About BA (hons) Illustration in Nottingham Trent University
This course takes you on a journey into the exhilarating world of illustrative practice. Our aim is to help you locate your unique personal direction as an illustrator and prepare you for industry. You will graduate as a highly sophisticated visual communicator, whose work demonstrates a high level of craft and aesthetic flare across different digital and analogue media, platforms and projects.
We are proud to be in the top ten in England and Wales for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020).
From the very start of the course, you will be encouraged to identify with the world of work and your future beyond graduation. The course has a dedicated employability tutor and the School Employability team support Illustration students with drop-in session and advice.
This course will equip you with skills and experience needed to work as a professional illustrator, as well as a range of transferable skills that can be applied to a number of roles within the creative industries.
Entry requirements
Higher Secondary Certificate (XIIth)
Grade average of 65% made from four relevant subjects (native language excluded)
English language requirements
IELTS : 6.5
- With a minimum of 5.5 in each component
PTE : 62
- With no less than 51 in any component
Nottingham Trent University Highlights
| University Type |
Public University |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Establishment Year |
1843 |
| Graduate Job Rate |
97% |
| Endowment |
£7.4 million |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Available |
| Intake Month |
January (UG); Rolling for PG |
| Mode of Program |
Full time and online |
Nottingham Trent University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
The cost of attendance is governed by factors like the tuition fee and the cost of living.
| UG tuition fee |
£13,900 |
| PG taught tuition fee |
£13,500- £14,500 |
| Management tuition fee |
15,500-£17,500 |
| M.Phil./PhD tuition fee |
£13,900 |
| Living cost |
£10,200 |
Nottingham Trent University Admission Procedure
- Application: The UG applications are accepted through ‘Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)’ and PG applications through the ‘NTU applicant portal’.
- Application fee: One needs to pay £13 for 1 UG course and £24 for multiple UG courses.
- Application deadlines: For UG students the last date to apply is June 30, 2019. The PG programs don’t have any official deadline, however, it is better to apply one month prior to course start date.
- General requirements: Completed application form, academic transcripts, and English proficiency tests.
- Additional requirements: Birth certificate, passport copy, LOR.
English Proficiency Test: Majority of the courses require IELTS score ranging between 6.0 and 6.0 for entry. However, other equivalent English test scores are also acceptable.
| English Test |
Scores equivalent to IELTS 6.0 |
Scores equivalent to IELTS 6.5 |
| TOEFL iBT |
76 |
83 |
| PTE (Academic) |
54 |
62 |
| CPE/CAE |
C1; scores more than 169 |
C1; scores more than 172 |
| Trinity College ISE |
- |
Level 3 & 4 |
