The role of the illustrator or animator is not ephemeral, temporary or mere entertainment. It is ecological, cultural, political and technological, challenging the momentum of the twenty-first century. Illustrators and animators must deploy their skills and imagination to respond to the wider political and cultural climate with more urgency and vigour than ever.
Imagination is a powerful force, able to create and configure new ideas and develop dreams for both the individual and humanity as a whole. This Master’s degree course provides illustrators and animators with the skills and knowledge to effectively harness this power in their unique practice and their proposed project.
The MA in Illustration and Animation at Cardiff Met will appeal to graduates of any discipline of the visual arts, as well as professionals looking to sharpen their critical and theoretical skills.
You will normally have achieved a first class or second class upper division first degree (1st or 2.1 degree classification) in an appropriate subject, and/or equivalent professional standing or experience in an art design, design crafts, or creative industries discipline, based upon assessed International pages, or a discipline associated with their programme of study.
A range of bursaries, scholarships, loans and grants are available. Please visit website to find out more.
The MA Illustration & Animation programme enables students to enhance their careers as, or to become, established illustrators, artists, or animators, leading towards a career, a PhD, or to a Professional Doctorate in either art or design. Cardiff School of Art and Design offers Professional Doctoral programs in both Art and Design.
The MA Illustration & Animation programme is designed to enable students to achieve the attributes of greater flexibility, adaptability, and individual responsibility and autonomy as professional artists or researchers. The course aims to develop individuality, creativity, self-reliance, initiative, and the ability to perform in rapidly changing environments as well as increasing competence with research skills and methods which will make graduates highly employable as academics and/or researchers, or enable them to develop an active and sustained practice as illustrators and/or animators.
Semester 1
ART7778 Critique, Test, & Reframe (40 credits)
ART7771 Context and Methodologies Part 1 (20 credits)
Semester 2
ART7773 Idea (40 credits)
ART7772 Context and Methodologies Part 2(20 credits)
Semester 3
ART7774 Output (60 credits)
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