Studio Practice (Illustration) (Top-Up) BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Studio Practice (Illustration) (Top-Up) BA (Hons)
Find your visual voice and sharpen your skills in one intensive year.
This one-year top-up is for aspiring illustrators who want to sharpen their identity, test their work in the real world, and graduate with a full honours degree. You’ll train in analogue and digital formats, with industry-standard kit, alongside animators, filmmakers, and fine artists.
Youll produce an ambitious, self-directed major project, develop practice-led creative research, and prepare for professional life through portfolio reviews, live briefs, and career planning. You’ll be studio-based...
Find your visual voice and sharpen your skills in one intensive year.<br/><br/>This one-year top-up is for aspiring illustrators who want to sharpen their identity, test their work in the real world, and graduate with a full honours degree. You’ll train in analogue and digital formats, with industry-standard kit, alongside animators, filmmakers, and fine artists.<br/><br/>Youll produce an ambitious, self-directed major project, develop practice-led creative research, and prepare for professional life through portfolio reviews, live briefs, and career planning. You’ll be studio-based for the whole year, because we believe the best learning comes from doing. Youll be surrounded by fellow creatives on a single, contained campus with world-class workshops and the space to discover what your work is really about.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Farnham
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W404
Institution Code
C93
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Access to HE Diploma
Not Accepted
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Not Accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not Accepted
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Minimum 4 GCSE's, grade 4/C or above, including English Language
HND (BTEC)
A level
Not Accepted
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2026/27 | Year 1 | |
| EU, International | £17,500 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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