UAL Extended Diploma Graphic Design | The Northern School of Art

COURSE OVERVIEW

This UAL Extended Diploma Graphic Design course offers you the opportunity to study graphic design and illustration with the potential of progressing into these and other associated industries. Tutors on this UAL Extended Diploma Graphic Design programme are industry professionals who will teach you how to use the design process to explore and generate professional and contemporary responses to assignments covering advertising, editorial design, packaging, marketing, promotions, illustration, branding, typography and graphic image making. Within this, you'll use both traditional and digital methods and will discover how to turn ideas and experiments into professional outcomes using our dedicated suite of apple computers and laptops.

COURSE DETAILS

The students on the UAL Extended Diploma Graphic Design at The Northern School of Art work on a variety of styles of projects including live briefs with highly-regarded industry contacts. The course is designed to be responsive to the latest developments in the design industry, as well as offer opportunities for students to react creatively to current issues around the world. Successful completion of the UAL Extended Diploma Graphic Design course will give the skills and qualifications required to progress into a range of degree courses, such as: • graphic design & communication. • illustration. • textiles. • surface design. Some of our students also go directly into the industry. On this course, you get the chance to gain work experience through live projects, as well as through the good relationships the course team has with local design industry contacts. The official title of this course is UAL Extended Diploma in Art and Design and this is what will be printed on the certificate at the end of the course. It has the equivalent UCAS points to that of studying three A-levels. The awarding body for this course is UAL: University of the Arts London Awarding Body.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

YEARS COURSE DURATION

A MINIMUM OF FOUR GCSES AT C/4 OR ABOVE INCLUDING MATHS AND ENGLISH AT GRADE D/3, PLUS A PORTFOLIO OF WORK. (IF YOU HAVE MATHS/ENGLISH AT GRADE D/3 YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO WORK TOWARDS THESE QUALIFICATIONS ALONGSIDE YOUR COURSE)

MAXIMUM UCAS POINTS SCORE FOR FINAL GRADES

STUDENT PROFILE

NIEVE WALTON What do you enjoy most about your course? My favourite thing about this course has definitely been the course leaders. Paul and Tom are amazing and I can’t imagine this course being the same without them. I know I’ll definitely miss them when I leave. What’s your favourite thing about The Northern School of Art? I love the independence you’re given here. Throughout my course, I felt like part of a working team, which I think is really important in order to grow up and prepare for the future. What are your next steps? I originally planned to try and get a job after college, however, after many conversations and advice from my course leaders, Paul and Tom, I will be studying Graphic Design at Manchester Metropolitan University. What's surprised you about your time here? This course definitely helped me not only build my graphic design skills but also learn how to use my time efficiently and stay organised, as well as communicate with peers and the public through various projects.