Curriculum Information

The Illustrator as Author project allows each student to concentrate on their own particular area of interest and write a brief aligned with those interests. With reference to the projects and work placements completed in previous years of the course, students will be encouraged to identify their own strengths and career goals, developing a unique proposal aligned closely with their personal skill-set.

Students will engage in independent learning and manage their own time throughout the module, acquiring additional study skills and project-specific subject knowledge.

Taught elements of the module will cover advanced research and study skills, planning and organisation, and verbal, written and visual communication skills. Lectures will also revisit core theories covered in previous modules in relation to the development of major project outcomes.

The module will highlight the importance of self-marketing and students will be encouraged to direct their studies and explore career options.

The module provides an opportunity for students to clearly demonstrate the culmination of the skills, knowledge and understanding of their chosen specialist area gained during the programme through an appropriate presentation of their creative portfolio. The presentation of work should be produced to standards expected by and relevant to the creative industries, and as a consequence, should provide students with the work, confidence and experience to become employable within the profession, or to progress on to further study.