- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 1 year master degree
- Field
- Fine and Performing Arts
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A master degree in illustration, covering advanced visual narrative, professional practice and commissioning, research through drawing, and a substantial self directed body of work.
A masters in illustration is about developing a distinctive voice rather than learning technique, so arrive with a body of work already underway.
Master of Arts - Illustration is taught at the University of Gloucestershire, a public university in England with full degree awarding powers. Because the illustration masters 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 masters, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the illustration masters plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the illustration masters does not support a family move.
Candidates for Master of Arts - Illustration present a completed bachelor degree or equivalent at 62 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the illustration masters is recorded at GBP 18,490. Gloucestershire charges no application fee, and Gloucestershire charges no application fee, and an India Scholarship of GBP 4,000 to 5,000 may apply to the illustration masters automatically. The illustration masters lists two entry windows, the earliest in 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the illustration masters application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree or equivalent, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 80 with reading 20, writing 19, speaking 22 and listening 19; or PTE Academic 64. The Duolingo English Test is NOT accepted.
- Application and deposit: The University of Gloucestershire charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: Gloucestershire runs an India Scholarship worth GBP 4,000 to 5,000 for self-funded international students, awarded automatically with no separate application. A Global Scholarship of GBP 1,500 also applies, and merit awards run higher again. You cannot hold more than one university scholarship, so the India award is normally the one to pursue. Confirm the exact figure on your offer letter rather than assuming the maximum.
- Additional requirement: The Duolingo English Test is NOT accepted at this campus on any course. Plan for IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT or PTE Academic instead.
- Work rights: the illustration masters is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. No dependant may accompany you on a taught course.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Illustrator: publishing and editorial
- Concept Artist: games and film
- Author Illustrator: picture books and graphic work
- Art Director: after experience
- Visiting Lecturer: after experience
- Studio Owner: independent practice
Reality check: postgraduate creative study rarely raises your income directly, so be clear whether you want the work, the time or the teaching route it opens.
About University of Gloucestershire - Francis Close Hall
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- World rank
- #1234
- Established
- 1847
- Reference No.
- 10007145
