Master of Illustration
Course details
| NZQF Level | 9 |
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About the course
Develop technical skills across a range of traditional and digital media with UC’s Master of Illustration (MIllust).
This degree enables you to adapt your practice to a wide range of illustration contexts. An emphasis on visual storytelling and narrative development prepares you to communicate powerfully in your chosen profession, whether for picture books, editorial, education, marketing, science, or other mediums.
You will be encouraged to think critically, engage with cultural and ethical questions, and reflect meaningfully on your creative practice and the role of illustration in the world to grow your skills to become a creative leader with a distinct visual language and developed authorial voice.
The Master of Illustration is available both on campus and by distance study, full-time and part-time. You also have the option to undertake the programme as a Postgraduate Certificate or as a Postgraduate Diploma.
Applications are accepted through to the beginning of each semester, and applicants are selected based on their portfolio of work. Please see ‘Entry requirements’ below for further details.
What will my study involve?
- Develop your illustration practice and visual style with courses in different traditional and digital mediums.
- Learn how to integrate storytelling and narrative through characters and scenes, symbolism and form, and other forms of visual communication across different media.
- Grow strong industry connections by learning practical business skills, developing brand identities, and engaging in internships and practical, portfolio-based assessments.
- In your final semester you will also undertake an internship, gaining real-world experience through a supervised community-based project. You will also work independently on a research project, producing a significant body of work and a thesis.
Subjects and Courses
- FINA630 Business of Illustration
- FINA631 Illustration Mediums
- FINA632 Language of Illustration
- FINA633 Narrative Illustration
- FINA634 Illustration Research Project
- FINA635 Illustration Internship
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Entry requirements
To apply for the Master of Illustration, you will need to have one of the following from your previous studies:
- a bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, with at least a B grade average in your 300-level courses
- any bachelor's degree and relevant professional or other work experience
- a Postgraduate Certificate in Illustration with at least a B grade average
- a Postgraduate Diploma in Illustration with at least a B grade average
- other qualifications of an equivalent standard.
All applicants need to submit a portfolio of relevant work.
If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Postgraduate language requirements. See how to provide your English language evidence to UC. If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes.
For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Illustration or use the admission requirements checker.
About the provider
At the University of Canterbury you will get to enjoy the very best a university has to offer 'a world class learning environment, a vibrant campus and a great student lifestyle that's packed with opportunities.
You will gain hands-on experience in courses led by academics who are actively engaged in research and who are experts in their fields. The culture promotes active learning, where the vibrant community allows you to be who you are and do what you love. UC's picturesque campus with modern teaching and research facilities is set in the heart of a city that has become a magnet for growth and innovation. Further afield lies a region packed with outdoor adventure, from the mountains to the sea.