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Creative Artistic Practices

  • FdA
  • 2 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
University of Suffolk at East Coast College (Great Yarmouth)
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2026-2027
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Course summary

This dynamic course is designed to meet the needs of the artistic and creative industries, and includes a range of practical skills, theoretical knowledge, key transferrable skills and attributes required to forge a successful career in this varied sector. You will have opportunities to engage with and explore a range of different approaches to, and uses of creative artistic practices, and begin to develop a subject specialism that you find the most rewarding.
You will be able to develop your practice in a range of contexts, approaches and mediums, such as costume design, illustration, digital content, media make up, photography and community wellbeing. You will engage with industry practice and have opportunities explore and interact with real world
situations. You will develop your knowledge, skills and experiences through a range of activities that may typically include:
• Live briefs
• Commissions
• Enterprise activities and projects
• Exhibitions
Whist this is a full-time course, typically this course generally only requires one-two days on campus attendance, supported by self-directed study. This means you can continue to work alongside your studies and balance other commitments. This course will be delivered from The Place – our new university centre which opened in Great
Yarmouth town centre in May 2025.

Modules

Please see our website for more information on modules.

This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • University of Suffolk at East Coast College (Great Yarmouth)

Study options

  • FdA • Full-time • 2 Years

Start dates

  • 09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W904
Institution code:
S82
Campus name:
University of Suffolk at East Coast College (Great Yarmouth)
Campus Code:
Y
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W904
Institution code:
S82
Campus name:
University of Suffolk at East Coast College (Great Yarmouth)
Campus Code:
Y

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 80 points

A level - CDD

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMP

Access to HE Diploma

Pass in Access to HE Diploma

GCSE/National 4/National 5

All applicants are required to hold GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Portfolio
Submission of a Mini-portfolio: At this initial stage this will demonstrate your work in progress, from how you approach an idea or subject and then develop the work from there.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the students' first language.

More information on the English language requirements. https://www.uos.ac.uk/international/english-language-requirements/

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At the University of Suffolk, we consider the full application as part of determining if you will succeed on our courses. We are therefore flexible where possible and might still be able to accept you if you do not meet your expected grades. As part of this, we make contextual offers, where we consider the factors that might have an impact on achievement. This means that some applicants will receive an offer of one grade below our published entry requirements. Please see our website.

Learn more on the University of Suffolk website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£8220Year 1
Northern Ireland£8220Year 1
Scotland£8220Year 1
Wales£8220Year 1
Channel Islands£8220Year 1
EU£15090Year 1
International£15090Year 1
Republic of Ireland£15090Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

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