Illustration BA (Hons)

**This is a Connected Degree**<br/>Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.<br/><br/>**Overview**<br/>Redefine the world with a pencil or stylus on this BA (Hons) Illustration degree course.<br/><br/>You’ll challenge convention in all spheres: from exploring illustration from new perspectives, to delving into its social, political and historical significance. Youll explore traditional and contemporary illustration techniques and the business essentials of the art form – and you can gain extra professional experience through a one-year placement, client projects, and entering design competitions.<br/><br/>At the end of this course, youll become an all-encompassing illustrator that stands out among competitors in the creative industries. <br/><br/>**Course highlights**<br/>- Raise your professional profile by taking on live projects with local and international clients such as Anglepoise<br/><br/><br/>- Catch potential employers eyes by exhibiting your work at national exhibitions and our annual Graduate Show<br/><br/><br/>- Have the chance to win eminent awards by entering international competitions like Design & Art Direction (D&AD), The Macmillan Prize, and the V&A Illustration Awards<br/><br/><br/>- Enrich your practical and industry experience by taking an optional one-year placement – either with a company or by setting up your own<br/><br/><br/>- Showcase your Adobe expertise to industry peers by gaining Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) qualifications<br/><br/><br/>- 90% Graduates in work or further study (HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey conducted in 2019)<br/><br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/>The creative and technical abilities you develop on this course – in sequential storytelling, character animation, and visual storytelling – could lead to a variety of creative roles in design and media.<br/><br/>You can also continue your studies at postgraduate level.<br/><br/>Graduate areas<br/><br/>Areas previous graduates have gone on to include:<br/><br/><br/>- artist book making<br/><br/><br/>- children’s book illustration<br/><br/><br/>- narrative illustration<br/><br/><br/>- print making<br/><br/><br/>- art direction<br/><br/><br/>- teaching<br/><br/><br/>Ongoing careers support<br/><br/>Get experience while you study, with support to find part-time jobs, volunteering opportunities, and work experience. You can also venture into freelancing, or set up and run your own business with help from the University Startup Team.<br/><br/>Towards the end of your degree and for up to five years after graduation, you’ll receive one-to-one support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to help you find your perfect role.