2-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate for Art and Design - Transfer to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Illustration and Visual Communication

Program Description Build a future by studying in the UK, with a pathway course at Kaplan International College (KIC) London. Situated in the world’s top academic city (QS Best Student Cities 2019), the College will prepare students for a university degree, and for a successful career. Study at one of the most respected international colleges in London, and progress to one of 8 universities, including the University of Westminster. The commercially well-connected University of Westminster is hugely international. Students can study alongside students from nearly 170 countries. This course offers a flexible, multidisciplinary, and multimedia approach to the study and practice of contemporary illustration and visual communication. A supportive studio environment and learning community encourages students to develop their own distinctive visual practice through experimentation and inquiry. A diverse range of studio-based projects provide students with the intellectual and creative space to explore and examine a range of processes and practices in both traditional and emerging technologies. The course combines illustration and visual communication allowing students to build a range of visual and professional skills. This breadth of approach is designed to support creative agility, enable students to be flexible and resilient, and ready to adapt their practice to rapidly and ever evolving career opportunities. Alumni and specialists contribute to the teaching programme alongside a dedicated course team of experienced professional practitioners. Based in the leafy campus of Harrow, a creative hothouse for arts media and digital courses, students will work alongside students from fashion, fine art, film, photography, music, animation, graphics and journalism. Students will enjoy generous studio space and excellent facilities for drawing, traditional and digital printmaking, lens-based media, 3D, ceramics, digital and emerging technologies. The course has a strong professional focus and in conjunction with the University’s award-winning Creative Enterprise Centre, supports students in developing professional skills and providing opportunities for work experience and internships. Through membership of the Association of Illustrators and D&AD, students also benefit from a range of professional opportunities and support, industry led briefs, networking events and a showcase at the D&AD New Blood festival in London's creative hub Shoreditch.