AUCB Study Abroad
Study Abroad Short Courses
Illustration
The course will provide you with an active creative environment within which you will be encouraged to experiment, test and develop your work. You will explore drawing, painting and printmaking, as well as lens-based, digital, interactive and time-based media; this variety of media reflects the diversity of contemporary illustration. Our aim is to support and enable you to develop as an individual practitioner and to be prepared to work confidently and successfully within and at the forefront of the creative industries.
How does Short Courses Study Abroad work?
Year 1 Experimentation. You will be introduced to the notion of Illustration and its genres. You will learn the basic skills used by illustrators and gain a broad understanding of the subject, looking at the ways in which illustrators have worked in the past and how they work now. Students look at drawing methodologies, problem solving for clients, 2D and 3D digital imaging, working with text, philosophy, forms of learning, life drawing and computer skills.
Autumn Term Modules: 3 October 2011 - 9 December 2011
Maximum Credit Points available: 32.5
Maximum Study Time: 325 Hours
* The unit 'Illustration: Contexts and Theory' will continue until the Spring term 2012 with full credits awarded upon completion.
Spring Term Modules: 3 January 2012 - 23 March 2012
Maximum Credit Points available: 57.5
Maximum Study Time: 575 Hours
Summer Term Modules: 10 April 2012 - 1 June 2012
Maximum Credit Points available: 30
Maximum Study Time: 300 Hours
Year 2 Exploration. You will explore illustration concepts and processes in more depth. Students consider the interpretation of text, narrative, working with fiction, screen-based work, magazines, interactivity, software and the professional practice of the illustrator. Project work may be either print-based or screen-based. You will also have the opportunity to push the boundaries of your work and the concept of illustration, by collaborating with other courses such as Fashion Studies and Film Production.
Autumn Term Modules: 3 October 2011 - 9 December 2011
Maximum Credit Points available: 52.5
Maximum Study Time: 525 Hours
* The unit 'Contemporary Illustration: Practice and Debate' will continue until the Spring term 2012 with full credits awarded upon completion.
Spring Term Modules: 3 January 2012 - 23 March 2012
Maximum Credit Points available: 97.5
Maximum Study Time: 975 Hours
Study Abroad Short Course students at the Arts University College Bournemouth pay £3,650 per term for tuition fees (2011/12).
A closer look at this course
More student work, together with a look at our studios, recent projects, exhibitions, industry links and details of our course staff, can all be viewed in the ‘Showcase’ for this course.
