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Undergraduate Course Maps 2012/13

Illustration (BA) - Single Honours Full Time - Course Map

For current students who started their course in 2012/13 academic year and later.
  • Course Code: ILLDG
  • Course Leader: Kieren Phelps
  • Senior Tutor(s):
Each module taken by a student has a credit value (measured in Credit Accumulation and Transfer [CAT] points). Approximately 10 hours of total study time is required per CAT credit. A full-time year is equivalent to 120 CATs for students on an Undergraduate course. To achieve an undergraduate award a student must accumulate a particular number of CATs at Level 4, 5 or 6 as illustrated below: Bachelors Degree without Honours: 300 CATs Bachelors Degree with Honours: 360 CATs (or 480 with year-long placement)

Level 4

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
AD4001: Creative Skills
Restrictions: Available only to undergraduate students studying on courses within the School of Art & Design
15
AD4003: Communication and Visual Culture 1
Restrictions: Available only to undergraduate students studying on Advertising, Graphic Design or Illustration courses within the School of Art & Design.
15
AD4004: Communication and Visual Culture 2
Restrictions: Available only to undergraduate students studying on Advertising, Graphic Design or Illustration courses within the School of Art & Design.
Corequisites: While taking this module you must pass AD4003
15
AD4007: Drawing 1 15
AD4008: Drawing 2
Restrictions: Available only to undergraduate students studying in the School of Art and Design
15
AD4501: Introduction To Illustration 30
AD4503: Animation Principles 15

Level 5

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
AD5000: Professional Practice
Restrictions: Available only to undergraduate students studying on courses within the School of Art and Design
15
AD5004: Major Practice and Research Project Planning 15
AD5505: Sequential Illustration
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass AD4501
15
AD5506: Illustration for children
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass AD4501
15
AD5507: Advanced Drawingand Authorial Practice
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass AD4008 and pass AD4007
30
AD5508: The Illustrator
Restrictions: available only to student taking Illustration
15
To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
AD5005: Self-Publishing
Restrictions: Available only to undergraduate students studying on courses within the School of Art & Design
15
MD5505: Building Narrative Animation
Restrictions: Available only to FLP, TVP and CRM students
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass MD4505
15

Level 6

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
AD6000: Dissertation: Major Research Project
Restrictions: Available only to undergraduate students studying on courses within the School of Art & Design
30
AD6509: Project development: Planning and pitch 15
AD6510: Olio: student publication 15
AD6511: Major Project 30
AD6512: Portfolio and Promotion 30
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