Children's Book Illustration MA in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

  • Duration : 1 Years
  • Intake : Sep
  • Level : Postgraduate
  • Tuition & fees : £ 13,500 Per Year
  • IELTS : 6.5
  • TOEFL : 91
  • PTE : 67


About Children's Book Illustration MA in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

Although primarily a visual course for artists and illustrators, authorial control over content is also hugely important in the children's book field, so the ability to write creatively and to fuse written and visual content is an important component in the practice of children’s book illustration.

The emphasis of the course is on the practice of illustration for children’s picture books and story books. At postgraduate level you will be encouraged to pursue an original line of enquiry within your chosen area of children’s book illustration and design. 

  • Learn to generate ideas and visually problem solve to a deadline whilst forging your own visual vocabulary.
  • At the end of the course you will have a body of work produced to a professional and publishable standard.
  • Our students have won several national children’s book awards and our alumni have illustrated over 70 published titles so far.

​​​​​​Academic qualification equivalents

  • A university degree in a related subject.

English language requirements (one of the below):

  •  IELTS:6.5 (with no component score lower than 6.0)
  • TOEFL iBT :91 (with minimum grades of 21 in each component)
  • PTE: 67 with minimum of 60 in each component

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) Highlights

Type of institute Public
Location Preston (main campus)
Mode of Payment Bank transfer or banker's draft, online payment, credit or debit card
Housing facilities Available
Intake Seasons September and January
Financial aid Discounts, Bursary, and scholarships

University of Central Lancashire Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Preston is officially the cheapest city in the UK for students. The following are the categories of the tuition fee payable by the students.

Program Non-Lab Based (GBP) Lab-Based (GBP)
Foundation Course 7,600 8,600
Undergraduate courses 12,700 13,700
Postgraduate Taught 13,200 14,200
Postgraduate Research 13,700 15,200

The total estimated annual cost of attendance for the 2020/2021 academic session is as presented on the table below:

Fees Undergraduate (GBP) Postgraduate (GBP)
Tuition 12,700 – 13,700 13,200 – 15,200
Accommodation 3,242.82 - 4,536 3,242.82 – 5,239.08
Meal 1,500 – 3,000 1,500 – 3,000
Printing, copying, stationery 125 – 500 125 – 500
Travel expenses 0 -3,500 0 -3,500
Books 250 – 500 250 – 500
Miscellaneous 625 – 3,600 625 – 3,600
Total 13,342.82 – 29,336 18,942.82 – 31,539.08

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Entrance Exams in UK TOEFL: 88 | IELTS: 6.5 | PTE: 59 | GMAT: 590
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Fees components - (1st year Fees and expense)

Tuition & fees :

£ 13,500

Total

£ 13,500