Unlock your creative potential with our Illustration with Design course. Whether you're a budding artist or looking to change careers, this program offers the tools, skills, and inspiration to bring your creative vision to life. Our course covers a wide range of illustration styles, with additional insights into animation and graphic design fundamentals. This course will demonstrate your skills into a professional portfolio, equipped to take on the challenges of the modern creative industry.
Working with a small select number of students means that you benefit from your own studio space with easy access to tutors. This encourages you to expand your creative experimentation, design and illustration skills.
Based in Hastings, the course is stimulated and underpinned by a bustling local creative scene. Field trips to local and London galleries encourage and inspire the student’s practice.
Access to a fantastic range of equipment and facilities are available which include Screen printing, lino, etching, sublimation printing, 6 colour Riso printer, textiles, small-metal, ceramics and glass workshops.
The Illustration with Design course is there to empower your creativity, expand your skills, and turn your passion into a fulfilling career.
Site
Hastings (Station Plaza)
Level
Level 6
Course Type
HE (Degree Level)
Qualification
Higher Education (HE)
Building on the basic and core illustration fundamentals, the main emphasis of the course is on play and experimentation.This challenges you to take risks and try new ways of working to develop strong ideas and visual expression in response to self-initiated or commercial briefs. This course pushes your practice supported by contextual lectures, research, theory and peer critiques to create a rich and vibrant environment.
Year one builds a strong foundation in illustration techniques, visual language, and idea generation to develop digital and analogue skills to help challenge your perception and inquisitive mindset.
Y1 Modules Ideas Generation Contextual Studies 1 Visual Communication Imagery Visual Communication Typography Exploring Practice
Year two pushes the boundaries further and experimenting with new mediums, responding to briefs, and developing your own unique illustrative style.
Y2 Modules Creator Contextual Studies 2 Illustration and Ethics Explore & Respond
Optional Branding Sequential Narrative Alternative Processes
Year three you'll refine your style and approach, to form a diverse body of work, concluding with a final personal project displayed in our end-of-year show.
Y3 Modules Professional Practice Extend Essay Reflect & Resolve Final Major Project
Please note that programme structures and individual modules are subject to amendment from time to time as part of the University’s curriculum enrichment programme and in line with changes in the University’s policies and requirements.
The Illustration with Design BA is offered in both full-time and part-time modes. The full-time programme is divided into 3 stages over 3 academic years. Each stage consists of 30 teaching weeks. You are expected to commit an average of 40 hours per week to your course, which includes tutor delivered hours and independent study.
Minimum of 64 UCAS points (160 old system) from a BTEC Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma / A Levels / Foundation Diploma / Access Diploma in a related subject; if English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.5 with a 6 in writing; proof of qualifications; a satisfactory reference.
Assessment methods will be defined for each module when briefed, but include: Essays Evaluative reports Peer assessment Practical work Presentations Proposals Self-assessment Display/Exhibition
Once you have graduated, you will have a diverse range of transferable skills that will enable you to start your career in this exciting industry or further your studies by continuing on with a MA programme or a Post Graduate Certificate of Education. Whichever direction you choose, the BA will mean that you are ready for any opportunity and confident to apply your knowledge and artistry.
In addition to the tuition fees you may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees, such as materials and equipment specific to your course. Typical approximate costs for this course include:
Sketchbooks: £5-£20 each USB stick: £5-£10 Printing costs: £30-£80 per year Tools and materials: £50 per year Laptop/Tablet recommended (specification will be suggested)
If you have any queries or would like to arrange a visit to look at our facilities, please email helloHE@escg.ac.uk