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UAL Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design & Communication

at The Bournemouth and Poole College, Poole · college

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma2 yearsFull time£3,022

What the college says

Our Art and Design department is a vibrant and exciting place for students to start their creative career. The UAL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design & Communication is a qualification for post-16 students looking to pursue a specialist career in the creative industries. This is a two-year course: in the first year, students will gain a broad knowledge and practice across all areas of Art and Design including, Fine Art, Photography, Graphics, Fashion and Textiles. The second year further develops a student's knowledge of the creative industries, allowing them to explore and select a specialist practice focus, and develop skills and knowledge central to supporting and sustaining an individualised specialist creative career. Along with live projects that give students the real-life experience of meeting a creative brief all students will have the opportunity to go on national and local trips Some of our recent trips have included London, The Tate Modern, Design Museum, and The Victoria & Albert Museum and residential trips to Lisbon, Bath and Penzance. We attract a wide range of students with different cultural backgrounds and needs adding to our all-inclusive and diverse learning environment. We encourage our students to have a creative mindset through taking risks, problem-solving, critical thinking, ownership and collaboration resulting in our students producing work of a high standard and the confidence and motivation to move forward in their career.

What you need to get on

You will require a minimum of 5 GCSEs including English and Maths Grades 9-4 (formerly Grades A*-C), preferably including a creative subject. We would also require a portfolio of current artwork. This could be examples of drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography, textiles, design etc...

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

  • Poole Campus

    North Road Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0LS

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Poole

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