Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Exploring both traditional and digital techniques, this course focuses on visual storytelling and image-making for modern media, advertising, and publishing. Students develop problem-solving skills and build a portfolio designed for entry into the creative industry or progression to higher education.
QQI Illustration – Level 6 (6M5150).
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Illustration Skills - 6N5446
Computer Illustrated Graphics - 6N5445
Drawing - 6N3569
Painting - 6N3452
Printmaking - 6N3568
Design Skills - 6N3446
Fashion Photography- 6N3611
Typography - 5N3485
Communications - 6N1950
Work Experience - 6N1946
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Students have progressed to higher education in a range of related areas such as Illustration, Visual Communication and Animation. A number of past students have entered directly to industry as freelance illustrators, many of whom return to give talks/presentations to current students. Illustration is a diverse practice offering opportunities in areas such as Children’s Books, Editorial, Comics/Graphic Novels, Animation, Storyboarding, Fashion, Advertising,