Award & Diploma in Art & Design (UAL Level 2)

What is the Course About?

Department: Art, Design, Media and Music

Faculty: Creative and Leisure Industries

Course Title: AWARD & DIPLOMA IN ART & DESIGN (UAL LEVEL 2)

This course will provide you with an introduction to art and design, enabling you to re-engage with education and acquire the requisite knowledge, skills and understanding to progress to further education or employment in the creative industries.

The course has been developed to provide you with the opportunity to explore the materials, methods and processes that support art and design activities, and to develop related technical skills.

The course is practical which means you will learn how to produce a range of art, design and media work through a variety of assignments. In addition, it also provides opportunities to explore and develop creativity as well as develop a sound base of skills and knowledge which will enhance self-confidence and provide an understanding of the career demands within art and design.

It will provide you with opportunities to develop and utilise broad, transferable skills by encouraging an ethos of personal and professional development. Specifically, the programme will allow you to demonstrate initiative, independence, enquiry, creative thinking, reflective learning, team-working, self-management, effective participation, problem solving, and communication.

This course is broadly equivalent to four GCSE grades A* - C and by resitting English and Maths it could give you six GCSEs.

What subjects/units/modules* will I study?

The course will cover drawing skills, communication skills, 2D (painting, printmaking, photography and graphics), 3D (ceramics, 3D design, textiles), time-based media (animation, video, and sound) problem-solving. The year will culminate in an independent personal creative project in Art, Design and Media.

The qualification is delivered in two parts.

1. The Award: delivered through the first two units:

• Introduction to materials, processes and technical skills in Art & Design.

• Introduction to contextual research in Art & Design.

2. The Diploma: delivered through a further six units:

• Introduction to drawing skills.

• Introduction to communication skills in art and design.

• Solving 2D creative problems.

• Solving 3D creative problems.

• Solving time-based problems.

• Developing and producing a personal project in Art & Design.

Will I need a DBS check for this course?

No

How can I find out more about the course?

If you apply for this course, you will be invited to an Information Sharing Appointment (ISA) when you will be given more detailed information about the course and when you’ll be able to ask any questions you may have.

Will I need any specialist uniform and/or kit?

Starter pack information

It is important that you have the basic Art & Design equipment and materials at the beginning of your course to make an immediate start to your work. Suggestion is to clearly mark/label your own equipment with sharpies or nail polish so you don’t lose your kit.

Listed below are the essential requirements for the course in Art & Design. All the items are available in a variety of shops in Douglas or you can buy them on-line.

Suggested local stores are:

WH Smiths (Strand Street), Creative Shop (Strand Street), The Artist (Nelson Street),

Dealz (Strand Street), Bridge Bookshop (Ramsey and Port Erin), Joan’s Wool & Crafts (Onchan), The Stationery Shop (Ramsey).

Online suppliers: www.seawhites.co.ukwww.specialistscrafts.co.ukwww.artistsuppliesdirect.co.ukand www.atlantisart.co.uk

Electronic supplies: Isle of Gadgets (Douglas), Gadget Man (Douglas), PC World.

Basic Art and Design equipment

Essential Equipment

1 A1 art portfolio carry case/poly folio

2 Pritt Sticks

1 Pencil sharpener

1 Rubber

2 Masking tapes 25mm

1 packet of Blue Tack

2 rolls of Sellotape

1 Set of pencils HB-6B

2 Black fineliner pens

2 permanent black markers (Sharpie)

1 30cm Ruler

1 large pair of scissors - marked or labelled with your name

1 A4 logbook /sketchbook (available from College reception)

1 graphite stick 6B

1 mixed pack of different size bristle brushes

1 tube of ‘uhu’ glue

2 tubes of superglue

1 charcoal pencil

1 craft knife with blades

1 box of good quality watercolours

1 box of dressmakers pins

4 GB SD digital memory card – for use with College Digital DSLR cameras

1 quality USB card reader (Sandisk imagemate all-in-one is very good)

You will also need to bring with you a small box to store your equipment in – preferably with a lock. A small digital camera or camera phone is also very useful for recording.

Wear casual clothes, an old shirt or overalls for messy activities.

When will I get a timetable?

Please see below an example of a previous years timetable. All students will be given their timetables on the first day of the new academic year.

Level 2 Art & Design Example

9.10-10.40 (break 10.40-11)

11-12

1-2.30 (break 2.30-3)

3-4

Monday

Maths or English

Directed Study

Tuesday

Directed Study

Art & Design

Wednesday

Maths or English

Tutorial 1-3

Thursday

Fashion & Design

Art & Design

Friday

3D

Illustration

Useful links

A quick guide to course fees

Student Awards (Grants)

Free School Meals

Buses

International Applications

Student Emergency Fund

What happens once I have applied?

