Master of Arts in Design, Illustration

A one year master degree in illustration, covering drawing and image making, narrative sequencing, print and digital media, professional practice and a final portfolio.

Illustration pairs naturally with Bath Spa’s children’s publishing provision, which is a genuine connection worth exploring during the year.

Master of Arts in Design, Illustration is taught at Bath Spa University, a public university in England with full degree awarding powers. Because the illustration master is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after you finish. No job offer or sponsor is needed for the illustration master, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the illustration master plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the illustration master does not support a family move.

Applicants to Master of Arts in Design, Illustration need a completed bachelor degree with a minimum of 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the illustration master is recorded at GBP 19,520. Bath Spa charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the illustration master. The illustration master lists three entry windows, one September start in each of three consecutive years. Apply Study Visa manages your the illustration master application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.