A qualification in Creative Art, Design and Media can open doors to many creative industries including illustration, graphic design, photography, architecture, fashion design, textile manufacture and film / animation production.
Roles within these areas, include a broad range of specialist practical disciplines, to careers in administration, management and support. Example career pathways include designers, editors, directors, stylists, merchandisers, art teachers and freelancers.
For 10 consecutive years there has been a 100% success rate in applications to University. In 2013/14, almost half of our applying students gained places at the top London Universities. Our foundation diploma in Art and Design students have gone onto study a range of art, design and media disciplines at world-renowned Universities throughout the UK, including Goldsmiths, Central Saint Martins, The Slade School of Fine Art, Glasgow Art School and Chelsea College of Art, among many others.
Our Level 3 National Diploma course offers school leavers with an interest in the arts a chance to develop and learn new skills in a wide variety of art and design specialisms; Including Fine Art, Illustration, 3D Design, Fashion Design, Textiles, Printmaking, Photography, Graphic Design, Film and Animation.
Check out our course type guide
Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Full-Time
The Pre-degree Foundation Diploma offers an opportunity to explore the full range of art disciplines…
Level 3 UAL Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design and Communication
Full-Time
Year 1 The UAL L3 Diploma in Creative Practice: Art, Design & Communication offers students an exploratory,…
Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Full-Time
The Pre-degree Foundation Diploma offers an opportunity to explore the full range of art disciplines…
| Job Role | Graphic Designer | Photographer | Product Designer | Fashion/Textiles Designer | Artist/Illustrator | Architect | Arts Officer | Video Editor Audio Vis | Creative Director |
| Average Salary | £26,291 | £26,437 | £28,434 | £28,434 | £27,560 | £41,579 | £33,351 | £26,437 | £36,899 |
On Campus
As part of a recent campus development project, The college has a range of studio spaces open for you to use during self-directed-study and during workshops; including a large studio space used for group work, seminars, lectures and some workshop sessions.
Our 3D / Sculpture workshop has an extensive range of specialist equipment for working both resistant and nonresistant materials including spot welder, vacuum former, sheet metal folder / cutter and a laser cutter for generating 3D outcomes.
For chemical photography and black and white film processing, students make use of the Dark Room, including 9 Enlargers for photographic printing. Our generous photographic studio hosts professional lightings setups to professionally record students' work and facilitate experimental fashion photo-shoots.
Our Print Studio is equipped with a variety of printmaking equipment including an Etching Press for dry-point etching, a Roller Press for surface and lino printing, stencil Screen-Printing facilities, plus the Sublimation Heat Presses used for dispersing printing.
The Fashion studio contains Sewing machines, an overlocker, a cutting table, and mannequins to assist with garment play and construction.
The Textile studio facilitates a range of workshops: exploring felting, Batik, Shibori, resist techniques, dye processes, weave, knit and crochet.
The department hosts two Apple Mac design suites with professional software packages such as Adobe Creative Cloud software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Premiere Pro. Software-controlled tools, such as a laser cutter and large-scale vinyl printer enable large-scale experimental play.
In addition to the facilities on campus, students can benefit from a range of study visits to galleries and museums, and various guest lectures by professional artists and designers.
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Eastleigh careers advisor excels at Hampshire Education Awards
Eastleigh College’s Lead Careers Advisor, Trudy McKenzie, impressed the judges at Hampshire Country Council's annual Education Awards and scooped the 'Futures Award' for her excellence and achievements, and the positive impact she has had on learners' future career progression.
National recognition for careers and enterprise innovation
Eastleigh College has been commended by the Association of Colleges for the careers and progression support it provides to learners by being shortlisted for this year’s Beacon Awards. This recognition highlights the outstanding work of the college’s career and work readiness team, and other staff across the college who are dedicated to ensure learners are fully aware of the opportunities available to them.