You are encouraged to take an individual approach towards your assignments, which are designed to challenge your creative thinking and uniqueness. You will explore 2D, 3D, textiles, ceramics, digital art and mixed media approaches, promoting individual growth as well as collaborative working practices, which will result in a professional portfolio of work. Live projects allow you to experience potential professional careers. Projects have included ‘Circus’, with outcomes ranging from performance art, costume design, illustration and 3D installation for an exhibition. ‘Graffiti’ projects also resulted in a spray painted Skate Park and the designing of children’s toys which were sold in Topshop, Metrocentre. In addition to this, you will learn how to use computers as design and drawing tools, explore working in the community and art education and experiment with both 2D and 3D outcomes. You will benefit from a number of educational visits to explore local and regional artistic talent, meet clients who provide live briefs, work closely with schools and the community on projects and enjoy working in a creatively charged studio with like-minded people. Successful completion of the course gives the qualifications and skills required to progress onto a broad range of degree courses, such as fashion, textiles, production design, arts management, graphics, costume, illustration or photography. This course is titled UAL Extended Diploma in Art and Design and has the equivalent UCAS points to that of studying 3 A-Levels. The awarding body for this course is UAL: University of the Arts London Awarding Body.