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3years

Full-time | 2024

**Course information**
Taught at our arts campus in Worthing, near Brighton, this course provides an intensively creative experience which develops students’ individual styles through a wide range of workshops, seminars and briefs. Students are encouraged to work in traditional, digital and innovative forms and techniques, preparing them for careers in the contemporary world of illustration.

Illustration is an art career with a lucrative and commercial market. Potential careers can include, for example, children's book illustration, advertising design, visualisation, animation or freelance illustration.

**Key features**
Students are taught by award winning professional illustrators
Illustration is an art career with a lucrative and commercial market
Students win illustration prizes from global book publishers and agencies such as Macmillan and Plum Pudding
Alumni include Jamie Hewlett, creator of the virtual band Gorillaz

**Validated by University of the Arts London (UAL)**
This programme is validated by University of the Arts London (UAL). UAL are a leading education provider in the creative arts, ranked second in the world for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022). They oversee the standards and quality of our curriculum, which enriches your overall learning experience.

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Tuition fees

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England
£9,250
per year
International
£18,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Northbrook College

Department:

Art and Design

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