This programme is firmly rooted in the tradition of drawing and the individuality this discipline instils.
The course will provide you with the opportunity to combine illustration with animation. Through a variety of challenges, you will develop strategies and skills to enable you to successfully cope with a range of visual communication problems and contexts. Ambitions are realised through a research-informed questioning of practice that embraces the potential outcomes of page or screen.
Graduates have gone on to postgraduate study in many national institutions in...
This programme is firmly rooted in the tradition of drawing and the individuality this discipline instils.<br/><br/>The course will provide you with the opportunity to combine illustration with animation. Through a variety of challenges, you will develop strategies and skills to enable you to successfully cope with a range of visual communication problems and contexts. Ambitions are realised through a research-informed questioning of practice that embraces the potential outcomes of page or screen.<br/><br/>Graduates have gone on to postgraduate study in many national institutions including the Royal College of Art, the National Film School and Manchester Metropolitan University. Graduates have also become freelance illustrators, animators, filmmakers, designers, pre-production artists, storyboard artists, and teachers.<br/><br/>Find out more about this course, staff and facilities and view student work at www.art.mmu.ac.uk/illustration<br/><br/>**FEATURES AND BENEFITS**<br/>- Provides you with the rare opportunity to combine illustration with animation, developing yourself as a visual communicator at home in a wide range of professional contexts.<br/><br/><br/>- An experimental course that encourages you to be ambitious, curious and reflective.<br/><br/><br/>- Development of traditional and digital skills including drawing, design, making, reportage, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animator, Illustrator, Character, Aero), screen-print, monoprint, bookbinding, digital print, etching, experimental film, short-form animation, TV Paint (2D), Dragonframe (3D Stop-motion) and Maxon Cinema 4D<br/>
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W217
Institution Code
M40
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS Tariff104 112 Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered. A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement. AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted. The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications. Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course. Access to HE DiplomaPass Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject with a minimum 104 UCAS Tariff Points International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme26 IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from Higher Level. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DMM Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)D*D D*D* A levelB,C,C B,B,C T LevelM |
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