This diploma will equip you with the knowledge and critical skills to understand the part that art, architecture and design have played in everyday life. You will discover how images, environments and artefacts communicate meaning and value through being looked at and handled in different ways, in both the past and the present. You will explore the power of images to influence debates, both historically and in the present day, and develop transferable skills in visual literacy, critical thinking, and communication.
**Key features of the course**
- Explore imag...
This diploma will equip you with the knowledge and critical skills to understand the part that art, architecture and design have played in everyday life. You will discover how images, environments and artefacts communicate meaning and value through being looked at and handled in different ways, in both the past and the present. You will explore the power of images to influence debates, both historically and in the present day, and develop transferable skills in visual literacy, critical thinking, and communication.<br/><br/>**Key features of the course**<br/><br/><br/>- Explore images, artefacts and architecture from a broad range of periods and places.<br/><br/><br/>- Become aware of different approaches to studying art, design and material culture.<br/><br/><br/>- Gain skills in visual literacy, criticism, analysis and communication that will make you highly employable.<br/><br/><br/>- Reflect on your own learning with the support of a tutor.<br/>
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Distance-online
Duration
Unknown
Start Date
10/2025
Campus
Distance Learning
Application deadline
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Course Code
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Institution Code
O11
Points of Entry
Year 1
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