UWE Bristol is one of the UK’s largest universities with over 30,000 students studying in Bristol or at our overseas partner universities. As an ambitious, supportive university, UWE Bristol work with their industry partners to identify skills shortages, and develop courses that meet industry needs and provide fantastic career opportunities for their students. UWE Bristol is ranked the 24th in the UK according to Guardian University Guide 2023, ranks 116th in Times Higher Education (THE) Young University World Rankings 2023, 14th in Graphic Design (2023), and 22nd in Fine Art (2023), in the Guardian University Guide.

Studying illustration opens the door to diverse careers in the creative industries. You will respond to ideas, explore narratives and work across a range of media, including 2D, 3D and moving image. Self-directed projects could range from editorial to narrative, 3D model-making to film, animation to artists' books, providing excellent preparation for the commercial world.

Build your professional skills in illustration

 We encourage you to create and develop your own personal visual language.  Through the research project module, you will be able to build your creative, professional and research skills, critical questioning and persuasion skills, and expand your ideas about what illustration can be and do.

Career prospects
Graduates can work across all areas of the creative industries, such as film directors, set designers, art/creative directors, illustration agents, visualisers, designers, model-makers, animators, storyboard artists, puppeteers, theatrical/ film costume and prop designers.