Graduate Diploma Creative Practice Kingston University London

Studying this Creative Practice Graduate Diploma at Kingston University will give you a strong foundation to progress onto a practice-based masters course. It’s also a great way to prepare for roles in design, publishing, media, film, fashion, advertising agencies and more. 

The learning experience of this course will be tailored to your subject area (which you should indicate when you apply) by the relevant postgraduate course teams. You can choose pathways from Fashion, Graphic Design, Illustration Animation and Interior & Product Design.

You will work within your subject-specific course peer group and alongside other postgraduate students, building up a strong portfolio of relevant project work that clearly demonstrates your creative strengths. Projects are designed to help you develop creative and flexible thinking, sound technical skills, and an understanding of the need for a variety of approaches to any given subject or brief.

You'll be expected to complete two 30-credit modules and one 60-credit module, totalling 120 credits. These modules run sequentially in teaching blocks 1 and 2 and are underpinned by a learning agreement specific to your course subject area.

Entry requirements

The typical offer for this course is a 2:2 or above in a creative arts honours degree. We also accept equivalent qualifications.

If you have relevant experience or qualifications in other subjects, we will consider your application individually.

Additional requirements for Graduate Diploma in Creative Practice:

Please submit a portfolio to showcase your strengths, abilities and experiences. We will review it with four key values in mind:

• Questioning
• Curiosity
• Technical ability
• Enthusiasm 

What to include:

• The research, visual development and outcomes of your project work.
• Examples of your skills in technical making, idea development and storytelling. 

Your portfolio should:

• Be 15-20 pages long, in landscape orientation.
• Be a print-based or interactive PDF file.
• Include a title and  brief description for each project, explaining your intentions and individual involvement.
• Contain moving image works no longer than two minutes maximum, and uploaded to Vimeo or YouTube. Please make sure these links are active and work on all platforms.
• Contain high quality images of at least 72 dpi.
• Not use a portfolio template. We want to see how you curate your work with clarity and imagination