Full Time BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design (Course Code: 1030)

MODE OF STUDY FT
FE LEVEL 3
DURATION 2 years
START DATE(S) September
DAY(S)/TIME(S) OFFERED Students can expect to be involved in learning activities across most days of the week between 9.00am and 5.00pm.
TOTAL FEE
TOTAL OVERSEAS FEE
ADDITIONAL COSTS To be advised
AWARDING/VALIDATION BODY Edexcel/London Qualifications
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants will have a portfolio of Art and Design work and will have met one of the following entry requirements and attended a successful interview with satisfactory references providing information on behaviour, punctuality and attendance:

Portfolio of Art and Design work
4 GCSEs at grades A* - C; or
GNVQ Intermediate in Art and Design; or
BTEC First Certificate/Diploma in a related subject; or
Other recognised UK/Overseas related FE Level 2 awards.
PROGRAMME CONTENT/STRUCTURE
The course is structured around a series of thematic terms that enable students to experience, through project work, the broad-range of disciplines that are involved in the generation of Graphic Design work. Progression to the second year of this course is dependant upon successful completion of the year one units.
In the second year students engage with a lively and exeperiemtal learning process, exetending experiences from year 1. Students are encouraged to develop a personal body of work investigating specific areas of Graphic design: Typography, Advertising, Desk Top Publishing, and Conceptual Graphics and Image Making. These unit prepare students for the Final Major Project in which projects must be designed and executed reflecting a personal interest and future progression routes.

Students may progress onto a Foundation Degree or Degree level course in Graphics or a related subject at Croydon Higher Education College or other institutions. Alternatively, students may seek a junior position in the Graphic Design industry.

In addition to studying Core Units and Adult Literacy the subjects covered will include:

Design for Advertising
Contextual influences;
Design Methodology;
Desk Top Publishing;
Graphic Image Making;
Information Graphics;
Professional Practice;
Graphics for 3D Applications
Typographic Design


ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE coursework and FMP practical examination
EXCURSIONS / WORK EXPERIENCE Work experience at Mott MacDonald in year 2