Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Illustration for Communication

at Ravensbourne University London United Kingdom

Can you push the boundaries of animation? Based in the heart of London's creative district and with excellent industry links, our BA Honours Animation degree explores the interplay between movement and narrative. You will examine how the two elements flow together to engage the audience and create a compelling story. With opportunities for mentorships with top industry players, let our experts sharpen your natural talent and turn passion into profession.

Why study this animation degree?

• Learn within one of the top academic institutions in London, UK
• Opportunities to collaborate on live briefs within industry
• First-class teaching from experienced staff and industry experts
• Work on creative projects that nurture individuals to excel
• Excellent location with a host of animation studios on the doorstep
• Tap into exceptional industry connections

The UK’s animation industry is a global success story. In a world where visual communication is the norm, animators are in high demand whether in TV, film, gaming, corporate films, advertising or the media.

Through studying this exciting animation degree course, you will acquire the technical skills, insight and platform to apply your creative talent to a successful career in character animation. You will think on your feet, respond to live and self-initiated briefs, and utilise a mix of practice and theory-based learning, including: seminars, workshops, industry masterclasses, individual tutorials and self-directed study.

You will explore a range of character animation techniques, including the fundamentals, body mechanics and performance. You will also adopt digital development skills in asset and rigging creation, together with storytelling techniques, life drawing, physical prototyping, research and idea development, communication and presentation. You will also examine the medium using industry-standard software, including Maya and the Adobe Suite.

Working in a creative environment, you will work collaboratively with other students to tackle creative briefs and bring ideas to life. You will be welcomed into a supportive community comprising industry experts and graduate mentors in a dynamic, creative hub. 

During this three-year animation course in London, you will acquire the technical skills and insight to succeed in a career in 2D and 3D animation. You will be granted access to industry-quality software and produce an assessed portfolio of work, so you’re ready to enter the professional world of animation with confidence and know-how. 

On this fashion marketing degree in London, UK, you will learn to build, promote and maintain dynamic fashion brands. With strong industry links and cutting-edge facilities, you will tell unique fashion brand stories through different mediums to a range of audiences. It’s all about standing out from the crowd.

Why study this fashion promotion degree?

• Multi-award-winning fashion promotion and communication course
• Build up a diverse knowledge base in an industry-facing course 
• Expert teaching with direct contact to industry professionals
• Gain an accredited three-month work placement unit at fashion giants
• Gain access to a host of industry-leading guest speakers 
• A nurturing environment with high recruitment rates into industry
• Learn to effectively communicate and market fashion brands
• Develop your unique voice and add theory to natural creativity
• Recent work placements include Urban Outfitters, Ralph Lauren and Vogue

Become a fashion brand storyteller

The BA Hons Fashion Promotion degree can be tailored to your interests. You will explore fashion media production, fashion marketing and visual communication, including digital imaging and new media. You will learn the skills and techniques needed to effectively communicate and market fashion brands in this dynamic, fast-moving and exciting sector.

Fashion Promotion includes a fully-accredited work placement where you can showcase your learning in a professional environment. Supported by the Ravensbourne Employability Team, recent work placements include industry giants Urban Outfitters, Jimmy Choo, Stella McCartney, Vogue, Wonderland Magazine, Ralph Lauren, Ralph & Russo, Paul Smith, LK Bennett, Karen Millen, Harvey Nichols, Fashion Scout, Exposure, PR, All Saints and Black Diamond Films.

Delivered through a combination of practice and theory-based learning, you will develop your own unique voice across a number of channels, including: film, magazines, fashion photography, website design, journalism, brand communication and social media. Competitions and live briefs will provide real work scenarios to help you develop and integrate your skillset, whilst building key industry contacts.

Motion graphics is at the forefront of visual communication. With the growth of digital culture, motion graphics has become one of the fastest expanding areas of design. A BA (Hons) in Motion Graphics will open up opportunities for all budding designers with an interest in graphics, animation and film. Learn to combine these disciplines and realise your personal creative potential

Why study this motion graphics degree?