We will send you an email to let you know we have received your application. If you are new to the course area you have applied for, you will be invited to an Information Sharing Appointment (ISA) along with all other applicants to the course.

Prior to your ISA (Information Sharing Appointment) please upload to the learner portal 6 images of completed work (drawing, painting, 3D, textiles, fashion, design or photography) and 6 images from your preparatory work (sketchbooks pages or worksheets). If you have digital work please attach a link to where we can view and ensure you change the settings to public. Please note each upload must be under 10MB in size or they will not upload. In addition to this please bring your portfolio and any sketchbooks to your appointment.

Please note: applicants are invited to ISAs depending on the date the application was received (there is limited capacity for each ISA so you may not be invited to the same one as other applicants who have applied for the same course). You will receive your invitation via email, to the email address you used when setting up your UCM Learner Portal.

Popular Courses

Sometimes we get a high volume of applications for particular courses. If your first choice course is popular, we’ll let you know and ask if you would like us to process your second choice course as well. This doesn’t mean you won’t be considered for your first choice it just provides you with a back-up plan.

International/UK Applicants

If you are an international/UK applicant someone from UCM will contact you remotely. It is essential that you have uploaded copies of your results/ certificates and relevant translations of grades/ certificates. Please note, if you are an international applicant and your application is received later than the end of May (i.e. three months before the start of the academic year) we will not be able to process it as the immigration processes would exceed the timescale required to start in September.

What do I need to know about Information Sharing Appointments (ISAs)?

Do I have to attend an ISA?

If you are invited to an ISA, you must attend!

What happens if I can’t attend the ISA I’m invited to?

Please let us know and we will make sure you are invited to an ISA on a different date.

What happens if I don’t attend an ISA?

If you fail to attend two ISAs without letting us know why, we will assume you don’t want us to continue with your application.

How long will the ISA take?

The ISA will start at 4:30 p.m.

(If parents/carers bring you to the ISA, they can wait in the College’s refectory; there are vending machines available.)

What can I expect at the ISA?

You will be invited in from 4.30pm till approximately 7pm along with 4 other applicants for your course. The course tutor will speak to you first and tell you more about the course. We will also be asking you to complete some creative tasks so we can gage your interest, knowledge and skills. You will have lots of opportunity to ask us questions about the course and your suitability for it.

What should I wear?

Casual clothing

What will I need to bring?

There will be opportunity for a one to one discussion in which we will review your portfolio of work. Please bring in your design technology, textiles, graphic communication or art and design work. In addition we would love to see any of your own personal creative work. The work you bring in could be in the form of 2D physical work, photographs of work you are not able to bring in, digital work downloaded.

Who do I contact if I have mobility or additional educational needs that I would like to discuss before the ISA?

Please email applications@ucm.ac.im

What happens once I’ve attended an ISA?

We will contact you within 5 working days of the ISA to either:

• make you an unconditional offer (i.e. a definite place on the course);

• make you a conditional offer (i.e. a place on the course IF you get the results required in the summer exams);

• suggest you apply for another course because the one you have applied for is not suitable for you (if this is the case it is likely we will have discussed this with you during the ISA).

What happens if I get an unconditional offer?

You will be invited in to enrol, which is when you are given your student card. This may happen in the summer, if not you will be enrolled at the start of your course.

What happens if I get a conditional offer?

If you have applied for an FE course, you will need to upload your results to your UCM Learner Portal, once you get them (e.g. GCSE, BTEC). We will then check to see you have got what is needed for the course and, if you have, we will convert your offer to unconditional, which means you definitely have a place on the course. You will be enrolled at the start of your course (that’s when you get your student card).

If you are unlucky and don’t get what you need for the course you applied for, you will be invited in to find out what else is available to you at UCM.

What are my progression and career options?

This course has been designed to provide you with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to progress to further studies and training in a range of Art & Design subjects at Level 3, including fine art, photography, graphic design, fashion, textiles, product design, animation and media.

How will I be assessed?

Assessments take place throughout the course at approximately six-week intervals. You are expected to present work in a variety of forms for presentation and/or exhibition for assessments.

All units are internally assessed and verified through your portfolio of evidence, subject to UAL’s external quality assurance, and are moderated against the assessment criteria for those units.

Entry requirements

• A minimum of three GCSEs, grade D or above. You can re-sit English and/or Maths alongside this course if you have a D.

• A portfolio of Art & Design or Design Technology work should be presented during your personal interview, along with either a reference or school report/Record of Achievement.

• Students will be required to present a portfolio of their drawing and design work during their interview, to confirm their interest in the subject.