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Art & Design Diploma

at South & City College Birmingham, Birmingham · college

Level 2Vocational and tradeDiploma1 yearFull time

What the college says

This course not only teaches you skills, how to visualise but also how to focus on an area and realise progression goals related to your future interests and aspirations. This course is supportive to you from the outset, content as well as setting you up to progress onto one of our Level 3 courses. On this course you will be shown how to be experimental and developmental with your creativity in context to pathway related work. You will be supported by a team of industry professionals with lots of experience in the fields of art and design.

What you need to get on

To join this exciting course you will need:A portfolio of past or current work you can bring to an interviewCommitment and enthusiasm for artFour GCSEs at Grade 3 or above including GCSE Art or Design.

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Longbridge Campus

    South and City College Birmingham 1 Longbridge Lane, Northfield, B31 2AJ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 7 September 2026 · Northfield

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