With access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong partnerships with high profile companies, our Illustration for Communication degree course will sharpen your skillset, help you to promote your craft and prepare you for industry.
Why study this degree?
Our innovative Illustration course in London takes a critical and experimental approach, helping you develop new skills, find your unique visual voice, and adapt to the evolving creative industry.
In a collaborative studio environment, you’ll apply your skills to projects covering editorial, publishing, animation, advertising, product and more. The course spans a wide spectrum, preparing you to work in diverse fields like publishing, graphic design, animation, advertising, the music industry and game design.
Integrated Foundation Year
On the Integrated Foundation Year on this course, you will be first introduced to the fundamental principles of design. Your foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your strengths, build confidence and prepare for the demands of project-based, industry-focused learning. Modules are as follows*:
Module 1: Diagnostic exploration - making informed choices
Module 2: Technical - Technical knowledge in practice
Module 3: Specialist - Innovating specialist practice
Module 4: Integration - Integrated practice for progression to Higher Education
After you have completed your Integrated Foundation Year, you will study the following:
Year 1
Year 1 is a studio-led introduction to illustration, expanding your knowledge of the discipline through workshops, projects and lectures. You will have the opportunity to explore idea generation, documentation and process experimentation, and the creation of images through drawing and mark-making, animation, and traditional as well as digital print making.
Modules may include:
Rave Beginnings
History of Visual Culture
Drawing, Mark-Making & Expression
Storytelling & Concept
Future Directions in Visual Culture & EPC
Year 2
Year two explores a more individual approach to illustration as a versatile and expanded practice, and encourages the development of creative thinking and ideas generation, combined with a deeper understanding of the broader purposes of the discipline. The ability to express a personal vision, develop an informed opinion and a philosophical stance is facilitated through a combination of ambitious solo and collaborative projects with other connected disciplines.
Modules may include:
Character Development
Sequential Narratives
Design Studio
Toys, Games & Puppets
Live & Work-based Learning
Year 3
The culmination of three years of study in illustration is channelled into industry-led projects and a focus on self-promotion and industry knowledge prepares you for professional life. A range of self-directed projects form the basis of the final portfolio of work appropriate to applied contexts across a broad range of illustration-centric disciplines.
Modules may include:
Personal Voice & Style
Competitions & Live Briefs
Rave Futures
Major Project
All modules are subject to revalidation.
This course will introduce you to the fundamental principles of design and creative problem-solving. This foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your creative identity, build confidence and prepare for the demands of studio-based, project-led learning.
Modules are as follows:
Module 1 Diagnostic exploration: making informed choices
Module 2 Technical: Technical knowledge in practice
Module 3 Specialist: Innovating specialist practice
Module 4 Integration: Integrated practice for progression to Higher Education
You will be assessed through the completion of practical and written work, including essays and a range of individual or group artefacts, presentations, projects and reports that focus on practical and business skills.
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Ravensbourne University London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | IELTS: 5.5 overall with 5.5 in each component of the test. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 72 | TOEFL iBT: 72 points overall including minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17. We cannot accept TOEFL iBT Home Edition test. All tests must be taken in person at a test centre. |
| PTE Academic | 59 | PTE Academic or SELT: 59 overall with minimum 59 in each component of the test. |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College London B2 SELT ISE II: Pass overall with Pass in each component of the test. |
Ravensbourne English Language Requirementshttps://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/international-students/entry-requirements-and-visas/english-language-requirements
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Fees for UK, Republic of Ireland, and Channel Islands students are subject to increase for subsequent years of enrolment to the maximum capped level set by the UK Government (currently £9,790).
Fees for EU and International students will be subject to an inflationary-linked rise for subsequent years of enrolment.
Email:clearing@rave.ac.uk
Phone:020 3040 3991
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To apply, please call our clearing hotline on 020 3040 3991, or complete our online application form.
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