BA (Hons) International Illustration (Top Up)

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BA (Hons) International Illustration (Top Up)

Manchester Metropolitan University

United Kingdom, Manchester

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Manchester Metropolitan University

United Kingdom , Manchester

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

IIL6

Campuses

Manchester

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 21,500 / year

Next Intake September-2026

BA (Hons) International Illustration (Top Up)

About

The BA (Hons) International Illustration top-up will support you to think innovatively and respond to global trends in design. The course will expand your critical and conceptual thinking and encourage an understanding of wider global and creative professional design practice, whilst enabling you to develop an individual positioning for your professional design practice.

Collaboration is at the heart of the course - you will undertake design practice modules with current final year students, work on projects with external industry and academic research partners, and exhibit your final projects as part of our annual Degree Shows events.

The one year programmes offer direct entry into the final year of a Bachelor’s degree to students who have successfully completed a relevant HND (or

Course information

The international illustration top-up course will facilitate students to undertake projects with an external professional and international focus, run in collaboration with a range of academic and professional partners. The projects will offer high-quality opportunities to acquire external professional and international perspectives, and further develop collaborative skills and design practice knowledge within a range of international and/or professional contexts.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

We will ask for a portfolio of your work as part of your application.

English Program Requirements

You need to have a recognised English language qualification to study at Manchester Metropolitan.

The score required will vary depending on the qualification and the area of study you have chosen. If you hold an offer of a place from the University, your offer will give you the specific requirements for your course.

Typical International English Language Testing System (IELTS) requirements are:

6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any section) or equivalent for undergraduate courses
6.5 (no less than 5.5 in any section) or equivalent for postgraduate courses

Visit our English language requirements page for examples of recognised tests and minimum acceptable scores.

Career

Career prospects

Illustration graduates from Manchester Met will be well-prepared to embark on a variety of careers within the creative industries, including freelance/in-house design and illustration, book arts and publishing, advertising, filmmaking, storyboarding, animation, teaching and more. Graduates may also progress on to postgraduate study.

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