Illustration and Animation

Coventry University
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Film studiesPhotographyArtFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic designProduct design

About this course

Choose your start date. You have six opportunities to join this course throughout the year.

Course Overview: This MA course helps visually creative professionals enhance their illustration and animation skills, explore new applications, and develop creative thinking for a sustainable career in the rapidly evolving creative industries.

Key course content includes:

  • Time and storytelling: explore narrative techniques and the creative use of time in visual applications across various fields.

  • Collaborative and professional practice: develop teamwork and project management skills, and benefit from industry insights through real-world projects and RSA fellowship opportunities.

  • Creative portfolio development: take part in a major project showcasing your skills and vision for a professional portfolio.

    Why you should study this course

  • Focus on both illustration and animation, together with associated typographical, graphic design, photographic and communicative disciplines.

  • Study traditional artistic disciplines alongside digital and other emerging media types to gain a unique approach to visual creativity.

  • Adopt an international outlook in your studies by considering the global impact of the creative, professional, and academic fields of illustration and animation.

  • Examine the similarities and differences of illustration and animation – something which forms the basis of ongoing research and practice, exploring both emerging, traditional and hybrid approaches that combine both analogue and digital techniques.

  • Participate in exploratory projects that benefit from the input of external creatives, including music producers and artists.

    **Collaborations Endorsement: Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)** Coventry University and the RSA have collaborated on a module concerning social and ethical responsibility. You will be entitled to a 12-month fellowship of the RSA so you can access all RSA resources and platforms during your period of study. Once you have successfully passed the Professional Practice and Innovation module, you will receive an RSA digital credential.

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  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
    3421 Interior designers
    2142 Graphic and multimedia designers
    3422 Clothing, fashion and accessories designers
    3411 Artists

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MA
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Coventry
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Film studies, Photography, Art, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design, Product design