What will I learn?
If you want to pursue a creative degree at Arts University Plymouth but feel you have yet to acquire the experience and range of skills necessary, our Integrated Foundation will prepare you for entry to one of our BA (Hons) undergraduate courses.**What is an Integrated Foundation?**\The Integrated Foundation will provide you with a preparatory year that will support your creative development, through a broad understanding of art, design and media skills relevant to your chosen degree subject. Learning through experimentation, exploration and discovery to support you in progressing to the next level of your degree at Arts University Plymouth.Our Integrated Foundation is a dynamic blend of lectures, workshops, and practical studio sessions designed to challenge and inspire. Our diverse student body spans from fresh-faced eighteen-year-olds to seasoned creatives in their seventies, fostering a rich collaborative environment. With the freedom to take risks and experiment, you'll develop a diverse skill set through hands-on experimentation with materials, processes, and methodologies. This transformative journey hones critical skills essential for degree-level study, expanding your proficiency in drawing, visual research, contextual studies, digital imaging, and design methods. Gain invaluable experience in a supportive atmosphere that encourages creativity, collaboration, and innovation.An industry-informed illustration degree that combines authentic image-making with real-world commercial practices, helping you build a robust, fulfilling and lifelong illustration career. Study in a spacious, naturally lit studio and learn with input from illustrators and industry partners from around the world.### **At a glance*** Degree: BA (Hons) Illustration* UCAS codes: 3-year degree W220 / 4-year degree with Integrated Foundation W221* Typical UCAS points: 32### **Course overview**You’ll become an effective practitioner in the areas you feel most connected to, informed by the expert experience of your tutors, who work in those fields:* Editorial* Advertising* Narrative* Books* ResearchYou will be challenged to develop authentic ways of working, assuming agency and autonomy as an image-maker and learning what this means to you as a practitioner.### **Why choose this course?****Creative empowerment:** You will learn how to make great work, developing your ability to express powerful ideas, evoke emotions, and communicate propositions through illustration. You will create artwork that exceeds what you think you’re capable of.**Professional empowerment:** You will learn how to find and get work, building the refined set of skills needed to operate as a practising illustrator. You will become comfortable working with real clients, dealing with money, and maintaining professional relationships.**Personal empowerment:** You will learn how to enjoy your work, nurturing your independent creativity, confidence, and fulfilment. Across your time on the course, through compassionate teaching and a studio of peers, you will become more than an illustrator.### **Careers and next steps**Career opportunities include:* **Freelance commercial illustration**, focused in, or moving between, areas such as editorial (newspapers and magazines), picture books, branding, technology or advertising* **In-house illustration** in areas such as packaging, technology or retail* **Graphic design** within an agency, studio or as a freelancer* **Studio management and art direction** within an agency, studio, or larger creative organisation**Further study and qualifications**, with options to move into creative education or a more specific creative niche
