Master of Arts in Illustration

at Ravensbourne University London United Kingdom

Ravensbourne University London has long been a centre of excellence for screen and video editing, and we've now teamed up with professional craft editing online course, Inside the Edit. This remote, online video editing course is packed with workshops, one-to-one tuition, masterclasses and more.

Why study this this online video editing master's?

• Realise your dream of becoming a professional screen/video editor
• Study from anywhere in the world at a time that suits you
• Gain expert guidance from industry professionals
• Develop editing skills from foundation to intermediate and pro level
• Powered by Inside the Edit – the world’s only craft editing course
• Pioneering uni for editing and post production courses
• Ravensbourne is a feeder institution for the industry
• Be taught by practitioners with contemporary industry experience

This online video editing course can be studied remotely from anywhere in the world and is aimed at those with the drive and creativity to become a professional screen editor. Early-career editors, independent filmmakers and creatives and storytellers from other disciplines will also benefit from this course.

Whether you’re cutting documentary, fiction/scripted, promotions, news or corporate, the editor’s priority is to tell the clearest, most dynamic and engaging story from the rushes. This course shows you how to keep the audience watching. 

The course provides rushes that are professionally shot and packaged for the purpose of developing editing skills. Inside the Edit tutorials form the spine of the master's course and will help you to develop skills from foundation to intermediate and professional.

The MFA Craft Editing course also features workshops, guest speakers, one-to-one tuition, online chat rooms, peer-to-peer feedback, and masterclass webinars. In the final term, you get the chance to edit your own live commissions, shoot & edit projects, while receiving expert support from pro-level editors.

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.

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.

The BSc (Hons) Creative Computing degree is a flexible, innovative course that will enable you to explore how computing and digital technologies can enhance creativity. This unique course will give you both the creative and technical skills required to succeed in industry.

Why study this landscape architecture degree?

• Become a creative professional in computing
• Great industry prospects: develop a skillset in high demand 
• Combine creative flair with technical nous
• Discover a diverse array of interactive and digital systems
• Become the all-rounder your future employer needs
• Gain first-hand experience of immersive technologies
• Access first-class computing tools
• Work with both technology specialists and creatives

Because techies and creatives aren’t mutually exclusive

Combine creative flair with a technical grounding on this immersive creative computing degree course in London. With access to state-of-the-art computing tools, you will utilise emerging technologies and learn about interactive systems, web and mobile technologies, digital art and multimedia streaming.

The course’s raison d'être has been shaped by industry demands. The boundary between digital and creative roles is blurring all the time, and few graduates have the combination of skills employers are looking for. As such, our creative computing course arms students with a portfolio of artistic, design and technical skills through an exciting and flexible programme.

You will explore how computing and digital technologies can enhance creativity and develop the skills and knowledge to become a creative professional within the media and arts industries. The course focuses on two distinct pathways to give you an understanding of computing and digital technologies across the spectrum. 

During your first year, you’ll gain a solid grounding in technology and focus on its application in creative contexts, as well as skills in designing computer applications, developing your technological creativity and investigating the process of new media development using programming languages.

In years two and three, you’ll have the opportunity to either concentrate on the artistic aspects of the subject or take a more scientific approach. The course can be shaped to meet your own personal passions. 

This highly versatile degree prepares you for a range of careers within the computing and digital technologies sector. Are you ready to become a creative-techie hybrid?

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.

Why study this digital marketing degree?

• Flexible routes to suit your passion
• State-of-the-art Augmented (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) facilities
• Create engaging, interactive, multi-channel digital marketing campaigns
• Collaborate with fellow students from media and fashion
• Gain support setting up your own business and progressing ideas
• Set yourself up for agency, in-house or self-employment
• Design, deliver and evaluate strategies and campaigns from end to end
• Tap into exceptional industry connections

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.

The entertainment industry is always looking for the next pool of filmmakers and producers, who can see their stories come to fruition. During this digital film production degree in London, you will develop a deep and critical understanding of the entire film production spectrum. With access to state-of-the-art film equipment, this course also has a dedicated studio space for teaching and shooting film projects.

Why study this digital film production degree?

