The UAL Level 2 Award/Diploma is a one year course that has been designed to look to the future of the creative industries. It will enable you to build your creative and technical skills, giving you an overall knowledge preparing you for potential progression onto level 3 Photography, Graphics or Journalism courses.
This is a one year full-time course which offers an exciting blend of photography, graphic design, journalism and interactive technology. You will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to shoot professional photography for a variety of uses, along with journalistic skills from news gathering and writing to designing magazine covers.
The qualification is made up of eight units, which students must successfully complete. All units are written and delivered in a sequence which enables the learners to build a skill set as they work through the projects. The Final Major Project allows learners to use the skills they have acquired throughout the year to deliver their own take on a theme allowing them to become more autonomous in their creative thinking.
The Final Major Project takes place at the end of the course when students are at their best. This large project allows students to demonstrate all the learning that has taken place through completion of the other previous projects.
Course work projects are graded at Pass, Merit or Distinction.
Successful completion of this course including good attendance, punctuality and tutor recommendation, will lead to one of our Level 3 courses:
Creative Industry
Why study this course at The Sheffield College?
You will learn from highly qualified and experienced staff with a range of academic and professional media experience. The course will be based at Hillsborough campus. You will have access to purpose built facilities including photography studios, video and audio suites and professional production equipment
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