Overview

On our Illustration (Hons) degree course, you could undertake a career-enhancing work placement, providing real-world experience of being employed within a range of creative roles relevant to your illustration practice.

Key Facts

Or you could apply for the Enterprise Placement Year to kickstart your own small business, with dedicated support and guidance from our enterprise team.

To enhance your professional profile, you’ll have the chance to work on live projects and briefs, set by our industry contacts, and exhibit your work in and around the town of Huddersfield.

Your hard work and achievements will be celebrated at our annual summer degree show – a highlight of the academic year.

You’ll create storyboards and characters or environments for animation and games design on this course. You’ll also develop comic strips and build narratives for children’s books or make interesting and desirable packaging and merchandise.On this flexible Illustration degree course, you’ll be taught by tutors who have professional industry experience within art and illustration. You’ll be able to develop the techniques and skills required to pursue a broad range of careers within the creative industries.By studying Illustration at the University of Huddersfield, you’ll get to work from our state-of-the-art Barbara Hepworth Building, which features collaborative studio spaces, advanced photography and CAD studios and a high-quality digital print centre.During this degree, you’ll develop an authentic and personal visual language by experimenting with a broad range of media and processes, as well as established and emerging technologies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Studio Practice

Contemporary Practice in Context

School of Art and Humanities Placement

Research and Development for Contemporary Art and Illustration

Major Project - Contemporary Art and/or Illustration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Visual Arts View 381 other Bachelors in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Apply through UCAS

BBC-BCC at A Level or equivalent.
112-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
Merit at T Level.
DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above.
112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
Pass in Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design combined with A Level or BTEC qualifications, to total an equivalent of 112-104 UCAS tariff points.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17600 GBP / year

≈ 17600 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Living costs

Huddersfield

United Kingdom

600 - 1000 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Huddersfield

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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