The Masters in Illustration is designed to create accomplished visual thinkers whose practice is shaped by current dialogue and innovative thinking in this exciting and progressive discipline. Through the course, students will be given the opportunity to explore areas of illustration such as children’s books, graphic novels, editorial illustration, illustration for branding and experimental illustration. Whichever route they decide to take with their Masters project, students will be encouraged to take creative risks by pushing their work in new and exciting directions. MA Illustration is designed to support students in developing an entrepreneurial approach to their practice and the hope is that students will use the MA as a springboard for an illustrative career. Students will do this by creating a professional journal that they will use to actively build their professional persona. In this journal they will critically reflect on the current thought and practice of illustration as a discipline.