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

at Warwickshire College, Royal Leamington Spa · college

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma2 yearsFull time

What the college says

This course is aimed primarily at those who have recently completed their secondary education, and is a practical based program that covers a broad range of art and design subjects. The qualification has been written with the support of University of the Arts London Institutions, including Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martin’s College of Arts and Design, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. The course will prepare students with the skills and creative thinking these institutions, and other HE institutions require for their undergraduate courses. The course will give students the knowledge, skills and understanding to explore, develop and test their creativity within a qualification structure, which is stimulating and demanding and provides a supportive transition from further to higher education.It will develop existing skills gained in related areas of study, as well as helping to teach new and exciting approaches to art and design. The course is designed to enable students to learn and develop through discovery and exploration. Practical and theoretical aspects of the broad range of art and design subjects enables students to make an informed choice of specialism, and prepare for application to specific areas of employment or higher education or HND or BA (Hons) level studies.This course is delivered as two qualifications, each a year long (usually a national or 72 credit diploma in y

What you need to get on

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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

  • Royal Leamington Spa College

    Warwick New Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 5JE

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  • Rugby College

    Technology Drive, Rugby, CV21 1AR

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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Leamington Spa
  • 2 September 2026 · Rugby

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