Overview

This Children's Book Illustration programme from The University of Lancashire is also suitable for recent design graduates who wish to focus and refine their ideas at a more advanced level.

Key facts

Although primarily a visual course for artists and illustrators, authorial control over content is also hugely important in the children's book field, so the ability to write creatively and to fuse written and visual content is an important component in the practice of children’s book illustration.
The emphasis of the Children's Book Illustration programme from The University of Lancashire is on the practice of illustration for children’s picture books and story books. At postgraduate level you will be encouraged to pursue an original line of enquiry within your chosen area of children’s book illustration and design.
Children’s Book Illustration graduates could enjoy a career as an author/illustrator for children’s books, working as a book designer, or working in the publishing industry.
Most children’s illustrators work as freelancers, often developing their own book ideas, or working as illustrators for hire for UK and International publishing houses.
Some specialise purely in children’s work whereas others work as character and toy designers, animators or as general illustrators working across design and advertising disciplines, as well as in the publishing industry.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methodologies

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Specialist Practice

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-10 00:00:00 , International

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• UK students can apply all year round.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Preston, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

Applicants should hold a 2:2 degree or equivalent professional experience or learning in a related field
Applications from all candidates will be considered on their merits in the light of the nature and scope of the programme
IELTS: Score of 6.5 or above
A high level of achievement in undergraduate studies at a university elsewhere such as North America: Minimum overall GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale
All applicants are requested to submit digital supporting material and where possible will be invited to attend an interview with a portfolio of recent work

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17900 GBP / year

≈ 17900 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

9450 GBP / year

≈ 9450 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-time: £1,050 per 20 credits (UK)

Living costs

Preston

United Kingdom

751 - 1425 GBP / month

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