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Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication

at Kendal College, Kendal · college

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma35 weeksFull time£3,000

What the college says

This is a creative two-year course that allows you to discover a wide range of visual arts media. It is equivalent to 3 A-Levels and is worth up to 168 UCAS points. The course develops your creativity, developing your idea generation skills along with practical and technical workshops that include: - Printmaking/ Illustration - Graphic Design - Craft - Digital Media/ Animation - Fashion/ Textiles - 2D & 3D Fine Art - Photography - 3D Design Students learn through a process of primary research, including residential visits to London galleries and exhibitions, Manchester and Liverpool, and locally within their own community, as well as secondary sources. Initial ideas are taken into workshops, seminars, developmental studio work and experimental practical processes. By completing this course, you will achieve a University of Arts London (UAL) Level 3 Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design & Communication. This is 2 year course and is equivalent to 3 A-Levels and is worth up to 168 UCAS points (Triple Distinction*) or 144 UCAS points (Triple Distinction). UCAS have recently changed the UCAS Tariff from September 2017 so they could include more qualifications. The new Tariff points are lower than the original Tariff points but the value remains the same, as universities will just use lower Tariff numbers in their entry requirements than in previous years. Throughout the course we also deliver a core programme involving drawing, contextual studies and personal professional deve

What you need to get on

Five GCSE at Grade 4 or above, preferably including English or Maths and Art, Design and Media or similar; or a Level 2 (First) Diploma in Art, Design and Media at Merit Level or above. You will also be required to attend an interview to look at your art and design work. If you are a mature applicant (18+), we would be happy to interview you based on a representative portfolio of your art work. NB: Enrolment on this course is dependent on meeting the Entry Requirements stated above.

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

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

  • Arts & Media Campus

    Beezon Road, Kendal, LA9 6EL

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Kendal

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