Children's Literature: Children's Book Illustration
Goldsmiths, University of LondonPostgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communicationsEducation
About this course
Immerse yourself in the exploration of practical and professional approaches to children’s book illustration and writing for young children.This Masters is taught by Goldsmiths Department of Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, with some learning taking place in the Department of Education Studies. To refine your practical illustration skills and ideas by working on projects that focus on materials and their combination; colour, tone, creating atmosphere, addressing the reader, and the relationship of illustration to text. At the end of the programme there will be an opportunity to exhibit your work. To study bespoke modules in: Children’s Publishing which will help you with promoting your work and establishing dialogues with designers, editors, and agents; Picture Book Writing where you will learn how to write a picture book text that you will be given the chance to illustrate for your final project. To benefit from exposure to professional networks; recent visits have included Macmillan Children’s Books, Farshore, an imprint of Harper Collins, and Walker Books, the Association of Illustrators with guest lectures from established illustrators and visits to illustration studios. To be taught by specialist teaching staff, including prominent children’s authors and illustrators. To develop more than your practical skills: we draw on both professional and critical perspectives from art and education, cultural studies, design, and sociology to deliver a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the subject of illustration. We expect you to interrogate the power relations that determine what is published, distributed and selected to be read by children. The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies has been ranked 2nd in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 16th in the world (3rd in the UK) in the 2024 QS World Rankings for Communication and Media Studies.
Why study MA Children’s Literature: Children’s Book Illustration
Study Options
This course is available in 2 study options:
Full-time Shown above
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: MA
Location: London
Part-time
Duration: 2 Years
Qualification: MA
Location: London
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:
2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
1133 Public relations and communications directors
2315 Nursery education teaching professionals
2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
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Course Details
- Qualification
- MA
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- London
- Scheme
- Postgraduate
- Subjects
- Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications, Education