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MAIllustration offers a challenging synthesis of theory and practice for an international group ofmasters'students. <br><br>Students have individualwork-spacesin which they explore contemporary issues and the living traditions of this subject. Research Proposals are written in the early weeks, describing ideas and contexts for individual projects. Students are guided in theseproposalsand they are also given set projects and collaborative tasks at various points of the academic year. <br><br>Postgraduate study of this subject allows for a deeper analysis of themes andtexts, andenables students to build innovative and focused portfolios.Often, these students will have ambitions for the professional sphere, or they may wish to pursue doctoral studies. In each case, there is a sustained level of research, allied to technical ways of working and conceptual thinking. There is a Life Drawing studio with a series of classes, and various digital clusters throughout the campus. The academic work naturally encapsulates traditional media and information technology. Theoretical work underpins all studio practice at many levels, and there is a series of visiting lecturers from the professional and academic worlds. We welcome a range of approaches to Illustration, and the ways in which this subject relates to design and the fine arts.Illustration Masters students have studios close to Graphic Design, with whichthere is a natural affinity, and we have also collaborated with other academic subjects in ECA and the wider community of the University of Edinburgh.Current group projectshave included exhibitions at the Scottish Parliament andInstitutFranaiscosse,a set of finely printed postcards depicting aspects of Edinburgh for the Heart of Midlothian project.There are field trips for drawing and visual research, with additional natural history projects. Recent collaborations have included the EdinburghFilmhouseand various University publications. Additionally, there are competitions and opportunities to exhibit at points during the year. These include Penguin, the V&A, Folio Society, 3x3 and the Macmillan Children's Book Competition.<br><br>The programme also includes working with writers, designers and publishers in collaboration and on live briefs.<br><br>Many of our postgraduates have their work published and our set projects evolve from year to year. These reflect contemporary developments in illustration and the graphic arts. For example, students have made work for:<br><br>the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh<br>Edinburgh Filmhouse<br>the ECA Bookmarks symposium<br>In the studios, your work will be concerned with:<br><br>storytelling<br>documenting current events<br>fiction and non-fiction<br>visual complements to literature<br>authorial illustration