UAL Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication
The UAL Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design, and Communication are qualifications for post-16 students looking to pursue a specialist career in the creative industries. The qualifications provide students with the necessary industry relevant skills, knowledge, and understanding to access appropriate entry level roles, training programmes or apprenticeships in the creative sector, or apply for progression to related higher education courses.
The UAL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication gives students an in-depth introduction to the creative industries, along with a broad foundation of related knowledge, skills, and attributes associated to the creative process.
The UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design, and Communication further develops a student's knowledge of the creative industries, allowing them to explore and select a specialist practice focus, and develop skills and knowledge central to supporting and sustaining an individualised specialist creative career.
The qualifications are suitable for students who have an interest in creative arts or a related subject who wish to explore and extend this interest via a full-time or part-time, immersive learning experience.
Please read the UAL Awarding Body statements of purpose for these qualifications:
Further Information
This qualification has now received UCAS points. Evidence for these can be accessed via UCAS tariff tables 2022.
Details about funding for this qualification can be found in our Funding Summary Document (193 KB). If you have any further questions regarding funding please email qualdev.awarding@arts.ac.uk.
To apply for approval to deliver this qualification please email approvals.awarding@arts.ac.uk.
Contact
To find out more about the academic content of this qualification please contact academic.awarding@arts.ac.uk.
For all non-academic enquires please chose an appropriate department.
Qualifications at a glance
Diploma
- Level - 3
- Units - 3
- Total Qualification Time (hours) - 720
- Guided Learning Hours (GLH) - 540
- Typical course duration - 1 Year
- UCAS points - Pass 36 / Merit 60 / Distinction 84
- Qualification Accreditation Number (QAN) - 603/5302/8
- Typical progression - Higher education, employment, other training opportunities.
Extended Diploma
- Level - 3
- Units - 6
- Total Qualification Time (hours) - 1440
- Guided Learning Hours (GLH) - 1080
- Typical course duration - 2 years
- UCAS points - Pass 72 / Merit 120 / Distinction 168
- Qualification Accreditation Number (QAN) - 603/5303/X
- Typical progression - Higher education, employment, other training opportunities.
Specifications and documents
Creative Practice (Wales) Guidance (PDF 2.5MB)
Future Generations (Wales) Guidance (PDF 1.7MB)
Creative Practice (Wales) Guidance - Welsh language (PDF 2.6MB)
Future Generations (Wales) Guidance - Welsh language (PDF 1.7MB)
Stakeholder support
This qualification has been developed in collaboration with further education colleges, subject practitioners and employers to ensure that it provides students with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to prepare students for employment and/or support a role in the workplace within the creative industries.
You can request Letters of support for this qualification. Email: qualdev.awarding@arts.ac.uk.
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