BTEC EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION This course offers students the opportunity to become commercial and highly employable ‘creative problem solvers’ in graphics, illustration or associated industries.
professional work ethic. The course teaches what the design industry needs, not what education thinks it needs, yet still maintains the very highest educational standards. We are a grade one course producing Tutors are industry professionals grade one students. who teach students how to use the design process to originate creative Duration: 2 years and highly appropriate design solutions in response to assignments Entry requirements: 4 or more GCSEs covering advertising, editorial design, at C or above including Maths and packaging, marketing and promotions, English at an appropriate level , plus storyboarding, illustration, branding, portfolio of work. (Please note – you computer graphics, corporate identity do not have to have excellent drawing etc. abilities to apply for this course). Students discover how to turn handrendered experiments into professional outcomes using dedicated, state of the art, Apple Mac computer equipment in line with industry standards. In 2012/13 industry clients set over 30 live briefs and students also enjoyed the benefits of educational visits and successfully taking part in industry led competitions. In Year 2 students can decide to study illustration as a pathway. However, whether studying graphics or illustration, all students are challenged and have their expectations and talents stretched and moulded towards a
Final grades will give the following maximum UCAS point score of: 420 Successful completion of the course will give the skills and qualifications required to progress into a range of degree and foundation degree courses or to go directly into industry. Career pathways include: graphic design, illustration, editorial design, advertising or related design industries. Students also progress into teaching, PR, marketing, sales promotion, art therapy, interior design, fashion design, textiles, surface graphics and journalism amongst others.