{"id":1267,"date":"2022-03-21T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T11:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2022-03-24T11:49:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T11:49:51","slug":"five-reasons-to-study-illustration-ba-honours-at-the-university-of-westminster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/five-reasons-to-study-illustration-ba-honours-at-the-university-of-westminster\/","title":{"rendered":"Five reasons to study Illustration BA Honours at the University of Westminster"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What makes our Illustration BA Honours course different from other courses and what\u2019s the secret behind our students\u2019 success? In this article, we reveal five reasons why you should study with us on this programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. You\u2019ll get to be part of a creative community<\/strong><\/p>

This course is based at our Harrow campus, home to our most popular creative courses. From Fashion, Film, Television to Music, Art and Design, and Media Communications, you can find them all here. This means you\u2019ll get to be part of a diverse creative community and collaborate with other like-minded students from different courses.<\/span><\/p>

2. Access to industry-level facilities<\/b><\/p>

Our University is known for its outstanding facilities, creative tools and access to a wide range of specialist equipment and technicians. One of our favourite facilities is the Emerging Media Space, which has recently been installed with even more professional gear, including motion capture, compositing, augmented reality and interactive environments that can be explored as part of your course work<\/span>. <\/span>We also have generous studio space for drawing, traditional and digital printmaking.<\/span><\/p>

3. Practical assignments to boost your creativity<\/b><\/p>

Practical assignments on this course are focused on creative problem solving, giving visual form to your ideas. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with lens-based media, 3D, ceramics, digital and various other emerging technologies. While students learn all about illustration, they will develop skills across different forms of design. Having a range of skills will boost your employability and help you to stand out from the crowd!<\/span><\/p>

4. Our innovative course structure<\/b><\/p>

This course is designed to empower students to experiment and do more of the things they love. During the first year, you\u2019ll get to explore visual development of image-making, drawing and visual communication within a wide range of media processes and techniques.\u00a0 At each level of the course, you will have the opportunity to work on industry-focused briefs and explore interdisciplinary practice in digital technologies. You will also have options at each level to expand your practice in areas of drawing, animation, graphics, VFX, Design for games UX \/ UI etc.<\/span><\/p>

5. Boost your career opportunities<\/b><\/p>

Our ethos on the course is to nurture individual creativity and support you in developing a wide range of skills. <\/span><\/p>

Some of our notable alumni include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>