• Work on professional shoots from the first term
• Tap into exceptional industry connections and collaborations
• Led by lecturers with extensive industry experience
• Excellent work experience opportunities will make you industry ready
• British Film Institute (BFI) supplied masterclasses, curated screenings, and films are integrated into the programme
• Industry networking opportunities to help boost employability
• Excellent film production facilities, technologies and resources 
• Find your niche and produce shorts, features, commercials and documentaries
• Choose from two distinct pathways to suit your creative passions

Our reputable digital film production course in London combines the main elements of film production, screenwriting and film theory. You will learn how to augment stories through digital film productions, utilising cutting-edge technologies.

From the word go, you will work on professional shoots and learn the established techniques and emerging technologies shaping the future of film production. Taking a holistic and practical approach, you will explore the professional aspects of filmmaking. The course is underpinned by the film industry and will give you the skills and experience to produce innovative film shorts, features, commercials and documentaries. 

In this film and television production course at Ravensbourne University London, you will cover all aspects of the digital film production journey – from financial backing to building a fan base. With an emphasis on hands-on training, you will have access to high specification digital cameras, Steadicams, dolly systems and green screens to hone your technical skillset. You will be granted access to high-end computer labs loaded with the latest digital applications for post-production editing. 

Taught through a blend of practice and theory-based learning, which includes lectures, workshops, seminars and self-directed study, the BA (Hons) Digital Film Production degree is led by production and broadcast experts with excellent industry experience. 

This exciting film and TV production degree is divided into two distinct pathways: film production and operations. The production strand is tailored to those who want to make innovative television programming using a variety of distribution platforms, including social media. The operations avenue will teach students about varied film production techniques and digital operations, including the use of media asset management systems.

Our Illustration master's degree course will help you to engagingly convey complex information to effectively tell stories. Experimenting with an array of storytelling and narrative methods, you will master the roles of illustration and how to take advantage of immersive technologies.

Why study this master's in Luxury Brand Management?

• Embrace the natural storyteller in you
• Explore cutting-edge storytelling and narrative methods
• Augment your understanding of immersive illustration technologies
• Supercharge your illustration business
• Tap into exceptional industry connections
• Study in a stunning new building in London's Design District
• Be a legacy-maker for The Institute of Creativity and Technology

Throughout your MA Illustration course in London, you will explore the roles of illustration today and its wide-ranging professional applications moving forward. You will experiment across narrative and storytelling methods, which will enable you to present and reposition information in a strategic, accessible and engaging fashion. 

You will examine complex knowledge, data and information and bring it to life with empathy, which will free you to tell stories that need to be told and ensure that no message is lost in translation. 

Join the new MA Illustration course in our new flagship building, The Institute for Creativity and Technology, where creative minds prosper. By taking on consultancy and organisational roles, as well as developing your own illustration practice, this master's programme is designed to make you truly industry ready. 

Ready to bring your ideas to life? This award-winning Product Design degree in London enables you to explore ergonomics, aesthetics and sustainability to produce an industry-ready portfolio

Why study this product design degree?

• Award-winning product design course 
• Strong industry links, live client projects and internships
• Great staff to student ratio with unrivalled access to tutors
• Cutting-edge, open-access prototyping studios
• Gain industry ready skills

In this hands-on Product Design course at Ravensbourne University London, you’ll define problems and opportunities through cutting-edge research and analysis, develop original ideas with creative thinking, and deliver detailed designs ready for production. 

Predominantly project-based, you’ll study the functional and market-led requirements of product design from concept to production, looking at ergonomics, aesthetics, usability, sustainability, intellectual property and the application of technology. You’ll also learn to communicate your design work engagingly through prototypes, sketches, design documents, renders and pitch presentations.

Live projects with illustrious brands will give you real-world design experience. Our professionally-active lecturers and technicians will offer exceptional industry insight and enable you to identify areas where design could have a significant and positive impact in social, economic and environmental contexts. You will also gain access to unrivalled, state-of-the-art prototyping and 3D printing equipment. 

When you graduate from BA Hons Product Design, you will have the tools to develop products that push boundaries, so you can thrive in this innovative sector.