Comics

About this course

Comics is a sequential art form with a history stretching back to the nineteenth century and a contemporary vitality that encompasses superhero epics, literary graphic novels, manga, webcomics, non-fiction comics journalism, and a huge range of independent and alternative work. It is a medium that combines words and images in ways that neither could achieve separately, creating meaning through panel composition, pacing, visual rhythm, and the interplay of drawn image and written text. Comics have produced some of the most ambitious and critically acclaimed works in twentieth and twenty-first century visual culture, and studying them seriously means engaging with both the craft of making them and the theory and history of the form. At Wrexham University, this three-year full-time programme includes a foundation year, providing a structured entry point into degree-level arts study for stu

Where its graduates go

The 4 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 40% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 25% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →

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