Art and Design Level 2 Diploma

This is an exciting course for students who have or have not completed a GCSE in Art. It is 100% coursework with 6 units delivered across the one-year programme. Students explore a range of specialisms, including digital, photography, printmaking, fashion and textiles, graphic design and illustration.

The lessons are delivered in specialist art studios, including a computer suite and a traditional darkroom. Lessons are engaging, fun and focus on creative work as well as researching the work of other relevant artists and designers. You will produce sketchbooks where you will document all your practical work and your research.

The Level 2 Art Diploma course is supported by a range of local trips to museums and galleries in Cambridge, such as the Archeology and Anthropology Museum, Botanical Gardens and the Fitzwilliam Museum. Students also complete a drawing workshop working with The Raptor Foundation, who visit us with a selection of different bird species for students to photograph and draw. Students gain valuable support and information for their progression options from their tutors.

Unit project titles are varied, working with titles such as ‘Collections, Sense of Place and Natural Forms'. These allow students the opportunity to respond and explore techniques and specific elements of interest.

This course is ideal for students who may wish to pursue a creative progression in areas such as art, design, fashion, graphics, and photography.

Module Titles

Exploring Graphic design and Illustration

Exploring Fine Art

Exploring Photography

Exploring Fashion and Textiles

Developing ideas in response to an art and design brief

Exploring the work of artists and designers

100% Coursework

Exam Board: OCR

Three GCSEs at Grade 4 including:

Grade 3 in GCSE English Language

Grade 3 in GCSE Maths

After successful completion of the Level 2 Art diploma course, the majority of students progress directly onto the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art course. This is a highly successful progression route as students have explored skills and specialisms which are also incorporated into the Level 3 diploma course structure.

Students are frequently highly successful due to the solid knowledge gained on the one-year Level 2 course. Former level 2 students who then progressed to level 3 have gained scholarships and bursaries for their placement at university.