BA Illustration
About this course
BA (Hons) Illustration is an undergraduate degree centred on visual storytelling, image-making, and contemporary illustration practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Design & Creative Practice. Students have the option to undertake an industry placement year. The first year introduces foundational skills through compulsory modules such as Contextual Studies 1, Digital and Sequential Illustration, Drawing and Process, and Introduction to Illustration. The second year advances these abilities with Audience and Message, Books and Storytelling, and Thinking and Making, alongside optional opportunities for semester or full-year study abroad. The final year focuses on professional readiness and independent study via Contemporary Illustration, Contextual Studies 3, Negotiated Illustration, and Professionalism and Commissions.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC to BBC IB: 29 points overall.
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What students say
Based on about 26 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 7%
What graduates do next
Based on about 47 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 1%
- Unemployed: 4%
Most common jobs
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 21%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 19%
- Sales occupations: 11%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 6%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 18%
- East Midlands: 30%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 14%
- London: 16%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contextual Studies 1
- Digital and Sequential Illustration
- Drawing and Process
- Introduction to Illustration
- Audience and Message
- Books and Storytelling
- Thinking and Making
- Design & Architecture Year in Industry
- Lincoln School of Design and Architecture Semester Study Abroad
- Lincoln School of Design and Architecture Study Abroad Module
- Contemporary Illustration
- Contextual Studies 3
- Negotiated Illustration
- Professionalism and Commissions
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Illustration at University of Lincoln earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £31,000. The £25,500 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Illustration at University of Lincoln do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Illustration at University of Lincoln?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Illustration at University of Lincoln?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
Does BA Illustration at University of Lincoln include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Illustration at University of Lincoln?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.