Extended Diploma in Art & Design

Course content - 2017 entry

• Year 1
• Year 2

Studying the five key specialisms of fine art, fashion textiles, 3D design, lens-based media and visual communication, you’ll build a fundamental skill set for a future in the creative arts, including drawing, photography, construction and making, typography, animation, interactive design and moving imagery with sound. By exploring each area in detail, you’ll be able to make an informed choice for specialist study.

• View the course summary from 2016 entry

Please note, syllabus content indicated is provided as a guide. The content of the course may be subject to change.

Course stages

• You'll study the five key specialisms of:

  Fine art
  Fashion textiles
  3D design
  Lens-based media
  Visual communication.
  
  This will enable you to build a fundamental skill set for a future in art, including drawing, photography, construction and making, typography, animation, interactive design and moving imagery with sound.
  
  By exploring each area in detail, you'll be able to make an informed choice for specialist study.

As you enter the second year, you'll work alongside students from the Diploma in Art & Design - Foundation Studies and Access courses. You'll choose one of the specialisms as a pathway to focus on for the rest of the course.

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Please note, syllabus content indicated is provided as a guide. The content of the course may be subject to change.

Course stages

• Developing Skills

  Once you’ve picked a pathway from the five specialisms, you’ll develop specific skills in this area of study and prepare a portfolio to support an application
  to an undergraduate degree or, in some cases, direct employment. Towards the end of the course, you’ll undertake a final major project and prepare for your diploma exhibition. The second year of the Extended Diploma is fully integrated into the Foundation Diploma and the Access to Higher Education Diploma, so students share studios and lectures.

• View the course summary from 2016 entry

Please note, syllabus content indicated is provided as a guide. The content of the course may be subject to change.

Course stages

• View the course summary from 2016 entry

Please note, syllabus content indicated is provided as a guide. The content of the course may be subject to change.

Course stages