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Level 2 Award and Diploma in Performing and Production Arts

The Level 2 Diploma in Performing and Production Arts provides a full-time introduction to performance, production and design for the Performing Arts that give students a broad diagnostic experience that develops an understanding of Performing Arts as a collaborative activity.

The qualification aims to enable students to reengage with education and acquire the requisite skills, knowledge and understanding to progress to further education and employment.

Please read the UAL Awarding Body statements of purpose for these qualifications:

Statement of purpose - Level 2 Performing and Production Arts (PDF 158KB)

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 via our About Us page.

A day in the life

Level 2 Performing and Production Arts

Qualifications at a glance

Award

  • Level - 2
  • Units - 2
  • Total Qualification Time (Hours) - 100
  • Guided Learning Hours - 60
  • Typical course duration - 6 to 8 weeks
  • UCAS points (Pass/Merit/Distinction) -  N/A
  • Qualification Accreditation Number (QAN) - 601/1819/2
  • Typical progression - Further education, employment; including entry-level roles in the creative industries.

Diploma

  • Level - 2
  • Units - 9
  • Total Qualification Time (Hours) - 880
  • Guided Learning Hours - 510
  • Typical course duration - 1 year
  • UCAS points (Pass/Merit/Distinction) -  N/A
  • Qualification Accreditation Number (QAN) - 601/1824/6
  • Typical progression - Further education, employment; including entry-level roles in the creative industries.

Specification and documents

Level 2 Award and Diploma in Performing & Production Arts specification (PDF 7.1MB)

Level 2 Award and Diploma in Performing & Production Arts specification - Welsh language (PDF 3.6MB)

Level 2 Grade Criteria Exemplification Matrix V1.0 (PDF 184KB)

Stakeholder support

This qualification has been developed in collaboration with subject practitioners and further education colleges to ensure that it provides learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to prepare learners for employment and/or support a role in the workplace.

Letters of support for this qualification are available on request by emailing qualdev.awarding@arts.ac.uk.

Working with us

Interested in delivering the UAL Level 2 Award and Diploma in Performing & Production Arts?

Visit the Working with us page for information on the approval process for new and existing centres.