With UC’s Postgraduate Certificate in Illustration (PGCertIllust), you can develop your technical and artistic skills across a range of traditional and digital media.
Learn techniques for visual storytelling and narrative to create compelling stories and creative media for industry, from concept art to marketing and more.
This Certificate is particularly suited to professional artists wanting to upskill or train in new illustrative tools, or recent graduates wanting to build a portfolio and enter the creative industry.
Study Involve:
Customise your study by choosing courses from options centred around traditional/digital tools and techniques, visual language and communication, narration, or business skills.
Create your own distinctive visual style by either specialising in a particular medium or by gaining experience in a range of traditional and digital forms.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
February 2027
UC Ilam Campus
20 Kirkwood Avenue,
Upper Riccarton,
Christchurch,
Canterbury,
8041, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
July 2027
UC Ilam Campus
20 Kirkwood Avenue,
Upper Riccarton,
Christchurch,
Canterbury,
8041, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
To apply for the Postgraduate Certificate in Illustration, you will need to have one of the following from your previous studies:
a bachelors degree in a relevant subject, with at least a B grade average in your 300-level courses
any bachelors degree and relevant professional or other work experience
appropriate practical, professional, or scholarly experience
other qualifications of an equivalent standard.
All applicants need to submit a portfolio of relevant work.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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