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Qualification name Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication
Qualification level 3
Awarding organisation University of the Arts London
Learning method Classroom based
Course hours Full-time
Course start date 2nd September 2024
Cost description Free for 16 to 18 year olds (subject to ESFA funding rules), if you are aged 19 or over please call for further information.
Attendance pattern Daytime

Discover the learning experience and opportunities you can expect from this course.

Working in dedicated specialist studios and workshops equipped with an extensive range of industry standard equipment, you will explore a fascinating range of materials and making processes, including laser cutting and 3D printing as well as more traditional techniques. You will learn how to create, develop and enhance your designs using traditional techniques and digital design tools like Photoshop and 3D StudioMax. Typically, the course offers many opportunities for excellent industrial links and ‘live projects’ set by architects and designers who will help develop your ideas professionally. You may also benefit from a range of educational visits to places such as 'Museum of the Home' to gather first hand research and experience design in its many forms. In the past there have been trips to Northern Design Festival, Harry Potter World and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park amongst others. The course is ideal for those students who have a practical mind and really enjoy making and building things and seeing their ideas develop into working models and prototypes.

Find out what qualifications and skills you will need for this course.

4 x GCSEs 9-4/A*-C or equivalent qualifications. GCSE English minimum grade 3/D and Maths 2/E in Maths or Functional Skills Level 1. (If you do not have Maths / English at grade 3 / D you would be required to work towards these qualifications alongside your course).

The Extended Diploma will give you the skills to progress into higher education, a degree or employment.

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Name MIDDLESBROUGH CAMPUS
Address Newport Road
Middlesbrough
TS1 1LA
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Email studentrecruitment@northernart.ac.uk
Phone 01642 288888
Website http://www.northernart.ac.uk

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