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UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication – Top Up
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Overview
The UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design, and Communication is a top-up qualification of the UAL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Practice. In this year students have the opportunity to focus within a specialist subject in preparation for progression to Higher Education, Training or Self-Employment. Students may specialise in Fashion, Textiles, Graphics, Animation, Illustration, 3D Design or Fine Art.
This course is the equivalent of three A-Levels.
How you’ll learn
Students may specialist in Fashion, Textiles, Graphics, Animation, Illustration, 3D Design or Fine Art.
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 3
- Further study
Entry requirements
Students must have completed the UAL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication.
Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
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Careers it can lead to
- Artists £35,100 a year
- Design Occupations £32,400 a year
- Glass and Ceramics Makers, Decorators and Finishers £27,100 a year
- Furniture Makers and Other Craft Woodworkers £35,000 a year
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- Arts Officers, Producers and Directors £36,200 a year
- Photographers, Audio-visual and Broadcasting Equipment Operators £27,800 a year
- Authors, Writers and Translators £29,900 a year
- Footwear and Leather Working Trades £25,300 a year
With further study or experience
- Graphic and Multimedia Designers £26,400 a year
- Managers and Directors in the Creative Industries £50,800 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
Life on the course
See what it’s really like
Student Voice
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My tutors and peers were so welcoming, and I settled in immediately. I absolutely loved my time at the college. I loved having the freedom to create, and to explore different mediums and ideas within the safe space that the tutors created.
For parents and carers
Supporting your child’s journey
A Friendly, Welcoming Place
Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.
About student lifeLearning Support
If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.
About learning supportGCSE Support Built In
If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.
Learn moreQualifications That Count
These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.
Your next step
Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.
4
You get ready to start
Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.