The Creative and Media Diploma

Welcome to the Creative and Media Diploma

The Creative and Media Diploma is a qualification designed to equip you with the necessary creative knowledge, skills and understanding required to progress in this broad industry. It will allow you to combine a number of disciplines relating to various employment sectors of the creative and media industry.

The aim of the qualification is to develop creativity and confidence in the ability to think, question, explore, create and communicate.

The Creative and Media diploma disciplines:

2D Visual Art
3D Visual Art
Graphic Design
Product Design
Fashion
Drama
Advertising
Textiles
Footwear
Audio and Radio
Interactive Media
Animation

Interactive Media
Animation
Film
Photo Imaging
Television
Music
Computer Games
Creative Writing
Craft
Dance
Publishing and printing (from 2009)

You will study a total of seven units over the period of two years:

–Unit 1: Scene
–Unit 2: Performance
–Unit 3: Artefact
–Unit 4: Record
–Unit 5: Campaign
–Unit 6: Festival
–Unit 7: Project Report (based on one of the above
units)

You will also need to complete 10 days work experience within the media arts industry.

Blogger will be your best friend for the duration of the course. You will use it in the following ways:

• To record your research and upload evidence for your
  portfolio.



• To access assignment briefs.



• To access deadlines and details of important milestones in the
  course.



• To access resources that will help you meet the specified learning
  objectives for each unit of principle learning.