• This is a long established, forward-looking course with a unique focus on all aspects of motion graphics.
• Students develop a wide range of practical skills and theoretical knowledge to underpin their creative design work.
• The syllabus is aligned to industry but also promotes creativity and individuality.
• Across all years, students have access to the course’s outstanding industry contacts.
• As well as developing their design skills students explore the history, context and future potential of motion graphics.
• Being based in London, the course can provide many opportunities to visit design studios, postproduction houses, major broadcasters, exhibitions and industry events.
• On graduation our students have excellent employment opportunities.

The Motion Graphics degree course at Ravensbourne University London combines digital technology and creative design to equip you with the full range of practical and theoretical skills required to build a successful career within the creative industries.

The three-year undergraduate course encompasses key skills including animation, storytelling, graphic design, 2D and 3D graphics, video production and experiential design, as well as exploring the history, context and future potential of motion design.

Combining these skills with industry-standard software including After Effects and Cinema 4D, you’ll create motion graphics for film, television, online, mobile, music and live events.

Through the course’s well-established industry connections, you’ll be introduced to a wide range of guest speakers and visit design studios, post production houses and major broadcasters.

In your final year you will be given individual advice by industry experts on how to develop your portfolio and prepare for the job market.

You will graduate agile and industry ready – as proven by our excellent employment record.

Become a cyber crime-fighter with this new, forward-thinking degree in London. Delivered in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the course explores a range of technologies utilised in cyber security, including computer forensics, networking and operating systems, secure programming and ethical hacking.

Why study this cyber security degree?

• Fight cyber crime (not all heroes wear capes)
• In collaboration with Amazon Web Services and AWS-Educate programme
• Augment your knowledge of cyber security tools and practices
• Access state-of-the-art facilities and discover the latest methodologies
• Take advantage of an unprecedented demand for cyber security skills
• Address one of the most significant global issues of today  
• Help protect our society, economy, national security and privacy 

Criminal attacks on data have become an everyday concern. With more and more personal details being stored on computers, laptops, phones and online, protecting ourselves, our businesses and customers through cyber security has never been more important.

This unique cyber security degree, developed in partnership with AWS Educate and aligned with NCSC CyBoK 1.0, will jumpstart your career in cyber security. In leaving Ravensbourne University London, you will be able to successfully evaluate cyber security issues, recognise best practices and analyse possible solutions to overcoming cyber threats.

This cloud computing degree combines theory and practice with a strong technical focus. With unprecedented demand for cyber security expertise to protect our society, economy, national security and critical infrastructure, this course is designed to meet the industry’s need for highly qualified graduates. 

Through lectures, tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions, your expert tutors will teach you to use the latest generation of cyber security tools and techniques. You will evaluate key issues, extract and analyse digital evidence from computer systems and networks, recognise best practices, construct robust software and evaluate possible solutions to negate potential threats.

Our MDes Service Design postgraduate course will enable you to design new services at the point where they intersect with the needs and experiences of end users, consumers and stakeholders. Translate how services can interact cohesively with emerging technology and propel your career in the creative industries.

Why study this MDes Service Design master's degree?

• Learn practice-based insights to become a service design expert
• Boost employability in a growing sector
• Design and test powerful service prototypes
• Tap into exceptional industry connections
• Develop and facilitate immersive workshops
• Map user experiences through storyworlds   
• Explore how new technology platforms can boost revenue streams
• Boost business-to-business, social and community interaction 
• Study in a stunning new building in London's Design District
• Be a legacy-maker for The Institute of Creativity and Technology

Inspire change that truly matters

In our exciting Master of Design (MDes) Service Design course in London, you will?design new services at the point where they interface with the needs and experiences of end users, consumers and stakeholders.? 

Service designers are in increasing demand to?translate?how services can interact with innovation ecosystems, emerging technology, new business-to-business and organisational communications solutions.? 

Do you wish?to become a leading specialist in big bold ideas in the form of services? Build transformative capabilities and propel your career as a service designer in the creative economy and beyond?? This master's in Service Design could be a personal game-changer. 

