BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma Art and Design Practice
Key Facts
Awarding Body: Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL)
Level: 3
Attendance: Full Time (FT)
Duration: 2 Years
Course Code: HFH1151
Start Date: September 2026
Location: Loughborough College
Code: HFH1151
Please note, course costs shown are per year.
This is a two-year, full-time course aimed at people who are interested in pursuing a career in the creative industries. You'll learn both the practical, artistic skills and the theory that informs them. There will also be help to develop your professional practice.
Emphasis is placed on practical responses to set tasks, through a mixture of
art disciplines such as photography, mixed media, graphics, digital art, 2D and
3D, printmaking, and fine art. As part of the programme of study you will have
opportunities to go on trips, visit exhibitions and also hear from guest
speakers.
Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on practical responses to set
tasks, through a range of units. These include elements of:
- Visual Recording in Art and Design
- Materials, Techniques and Processes in Art and Design
- Ideas and Concepts in Art and Design
- Visual Communication in Art and Design
- Contextual Influences in Art and Design
You will complete a series
of projects designed to enhance your skill set in range of art disciplines such
as photography, mixed media, graphics, digital art, 2D and 3D, printmaking, and
fine art.
You will be given coursework based on tutor-led classes but you are also
expected to produce your own briefs to work within specific
units.
- At least five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English Language. You
will also need a satisfactory Maths grade.
or
- a BTEC Level 2 Diploma (at Merit level), with satisfactory English
and Maths grades.
Successful completion of the course could lead to employment in the creative
industries or a degree-level course. Former students have gone on to study
subjects such as graphic design, photography, art history, illustration and
animation, computer games modelling, Interior architecture and design and
jewellery design.
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