Cartoon and Comic Arts

University of Staffordshire
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years ArtFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic designProduct design

A-Level Entry

BBC

UCAS Points

112 - 120 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£23,500

About this course

Our Cartoon and Comic Arts degree is a unique course that will help you to develop and refine your skills in visual and narrative communication.

We will prepare you for an exciting career in a diverse range of areas such as comics, newspapers, graphic novels, editorial design and storyboarding, character design, concept art, animation, advertising and film. You will have the opportunity to visit, network and sell your work at comic coms both nationally and internationally, as well as travel abroad. We have developed a close link with the Cartoon Museum in London and we display work at their institute and hold joint events nationally.

The University also boasts its own convention, Stoke Con Trent, which is attended by over 1500 people including industry professionals. The course has links with Erlangen in Germany, which holds its own comic festival, Comic Salon.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Cartoon and Comic Arts

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades BBC
UCAS Tariff Points 112 - 120 points
BTEC DMM

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2142 Graphic and multimedia designers
3411 Artists
3422 Clothing, fashion and accessories designers
3421 Interior designers
3429 Design occupations

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Stoke-on-Trent
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Art, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design, Product design
Avg. Graduate Salary
£23,500