narrative process through exposure to multiple media, techniques and platforms – from traditional approaches like drawing, collage and print, to hybrid ventures into digital formats, animation, riso printing, games and more.

A comic-style illustration of a blonde person lying on their side in water, with bubbles rising around their face and an inset showing another figure touching their head and saying, “Isn’t he beautiful?”

Find your voice

Hone your storytelling skills and learn how to engage your audience. From textual adaptation projects to live-briefs, author stand-out work across a range of industry contexts.