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This course is designed to be a bridging year to an Arts degree course at a university or specialist art school.
Print Share Ask a questionAre you creative? Do you want to build a specialist portfolio for progression into Higher Education or employment?
If so, this course is perfect for you! Through practical, hands-on learning, underpinned by contextual research, you'll develop an experimental approach to your chosen area within art and design. You will gain both technical and conceptual skills, while working with industry-standard tools and software. Throughout the course, you’ll push the boundaries of your creativity, building a portfolio that showcases your unique style and vision.
New Students
2 A Levels, including Art or a related subject, such as Textiles, Graphic Design, or Photography, or an equivalent Level 3 qualification.*
As part of your interview, you will be required to bring a portfolio, which might include GCSE/ A Level sketchbooks, a digital presentation, or artwork created in your own time.
*The College reserves the right to request a school reference if necessary.
Progressing Students
Level Three Extended Diploma in a Creative Subject, preferably Art and Design, with a minimum of a Pass grade. You must also provide a satisfactory tutor reference for attitude, behaviour, and punctuality, and maintain a minimum attendance of 85%.
This course is designed as a bridging year from college or sixth form to higher education art courses at university or art school, preparing you for the demands of a degree-level course. It also provides a pathway to employment or an apprenticeship.
Potential career routes in the art and digital design industry:
Please note:
If you don't qualify for fee remission, the fees for 2025/26 will be:
£5,421 ( UK Students ) ( £4,100 International Students ) ( plus registration fee to be advised at enrolment )
Fees are for 2025/26 entry and apply to students eligible for home fee status enrolling to funded programmes. The fees quoted are subject to personal circumstances and will be confirmed at the time of your enrolment, depending on eligibility criteria. For more information about financial support for students, please click here or email studentfinance@nescot.ac.uk
Additional costs
A studio fee is payable upon successful enrolment, which covers the majority of materials. However, additional costs may apply for specialist materials, trips, and visits throughout the course. Further details will be provided by the course tutors during enrolment.
The UAL Level Three and Level Four Foundation Diploma in Art and Design is a one-year qualification with no exams, consisting of three units. Throughout the year, you'll work on a series of projects across various specialist areas, including graphic design, visual communication, fashion, textiles, illustration, and 3D design, culminating in a self-directed final major project.
Teaching is delivered by subject specialists through workshops, one-to-one tutorials, lectures, and group work. You will be taught in dedicated art studios, including the print room, sculpture studio, digital suite, and spacious, well-lit studios.
Designed as a bridging year to an Arts degree at university or a specialist art school, the course encourages experimentation and the development of your own style and visual language using a variety of media in assignments, presentations, and critiques. You will enhance the diversity, range, and quality of your work while also developing collaborative and communication skills. A professionally presented portfolio will be created to support your university or employment application, ensuring you have a strong body of work to help you take the next step in your creative career.
The course is structured as follows:
Click here to go to our university-level information and support pages.
Disclaimer:
This Nescot College website describes the facilities and courses which the College intends to offer during the academic year commencing Autumn 2026. The web pages are prepared in advance of the academic year to which they relate and every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in these pages is helpful, fair and accurate at the time of printing. However, this information is subject to change over time.
Nescot will take reasonable steps to provide the courses and services as described, however, the College cannot guarantee the provision of any course or facility. Some circumstances, such as staff changes, resource limitations and other factors over which the College has no control, such as industrial action or a change in the law or the level of demand for a particular programme or module (please note that this list is non-exhaustive), may result in the College having to withdraw or change aspects of the programmes, modules and/or student services detailed on the website. This could include, but not necessarily be limited to, programme/module content, staffing, the location where the programme/module is taught or the manner of teaching delivery, and the facilities provided to deliver or support the programme. Where circumstances demand an unavoidable change or where it is necessary for the College to discontinue a programme of study, Nescot will take all reasonable steps to minimise the effect and all proposed changes will be notified to potential applicants who have registered an interest in the relevant programme at the earliest possible opportunity as well as being reflected on the College’s website. In addition, any changes between the website and the proposed course and services will be notified to applicants at the time of making an offer.
All prices quoted may be subject to change and you will be notified of any such change when any offer of a place is made to you by Nescot.
Should you become a student of the College, this notice shall be a term of any contract between you and Nescot. Any offer of a place at the College shall be subject to the student enrolment conditions and the College’s rules and regulations as amended from time to time. A copy of the Nescot’s current terms and conditions can be obtained in writing from Nescot, Quality Office, Reigate Road, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 3DS.