With access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong industry links, the illustration for communication degree course will enable you to sharpen your skillset, promote your craft and prepare you for industry

Why study this illustration degree?

Our challenging and exciting illustration course in London takes an innovative, experimental and critical approach to the broad practice of illustration. The three-year BA Honours degree will help you to develop new skills, encourage different ways of thinking, enable you to find your individual visual voice, and prepare you for the ever-moving creative landscape.

Working in a collaborative studio environment, you will have opportunities to
apply your skills across a range of illustrative applications, including: editorial, publishing, packaging, product, print, advertising, character and film.

Illustration for communication at Ravensbourne University London spans the creative spectrum, turning illustrators into contemporary visual storytellers. As it crosses so many creative boundaries, there are unparalleled opportunities for contemporary illustrators to work with time-based, sequential and narrative forms. This includes graphic design, advertising and publishing, fashion and product design, animation and games design.

Ready to find your visual voice and develop your own personal style? If you study this illustration degree you will work with text, drawings, moving images and printmaking to develop concepts for multiple industries – from commercial graphic design to fashion and animation.

Study for a UI/UX design course in London and create intuitive digital products and ingenious apps for the platforms of the future. With access to gold-standard facilities, you’ll become a master of functionality by creating effective design solutions for the user of tomorrow.

Why study this cyber security degree?

• This field represents a huge area of opportunity
• Inspire positive digital change 
• Develop a multidisciplinary design and digital skillset
• Explore design thinking, human-centred design and technology
• Learn from the best minds in the industry
• Tap into exceptional industry connections
• Design products and services that optimise user experience
• Develop a portfolio that showcases your creative and technical skills

A world of opportunity for the digital creative

User-experience and user-interface design is all around us, from the screens we tap and swipe to the services we rely on. UX and UI design is an emerging field of multidisciplinary skills and activities designing future-facing platforms. This includes: apps, websites, digital products and services, augmented and virtual reality experiences, installation design, wearable technology and the Internet of Things. 

This practice-led UI/UX design course in London, UK, looks at the fundamentals, including user research, experience design, interaction design, visual design and information architecture – and how these components can be professionally identified, investigated, informed and interrogated. It explores design thinking, human-centered design and the creative and innovative use of technology to boost organisations and inspire positive change.

When you graduate in BA (Hons) User Experience and User Interface Design at Ravensbourne University London, you will learn from the leading minds in the industry. You will combine theory with practice to understand user behaviour and design products and services that optimise the user’s experience. 

This UX design course explores the importance of designing for the end-user experience with intuitive user interfaces. You will develop an individual portfolio of projects based on user-centred research and design experimentation, which will showcase your creative, analytical and technical expertise.

UX/UI designers are in huge demand across all sectors, and owed to our exceptional industry connections, this course is designed to make you truly industry ready.

In this compelling interior architecture degree course, you will explore both the traditional and contemporary to become a multidisciplinary master of architecture and interior design. With access to gold-standard facilities, you will develop a mix of theoretical and practical design skills, and apply them to reimagine both commercial and retail environments

Why study this architecture and interior design degree?

• Architects' Registration Board (ARB) Part 1 prescription
• Develop your creative voice 
• Unparalleled opportunities in a design specialist institution
• Cutting-edge facilities in an award-winning building
• Outstanding teaching from senior industry experts 
• Direct contacts to industry
• Ambitious, nurturing environment 
• Excellent post-graduation employment rate
• Get involved in challenging, future-facing creative projects
• A top 10 world academic institution in its subject areas

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At home, in work or on the move, interior design plays an increasingly important role in defining the identity and atmosphere of a room, building or space – and how people will consciously and subconsciously interact with it. Whilst studying this interior design course in London, you will develop your own visual language by shadowing industry experts and established professionals in their own practices. 

During the three-year interior architecture and design degree, you will research, investigate and evolve ideas surrounding the creation, rehabilitation and reimagining of new and existing buildings and spaces. Taught by industry experts, many of whom run their own design practices, you will develop your own visual language and develop your personality as an interior designer.

