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UAL Level 3 Diploma in Graphic Design and Illustration
EKC Canterbury College
New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3AJ
Available start dates
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Application Instructions
Applications Open - Monday 27 October 2025
Applications Close - Open all year
How to Apply – Please apply through KentChoices and use your KentChoices login which your school should provide
PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment
If you have any queries regarding the courses, please contact EKC Canterbury College
You can make up to 5 applications to Colleges within the EKC Group, that is:
- EKC Ashford College
- EKC Broadstairs College*
- EKC Canterbury College*
- EKC Dover College
- EKC Folkestone College*
- EKC Sheppey College
*Junior Colleges exist in these locations.
Please only add one course or T Level per application, except for A Levels at EKC Canterbury College, where up to 4 A Level courses can be added per application. At your interview, you and the tutors can discuss the best level and courses in order for you to progress.
Course Summary
Delve into the world of Graphic Design and Illustration and enhance your knowledge of this specialism with this Level 3 course.
Course Details
Explore a broad range of graphic design and art processes and gain a confident understanding of visual communication. This course has a strong vocational emphasis, and will introduce you to 2D, 3D and time-based subjects to realise your strengths.
You will develop skills in:
- Digital Illustration
- Graphic techniques
- Print and layout
- The creative cycle
- Project management
- Visual identity
Contextual assignments will also be completed alongside practical studies to enhance your knowledge of the art world.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
You will be set a final major project at the end of the course, which will be externally moderated to determine your grade.
Your next steps...
Progress to higher education at a range of Universities and prestigious art schools across the country and the world. Previous students have undertaken courses in areas such as illustration, advertising, fashion marketing, games design and more.
You could also go onto a specialised apprenticeship or start your professional career in the art industry in a diverse range of creative careers.
For more courses like this, check our courses page.