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

at Cambridge Regional College, Cambridge · college

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Year 1, UAL L3 Diploma UCAS Points – Pass (36) Merit (60) Distinction (84) The Diploma in Creative practice, Art and Design will build on your previous art experiences and will give you the opportunity to develop, broaden and strengthen your skills, or learn new ones if no previous art experience. You will be encouraged to work on your own initiative, learn to think independently and solve problems with flair; all with the teaching and support of specialist lecturers in our range of well-equipped workshops. In the first year (diploma) you will initially gain a broad knowledge of Art and Design practices and then specialise within a pathway of your choice: General Art and Design: You will have a series of workshops in art which will allow you to experience and explore, ceramics including coil pot making, still life/portrait drawing, life drawing, water colour, acrylic and oil painting, print making and the use of these materials in 2D,3D and time-based workshops. You will learn new techniques, use new materials and be able to make independent choices about what and how you make things. Visual Communication (Photography & Graphics): As well as exploring 2D,3D, time-based work. As well as learning the skills for digital photography, you will also experience using the dark room to take and produce film photography photographs and develop techniques such as photogram and cyanotypes. The techniques you learn and the work you produce within the photography workshops can be transferr

What you need to get on

4 GCSEs (Grade C or above) which should ideally include Maths and/or English. You are welcome to bring along a portfolio of your artwork, although this is not a rep-requisite. You will need to choose which route you wish to undertake – General Art and Design, Viscom or Fashion.

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

  • Cambridge Regional College

    Science Park Campus, King Hedges Road King Hedges Road, Cambridge, CB4 2QT

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · Cambridge

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