The UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design is a pivotal qualification, which provides a transition from general education to specialist art and design education.
The qualification has been designed to encourage exploration, experimentation and risk taking, which will develop and extend the learners’ critical independence and enable them to demonstrate a full understanding of the relevant standards required to achieve progression to higher education.
UAL Awarding Body is currently the UK's largest provider of the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design qualification.
Please read the UAL Awarding Body statements of purpose for this qualification:
Statement of Purpose - UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (PDF 552.9KB) (opens in new tab)
More information
To find out more about this qualification please email academic.awarding@arts.ac.uk.
Contact
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Qualifications at a glance
Foundation Diploma
- Level - 3
- Units - 3
- Total Qualification Time (hours) - 1200
- Guided Learning Hours (GLH) - 680
- Typical course duration - 1 year
- UCAS points - Pass 80 / Merit 96 / Distinction 112
- Qualification Accreditation Number (QAN) - 603/3138/0
- Typical progression - Higher education, employment, self-employment, other training opportunities.
Specification and documents
UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design specification (PDF 2.7MB)
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Delivery guidance available upon request from academic.awarding@arts.ac.uk.
Stakeholder support
This qualification has been developed in collaboration with subject practitioners and further education colleges to ensure that it provides learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to prepare learners for employment and/or support a role in the workplace.
You can request Letters of support for this qualification.
Email: qualdev.awarding@arts.ac.uk.
Working with us
For first delivery in 2018/19 academic year by approved centres.
These qualifications have been recently developed, and a small selection of centres will be delivering them during their first year of operation.
For further information, or to register your interest in order to be notified when the qualifications are ready to be offered to all centres, please contact the Qualification Development team at qualdev.awarding@arts.ac.uk.
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