The usual progression for a UAL level 2 Diploma is a level 3 Diploma & Extended Diploma These qualifications are designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to access and progress to degree-level study or employment in the media sector.
They provide an opportunity for those with an interest in media to explore, develop and test their creativity within a qualification structure which is stimulating and demanding and provides a supportive transition from general to more specialised study.
The Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology are designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to access and progress to degree-level study or employment in the media sector.
They provide an opportunity for those who have an interest in media to explore, develop and test their creativity within a qualification structure which is stimulating and demanding and provides a supportive transition from general to more specialised study.
Studying for these qualifications is not time-constrained but will normally be over one year for the Diploma and two years for the Extended Diploma.
The structure of the qualifications, with units linked to provide coherence, will allow students to synthesise newly acquired practical skills with theoretical knowledge and understanding as they explore their aptitude and ambition and the particular characteristics of a broad range of creative media disciplines.
Students will be encouraged to recognise not only the unique characteristics of different disciplines but also the dynamic and potentially innovative relationships between those disciplines.
This course is suitable for people aged 16-18 and for adults with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Extended Diplomas have two one-year programmes. You need to finish the first year before moving on to the second.
This course consists of two separate qualifications. In your first year of study, you will work towards the Level 3 90-Credit Diploma. Following successful completion of this qualification, you will be able to progress to the Extended Diploma. Our Extended Diplomas offer equivalent UCAS points to studying 3 A Levels.
Units covered in the first year can include:
Units covered in the second year can include:
You will need:
All applicants must have an interview to confirm that the course is suitable for them.
The first 7 units in the first year are internally assessed and internally moderated, with Unit 8 being internally assessed, and internally and externally moderated. Unit 8 is graded Pass, Merit or Distinction and determines the overall final grade for the 90-credit diploma.
In the second year, units 9-12 are internally assessed and internally moderated. Unit 13 is internally assessed, and internally and externally moderated. Unit 13 is graded Pass, Merit or Distinction and determines the overall final grade for the Extended Diploma qualification.
If you will be aged 16, 17 or 18 on 31st August prior to the start date of your course and you have the legal right to remain in the UK for the duration of your programme then your study with us will be free. Please see here for the documents you will need to show us.
Some courses will have other associated costs, such as for specialist materials and trips. Many of our students are eligible for financial support, see here for details.
This course will help you to move on to higher level courses, such as a Bachelor of Arts, or to pursue employment in the creative industries.