UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Fashion & Textiles
From fashion design and promotion to interior styling and costume, this fast-paced and practical pathway will hone your ability to conceptualise and produce ideas for a variety of fashion and textile industries.
The full title of this award qualification is UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication. University of the Arts London (UAL) Awarding Body supports innovative approaches to programme design and specialist delivery models within broader contexts. Therefore Pre-Degree students at Arts University Plymouth are offered the opportunity to pick from five creative pathways including; Art & Design, Fashion & Textiles, Film, Animation & Media Production, Graphics, Illustration & Game Arts, and Photography.
This Level 3 Extended Diploma course is a two-year equivalent to A-levels, this is a fast-paced and practical route, giving you the skills to develop ideas and design for a range of areas in the fashion and textiles industries.
You’ll sample extensively across a variety of techniques and processes, developing an innovative approach to fashion and textile design. With projects across fashion design, garment construction, costume, printed textiles, interior design, fashion photography and styling, and fashion promotion including business, you will discover your strengths and define your future path.
Pre-Degree students exhibit their work as part of the annual Summer Show, including a live runway presentation for the viewing public.
Your learning will be supported by access to industry-standard facilities including industrial sewing machines, textile printing, photography and film equipment, Adobe creative software, and trend forecasting tools such as WGSN – with access to facilities at our undergraduate campus, such as 3D printing, laser cutting and more.
You'll enjoy the chance to work on live projects, making the most of our strong connections with industry professionals such as FotoPlus collective. You will have the chance to market and sell your finished products in pop-up shops, such as our student-led annual Design to Sell event.
You’ll also take part in a lively programme of workshops and lectures involving established artists and designers, meaning that by the time you move on you’ll have a portfolio of high-quality work, relevant to your chosen career.
Pre Degree’s Annual Summer Show offers students the opportunity to showcase their achievements to press, industry and the viewing public.
We normally offer places to students who have at least four GCSEs at grade 9 to 4 (A* to C) including English and preferably with one in a creative subject (or 9-4 in the new grading scheme), and who show commitment and enthusiasm for art and design through examples of creative work.
We normally offer places to students who have at least four GCSEs at grade 9 to 4 (A* to C) including English and preferably with one in a creative subject (or 9-4 in the new grading scheme), and who show commitment and enthusiasm for art and design through examples of creative work.
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