Foundation Diploma in Art & Design

The course focuses on four main areas:

Visual communication – graphic design, advertising, packaging, bookbinding, art direction, film, illustration, moving image, model making
Three-dimensional design – architecture, landscape architecture, interior, product, furniture, prop and set design
Fashion and fabrication – menswear, womenswear, costume, fashion journalism and constructed textiles
Fine art – painting, mixed media, printmaking, installation, sculpture, performance and photography

One of the following:

Advanced GCE (A-level) or an AS GCE (AS-level) in Art and Design or equivalent
BTEC National Diploma: Fine Art or a named Design pathway
A minimum score of 24 is required for those applicants with International Baccalaureate Diploma or Certificate awards
Plus candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects grades A*–C including Mathematics and English Language (or comparable numeric score under the newly reformed GCSE grading).

This accredited course prepares you for the study of art and design at degree level. You'll gain an understanding of visual communication, three-dimensional design, fashion and fine art. You'll explore a range of art forms and techniques, and begin to develop your own creative style.