Course options
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Falmouth University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Develop your unique visual language on this studio-based Illustration MA.
Course overview
Develop your unique visual language as you draw inspiration from a diverse range of influences on this renowned studio-based MA course, which centres around an examination of authorship and storytelling.
Throughout the course you’ll learn to see your work as an evolving practice, as you challenge and re-evaluate your personal vision and voice with the help of experienced practitioners. You’ll develop skills such as screenprinting, creative writing and bookbinding, through hands-on workshops, while working on longer-term projects in your choice of media. Taking an entrepreneurial approach, you’ll develop your professional practice, identify your audience and consider channels and opportunities for your work.
You will:
- Join the only Illustration master’s course with a specific academic focus on authorial practice
- Access professional facilities, including a print room and dedicated MA studio space
- Develop collaborative and public-facing print and digital publishing projects, including a professional presentation of work from your negotiated project
- Have the chance to attend the Falmouth Illustration Forum and see internationally renowned guest speakers, which have included Aidan Koch, Alexis Deacon, Dash Shaw, Leomi Sadler, Margie Orford and Wildseed Studios
Careers
Our Illustration MA graduates have harnessed their developed practice, enterprise and entrepreneurial skills to find success in a range of creative sectors including; publishing, reportage, e-learning, residencies, art collectives, film and theatre, self and independent publishing and education.
Alumni have produced work for the likes of MacMillan, Kingfisher, Polar Bear Music Prize, Fantagraphics, Blankslate and Editions Memo; offered art direction for Penguin and Little Brown; joined collectives such as We Colonised the Moon, Tara Books and Kekien Collective; taken up residencies with Women’s Studio Workshop, The Bauhaus Print Studio and The Full Dome (California); accepted teaching posts with universities, from Manchester to Tuluca; started independent publishers including Pirrip Press, Atlantic Press and Guillemot Press, and undertaken PhD’s.
Modules
Tuition fees
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£ 19,950per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
Falmouth University
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University League Table
64th
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Campus address
Falmouth University, Falmouth Campus Reception, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4RH, United Kingdom
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
25th out of 84
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Entry standards
/ Max 239147 62%26th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10064.0 64%41st
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.21 80%29th
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