FASHION & TEXTILES: UAL LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE PRACTICE
<p><strong>This course is now closed for 2024 entry, and applications for September 2025 will open in mid October. Please email <a href="mailto:admissions@aup.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">admissions@aup.ac.uk</a> if you have any questions.</strong></p>
From fashion design and promotion to interior styling and costume, this fast-paced and practical pathway will develop your ability to conceptualise and produce ideas for a variety of fashion and textile industries.
<p>This course is designed for people who want to work in the fashion, textiles, costume, fashion promotion or Interiors industry. It will provide you with a range of skills and experiences to progress straight into the workplace or go into university. <br /></p>
<ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Extensive sampling across various techniques and processes</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Development of an innovative approach to fashion and textile design</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Projects covering fashion design, garment construction, costume, printed textiles, interior design, fashion photography, styling, and fashion promotion</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Exploration of individual strengths and help in defining your future career paths</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Pre-Degree students also get the opportunity to showcase their work in the annual Summer Show, including a live runway presentation</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">You’ll have access to industry-standard facilities: industrial sewing machines, textile printing, photography and film equipment, Adobe creative software, and trend forecasting tools like WGSN</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Utilise facilities at the undergraduate campus, including 3D printing, laser cutting, and more</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Engage in live projects with industry professionals, such as FotoPlus Collective</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Opportunities to market and sell finished products in pop-up shops, like the student-led annual Design to Sell event</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Participation in the prestigious Royal Opera House Design Challenge, involving costume, makeup, hair design, and marketing materials for a live industry brief</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Lively program of workshops and lectures with established artists and designers</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Build a high-quality portfolio relevant to your chosen career</p></li></ul>
Pre-Degree students exhibit their work as part of the annual Summer Show, including a live runway presentation for the viewing public.
<ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Successful completion results in a Level 3 Extended Diploma, equivalent to three A-levels or a maximum of 168 UCAS points</p></li></ul><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Enables progression to BA (Hons) courses at Arts University Plymouth, or other universities across the country in courses like Fashion Design, Fashion Media & Marketing, Textile Design, Interior Design, Costume Production, and Craft & Material Practices</p></li></ul><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Arts University Plymouth pre-degree students are guaranteed a place on a BA (Hons) course at Arts University Plymouth if they achieve a Merit or higher in their final assessment, and meet additional entry criteria</p></li></ul><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">You can also go straight into employment; Pre-Degree graduate Anna Barnett secured a work placement at Matches Fashion PR office in London, leading to a full-time job after completing studies</p></li></ul><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Ongoing advice, guidance, and support from the course team</p></li></ul><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Access to the university's specialist careers service for informed decision-making about future paths</p></li></ul>
“I’ve only been here a few weeks but already I feel I belong – much more than I did in secondary school. There’s so much more freedom – and the staff care about you. It’s much more pastoral. Eventually I want to do avant-garde high fashion – sculpture – fashion as the art of the body. There’s nothing here to hold me back.”
Joslin Rashleigh, Pre-Degree Student
Pre Degree’s Annual Summer Show offers students the opportunity to showcase their achievements to press, industry and the viewing public.
<p>The full title of this award qualification is <strong>UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication</strong>. </p>
<p>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, Filmmaking & Media Production, Graphics, Illustration & Game Arts, and Photography.</p>
<p>We normally offer places to students who have <strong>at least four GCSEs at grade 9 to 4 </strong>(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.</p>
<p>We normally offer places to students who have <strong>at least four GCSEs at grade 9 to 4 </strong>(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. </p>
<ul><li><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:admissions@aup.ac.uk">admissions@aup.ac.uk</a></li><li><strong>Tel:</strong> +44 (0)1752 203434</li><li><strong>Chat on WhatsApp:</strong> <a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=447722744184&text=&source=&data=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">07722 744184</a></li><li><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aup_edfashion/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@AUP_EDFashion</a></li></ul>