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Certificate in Design |
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Diploma in Design |
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Extended Diploma in Design |
If you fancy pursuing a career as a designer, then these are for you. The qualifications will prepare you for employment and for study at a higher level.
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Develop the broad range of skills necessary to work in the design industry |
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Prepare you for more advanced study |
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Provide you with detailed knowledge of the design industry. |
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Duration
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Progression
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Enter employment as a designer. |
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Go to college or university to study for an HND or degree-level course. |
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Start work and undertake a related NVQ at the appropriate level. |
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Embark on the Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Design. |
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Course Structure
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Mandatory units |
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Unit 1 Planning, researching and development for a specialist brief |
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Unit 2 Materials, techniques and processes |
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Unit 3 Realising a concept |
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Unit 4 Presenting, promoting and selling work |
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Optional units
Non-specialist units
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Unit 5 Studio practice |
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Unit 6 Exhibiting and presenting artwork |
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Unit 7 Creative studies |
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Unit 8 Career planning for the design industry |
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Unit 9 Developing skills through work experience in the design industry |
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Photography specialist pathway
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Unit 10 Camera techniques |
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Unit 11 Creative lighting techniques |
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Unit 12 Studio photography |
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UUnit 13 Digital imaging |
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Unit 14 Location photography |
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Graphic design specialist pathway
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Unit 15 Technology in graphic design |
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Unit 16 Creating cartoons and producing animations |
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Unit 17 Narrative images |
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Unit 18 Technical images |
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Unit 19 Images for marketing |
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Unit 20 Use of typographics |
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G3D design specialist pathway
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Unit 21 3D materials and techniques |
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Unit 22 Creating a 3D artwork |
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Unit 23 Ceramics |
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Unit 24 Commercial product design |
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Unit 25 Theatre design |
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Fashion specialist pathway
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Unit 26 Design techniques |
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Unit 27 Materials properties and use |
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Unit 28 Professional practice in the fashion industry |
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Unit 29 Pattern drafting and production techniques |
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Unit 30 Illustration and presentation techniques |
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All units are assessed through assignments set and marked by our centre, these are moderated by OCR Visiting Moderators. The OCR Level 3 Nationals in Design contain three types of qualifications, each one building up your level of expertise.
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To achieve the Certificate, you must complete a total of six units consisting of four mandatory units and two optional units. |
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To achieve the Diploma, you must complete a total of 12 units consisting of four mandatory units and eight optional units. |
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To achieve the Extended Diploma, you must complete a total of 18 units consisting of four mandatory units and 14 optional units. |
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Embark on the Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Design. |
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You can enter for individual units and gain certificates for units as you achieve them. A number of options are available to you. If you wish, you can start with the six-unit Certificate and, by adding a further six optional units, you can achieve the 12-unit Diploma. You can then progress with another six optional units to gain the full 18-unit Extended Diploma. |
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For Further
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admissions@mdxcollege.ac |
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