About BA (hons) Illustration in University of the Arts London
You will be encouraged to develop an ambition for your own practice founded on subject knowledge and which challenges the position of the illustrator within commercial, social, political and cultural contexts.
What to expect
- To explore the wider territory of the discipline while gaining an understanding of key illustration principles, themes and debates
- To investigate ideas and issues through online and, where appropriate, studio-based seminar discussions, presentations and written assignments
- To test your ideas through evaluation of your practical work and writing
- To define your way of working using skills and experiences developed through workshops online and, where appropriate, studio based technical inductions, tutorials and seminars
- To explore authorship and the reproduced image
- To identify audiences for your work
- To examine your identity as an illustrator, whilst planning and realising practical projects
- To have your ideas tested through evaluation of your practical and written work
- To investigate ideas and issues through online and, where appropriate, studio-based seminar discussions, presentations and writing
- To have access to Camberwell's shared online and, where appropriate, studio-based workshops that include printmaking, photography, film, moving image, digital, plastic, ceramics, wood and metalwork. View the Camberwell facilities
Work experience and opportunities
Our students gain first-hand experience through course projects with leading organisations and businesses. These have included Adidas, Channel 4, Dorling-Kindersley, The Guardian and MTV.
Students may also have the opportunity to study abroad in the second year of their degree as part of the college's Erasmus scheme.
Entry requirements
- High School leaving examinations - We will consider any High School leaving examinations that are considered to be the equivalent to A-level examinations in the UK.
English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.0 - 6.5 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each component.
- TOEFL iBT: 80 - 90 overall.
- PTE Academic: 51 - 58 (with no less than 51 in each component).
University of the Arts London Highlights
| Type |
Public |
| Campus setting |
Urban |
| Annual Endowment |
321.6 million |
| Cost of attendance |
£25,442 |
| Campus housing capacity |
3286 |
| Student retention rate |
88% |
University of Arts London Cost of Attendance
| Expenses |
Amount (Pounds) |
| Tuition |
£9,250 Undergraduate Courses
£22,880 Postgraduate Courses |
| Housing fee |
£130 per week (average) |
| Meals |
£35 per week |
| Personal expenses |
£33 per week |