Working with contemporary technologies in our design studio and workshops, you’ll explore and push design boundaries, balance style and function, examine user-experience, and consider the importance of sustainability. You will learn the tools and techniques that equip students with the necessary skillsets to navigate our digital and physical worlds through design.

If creating interior spaces across residential, office, retail, industrial or community environments ignites your passion, our BA Honours degree in Interior Design Environment Architectures will open the door to a range of career possibilities across new built environments and the rejuvenation and repurposing of existing buildings.

This games programming degree will help you become a master programmer and stay at the very forefront of the games evolution. You will develop unrivalled skills within programming and scripting, content generation, artificial intelligence and virtual and augmented reality.

Why study this advertising and brand design degree?

• Be guided by industry professionals throughout your study
• Learn from the best and rub shoulders with mega brands
• Fantastic industry links. Tap into internship opportunities with Apple, Sky Creative Agency and Barclays 
• Boost employability in a large, diverse and ever-changing industry
• Upskill in pitching, team working and project management
• Explore cutting-edge digital and communication technologies 
• Develop a professional portfolio through a carefully structured learning journey

Become a brand storyteller

Our students ‘learn with industry’ engaging with professional practice throughout the course. In the last three years we have worked with global brands like Apple, Sky, Barclays Bank and The O2 and leading studios such as Moving Brands, Studio Blup, Kin+Carta and JKR. Most recently, we were privileged to work with Apple on an exhibition called Unsigned Stories, which is featured below. 

This advertising and branding degree investigates how visual stories are deployed to bring products and services to life. You examine diverse areas of marketing, branding and advertising, including: how to develop brand communication, social media content, marketing strategy and interactive experience. You will also learn to create graphic design communication for contemporary media platforms.

You will construct stories that connect strategically across print, social and online channels to engage audiences and influence perception. As well as exploring cutting-edge, such as apps, digital print, online media and mobile games, you will also examine traditional communication formats, like print-based media. This degree in advertising really will provide you with a solid grounding. 

Creative advertising, social media, digital technology, communication, storytelling and brand design are all prominent branches on the all-encompassing marketing tree. They are also decisive factors in what makes many contemporary companies successful and stand out from the crowd. As such, when you graduate with a BA honours degree in Advertising and Brand Design at Ravensbourne University London, you will not just be given a robust foundation to help you move into your chosen field of expertise. You will also boost your all-round employability, developing a diverse skill-set that is highly transferable.

Are you an aspiring musician, sound designer or composer looking to develop your music and sound production skills? With access to cutting-edge equipment, the music and sound design degree in London delves into the creation and production of sound and music across different contexts and industries, providing you with a diverse, industry-ready skillset and portfolio. 

Why study this music and sound design degree?

• Develop specialisms and find your musical niche 
• These include: composition, production, sound engineering and songwriting
• Add technical understanding to your natural creativity and inner storyteller
• Direct preparation for work in the creative industries
• Collaborative course will boost your leadership and teamwork skills 
• Teaching staff and visiting professionals with strong industry experience

Music and sound design make a vital contribution to not only media and communications, but culture as a whole. Music moves people; it defines eras, shapes personalities, sells products and adds meaning to moving imagery on our screens. 

This music degree in London, UK, is for aspiring musicians and sound designers who wish to supercharge their sound and music production skills and apply them in a wide range of roles in the creative industries. 

You will develop specialisms which could include audio production, sound engineering, sound design, songwriting, composition and soundtrack creation for film, television, games and immersive media, such as virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR).

When you graduate from this three-year music and sound design course, you will add technical understanding to your own natural creativity, including skills in critical listening, editing, arranging, composing, producing, technical and storytelling. 

Practically-focused, you will get an understanding of audio, sound arts and music as distinct specialisms, as well as how they intersect with storytelling and the moving image. Ultimately, you will be encouraged to apply the technical and creative aspects of sound and music production in a project-based learning environment.