Goldsmiths, University of London · Part-time
Children's Literature: Children's Book Illustration
Immerse yourself in the exploration of practical and professional approaches to children’s book illustration and writing for young children. Why study MA Children’s Literature: Children’s Book Illustration - This Masters is taught by Media, Communication and C…
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Immerse yourself in the exploration of practical and professional approaches to children’s book illustration and writing for young children. Why study MA Children’s Literature: Children’s Book Illustration - This Masters is taught by Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, with some learning taking place in Education and Lifelong Learning. - To refine your practical illustration skills and ideas by working on projects that focus on materials and their combination; colour, tone, creating atmosphere, addressing the reader, and the relationship of illustration to text. At the end of the programme there will be an opportunity to exhibit your work. - To study bespoke modules in: Children’s Publishing which will help you with promoting your work and establishing dialogues with designers, editors, and agents; Picture Book Writing where you will learn how to write a picture book text that you will be given the chance to illustrate for your final project. - To benefit from exposure to professional networks; recent visits have included Macmillan Children’s Books, Farshore, an imprint of Harper Collins, and Walker Books, the Association of Illustrators with guest lectures from established illustrators and visits to illustration studios. - To be taught by specialist teaching staff, including prominent children’s authors and illustrators. - To develop more than your practical skills: we draw on both professional and critical perspectives from art and education, cultural studies, design, and sociology to deliver a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the subject of illustration. We expect you to interrogate the power relations that determine what is published, distributed and selected to be read by children. - Media, Communications and Cultural Studies has been ranked 2nd in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 18th in the world (3rd in the UK) in the 2026 QS World Rankings for Communication and Media Studies.
Getting in
As the university states it
For direct entry onto the degree, you should have or expect to achieve an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant area such as graphic design, illustration or art, or have equivalent professional experience. We welcome applications from candidates you haven’t completed an UG degree in an art and design subject area. You will also be required to provide a portfolio as part of your application. We accept a wide range of international qualifications. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme.
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