Last updated – 08/10/2025
Course Code:
P5897
Study type:
Full Time
Award:
Foundation Diploma
Awarded by:
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Course length:
The course lasts for one year, 10.5 hours a week, taught over 3 days in college.
End Date: June 2027
Start date:
September 2026Course Code:
P5897
Study type:
Full Time
Award:
Foundation Diploma
Awarded by:
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Course length:
The course lasts for one year, 10.5 hours a week, taught over 3 days in college.
End Date: June 2027
Start date:
September 2026
New Students
2 A Levels, including Art or a related subject, such as Textiles, Graphic Design, or Photography, or an equivalent Level 3 qualification.*
As part of your interview, you will be required to bring a portfolio, which might include GCSE/ A Level sketchbooks, a digital presentation, or artwork created in your own time.
*The College reserves the right to request a school reference if necessary.
Progressing Students
Level Three Extended Diploma in a Creative Subject, preferably Art and Design, with a minimum of a Pass grade. You must also provide a satisfactory tutor reference for attitude, behaviour, and punctuality, and maintain a minimum attendance of 85%.
This course is designed as a bridging year from college or sixth form to higher education art courses at university or art school, preparing you for the demands of a degree-level course. It also provides a pathway to employment or an apprenticeship.
Potential career routes in the art and digital design industry:
Please note:
If you don't qualify for fee remission, the fees for 2025/26 will be:
£5,421 ( UK Students ) ( £4,100 International Students ) ( plus registration fee to be advised at enrolment )
Fees are for 2025/26 entry and apply to students eligible for home fee status enrolling to funded programmes. The fees quoted are subject to personal circumstances and will be confirmed at the time of your enrolment, depending on eligibility criteria. For more information about financial support for students, please click here or email studentfinance@nescot.ac.uk
Additional costs
A studio fee is payable upon successful enrolment, which covers the majority of materials. However, additional costs may apply for specialist materials, trips, and visits throughout the course. Further details will be provided by the course tutors during enrolment.
The UAL Level Three and Level Four Foundation Diploma in Art and Design is a one-year qualification with no exams, consisting of three units. Throughout the year, you'll work on a series of projects across various specialist areas, including graphic design, visual communication, fashion, textiles, illustration, and 3D design, culminating in a self-directed final major project.
Teaching is delivered by subject specialists through workshops, one-to-one tutorials, lectures, and group work. You will be taught in dedicated art studios, including the print room, sculpture studio, digital suite, and spacious, well-lit studios.
Designed as a bridging year to an Arts degree at university or a specialist art school, the course encourages experimentation and the development of your own style and visual language using a variety of media in assignments, presentations, and critiques. You will enhance the diversity, range, and quality of your work while also developing collaborative and communication skills. A professionally presented portfolio will be created to support your university or employment application, ensuring you have a strong body of work to help you take the next step in your creative career.
The course is structured as follows:
Click here to go to our university-level information and support pages.
Disclaimer:
This Nescot College website describes the facilities and courses which the College intends to offer during the academic year commencing Autumn 2026. The web pages are prepared in advance of the academic year to which they relate and every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in these pages is helpful, fair and accurate at the time of printing. However, this information is subject to change over time.
Nescot will take reasonable steps to provide the courses and services as described, however, the College cannot guarantee the provision of any course or facility. Some circumstances, such as staff changes, resource limitations and other factors over which the College has no control, such as industrial action or a change in the law or the level of demand for a particular programme or module (please note that this list is non-exhaustive), may result in the College having to withdraw or change aspects of the programmes, modules and/or student services detailed on the website. This could include, but not necessarily be limited to, programme/module content, staffing, the location where the programme/module is taught or the manner of teaching delivery, and the facilities provided to deliver or support the programme. Where circumstances demand an unavoidable change or where it is necessary for the College to discontinue a programme of study, Nescot will take all reasonable steps to minimise the effect and all proposed changes will be notified to potential applicants who have registered an interest in the relevant programme at the earliest possible opportunity as well as being reflected on the College’s website. In addition, any changes between the website and the proposed course and services will be notified to applicants at the time of making an offer.
All prices quoted may be subject to change and you will be notified of any such change when any offer of a place is made to you by Nescot.
Should you become a student of the College, this notice shall be a term of any contract between you and Nescot. Any offer of a place at the College shall be subject to the student enrolment conditions and the College’s rules and regulations as amended from time to time. A copy of the Nescot’s current terms and conditions can be obtained in writing from Nescot, Quality Office, Reigate Road, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 3DS.
Last updated – 08/10/2025
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