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Explore your creativity without limitations and be free to explore your ideas through a range of media.
From digital media or graphic design to fashion, illustration, and model design (special effects). Whichever course you choose, you will be supported by our team of experts, each bringing their unique experiences and interests directly into their teaching.
Learn using our fantastic facilities and studio spaces that will help foster your natural talent. You will have full creative freedom as you work on individual and group projects to help showcase your natural flair to prospective employers. At the same time, your design and learning will be enhanced through access to industry standard software and fashion CAD.
Many of our students in recent years have been nominated or have won international competitions on our art, design and fashion courses, such as; Folio Society Book Illustration competition, Penguin Random House Student Design Awards and Design & Art Direction Association New Blood Awards.
Students have also benefited from close working relationships with well-known brands, including Ted Baker, F&F, Maria Grachvogel and Ally Capellino.
Why choose Herts?
1st in the UK
and 5th in the world, for best design education Institution (World Brand Design Society, Student Design Awards, 2022-2023)
2nd in the UK
for concept art & illustration (The Rookies Top Global Creative Schools, 2023)
Contemporary studio spaces
State-of-the-art facilities and equipment including digital and 3D printing
BBB–ABB (creative subjects preferred such as Art, Media or Design)
DDM
Design Survey & Planning for Construction; Digital Production, Design & Development; Education and Childcare; Healthcare Science; Health; Science; Digital Support Services; Digital Business Services; Onsite Construction; Building Services Engineering for Construction; Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control; Finance; Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Management and Administration; Agriculture, Land management and Production; Legal Services
Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit
120–128 points from a minimum of 2 HL subjects at H4 or above to include Visual Arts at SL or HL (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core)
BBC–BBB Mandatory subjects: Art & Design; or a creative subject which involves drawing.
DMM–DDM Required subjects: Art & Design, Games Art, Games Art and Animation, Animation, Level 3 Extended Diploma in Games, Animation and VFX Skills (NextGen), or UAL Extended Level 3 Diploma in Creative Media Production)
BBC–BBB Mandatory subjects: Art & Design; Media Studies; or an art related subject.
DMM–DDM
Design Survey and Planning for Construction; Design Production, Design and Development; Education and Childcare; Healthcare Science; Health; Science; Digital Support Services; Digital Business Services; Onsite Construction; Building Services Engineering for Construction; Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control; Finance; Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Management and Administration; Agriculture, Land Management and Production; Legal Services.
Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit
112–120 UCAS points from a minimum of two HL subjects at H4 or above to include Visual Arts at SL or HL (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core).
Design Survey & Planning for Construction; Digital Production, Design & Development; Education and Childcare; Healthcare Science; Health; Science; Digital Support Services; Digital Business Services; Onsite Construction; Building Services Engineering for Construction; Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control; Finance; Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Management and Administration; Agriculture, Land management and Production; Legal Services
Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit
112–120 points from a minimum of 2 HL subjects at H4 or above to include Visual Arts at SL or HL (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core)
Design Survey & Planning for Construction; Digital Production, Design & Development; Education and Childcare; Healthcare Science; Health; Science; Digital Support Services; Digital Business Services; Onsite Construction; Building Services Engineering for Construction; Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control; Finance; Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Management and Administration; Agriculture, Land management and Production; Legal Services
Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit
112–120 points from a minimum of 2 HL subjects at H4 or above to include Visual Arts at SL or HL (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core)
112–120 points from a minimum of 2 HL subjects at H4 or above to include Visual Arts at SL or HL (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core)
Design Survey & Planning for Construction; Digital Production, Design & Development; Education and Childcare; Healthcare Science; Health; Science; Digital Support Services; Digital Business Services; Onsite Construction; Building Services Engineering for Construction; Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control; Finance; Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Management and Administration; Agriculture, Land management and Production; Legal Services
Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit
112–120 points from a minimum of 2 HL subjects at H4 or above to include Visual Arts at SL or HL (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core)
Design Survey & Planning for Construction; Digital Production, Design & Development; Education and Childcare; Healthcare Science; Health; Science; Digital Support Services; Digital Business Services; Onsite Construction; Building Services Engineering for Construction; Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control; Finance; Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Management and Administration; Agriculture, Land management and Production; Legal Services
Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit
112–120 points from a minimum of 2 HL subjects at H4 or above to include Visual Arts at SL or HL (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core)