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Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication (Level 3 Diploma / Extended Diploma)

UAL
Art & Design

Course Overview

If you have committed your career to Art and Design then this course will provide you with the creative experience you have been looking for. You will have the chance to explore a range of areas including: Drawing, Painting, Photography, 2D Design, 3D Design, History of Art, Design & Communication, Textiles, Fashion, Graphics, Multimedia, Fine Art, and Design Crafts. Work is project led and assessed through course work which allows you to monitor your own progress, and you will work in specialist Art and Design facilities in the Lawrence building. You will complete the course with a comprehensive portfolio of work to support your application at Art College or University. You will undertake a number of cultural visits to galleries, craft exhibitions in addition to attending workshops with visiting artists.
  • Start Date
    1 Sept 2025
  • Study Mode
    Full-Time
  • Duration
    2 Years
  • Campus
    Strand Road

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  • Course: University of the Arts London (UAL) Level 3 Diploma / Extended Diploma Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication
    Campus: Strand Road
    Type: Full Time
    Start Date: 01/09/2025
    Fees:
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    CLOSED

Course Offering

  • Site location Strand Road

Course Modules

  • Year 1 X 3 Mandatory Units
  • Unit 1 The Creative Process
  • Unit 2 Developing Creative Practice
  • Unit 3 Responding to a set Brief
  • Year 2 X 3 Mandatory units
  • Unit 4 Researching a Specialist Industry Practice
  • Unit 5 Specialist Technical Skills Development
  • Unit 6 Specialist Creative Outcome
  • (Optional) : 0
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Entry Requirements

UK Requirements

4 GCSEs (Grade C or above) to include Art or an art related subject(Moving image/Digital/Design). As well as the required academic qualifications, you will be interviewed, during which your portfolio of recent work must be presented.

ROI Requirements

4 OLCs (Grade O5 or above) to include Art or an art related subject (Moving image/Digital/Design) OR Leaving Cert Applied - Merit. As well as the required academic qualifications, you will be interviewed, during which your portfolio of recent work must be presented.

Additional Requirements Prior to Entry

Interview Required

Work Placement

N/A

What's Next?

Further Study

This course has a track record of progressing students to L3 Foundation in Art and Design, HND courses at NWRC and degree programmes at universities throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Career Prospects

Former students have found employment in areas including teaching, graphic design, fine art, illustration, product design, photography, set design, fashion illustration and professional artistry. Level 3 courses are valued by employers, as successful students possess practical experience and a qualification equivalent to 3 A-Levels.

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Meet our students

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    The support I received from my lecturers at NWRC was incredible. They always pushed me to my full potential and gave me the confidence to open my own beauty salon.
    Vanessa Canning (Hair & Beauty)
  • Image of Tipsudar Cochrane
    I progressed from NWRC directly into final year of a degree programme at Glasgow School of Art, along with my twin sister.
    Tipsudar Cochrane

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