course Units 

The course is made up of 3 units, there are no exams, and each unit is assessed through projects mapped to each assessment criteria.

Unit 1: Diagnostic Investigation into Creative Practice 

In this unit, students will undertake a diagnostic investigation into visual language and creative practices. This exploratory investigation allows students to become familiar with and experiment within a wide range of (art, design, craft and media) creative disciplines as part of their journey to, or reinforcement of, specialism in Unit 2 

Unit 2: Developing Specialist Practice

This unit will provide students with the opportunity to reflect on the knowledge, skills and practices they have developed in Unit 1 of the qualification, and to define their creative ambitions by encouraging a holistic approach to a range of activities, which will support, contextualise and position their creative endeavour within their chosen specialist practice. 

Unit 4: Consolidating Practice 

This unit aims to provide students with an opportunity to take control of their own learning and demonstrate their achievement by independently initiating, researching, completing and evaluating a project proposal and realisation within their chosen professional context.

The overall qualification is the equivalent of Pass / Merit / Distinction - P80 M96 D112 UCAS points 

Further details of the Units and their content can be found here: