Year Two · Reference

Unit Criteria

Which units each project covers this year, and the full learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each. Click a unit to open it.

Sourced from: UAL Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology
By Unit

Units Covered This Year

Unit 9

Characteristics & Contexts

Covered by 1 project
P01 · Advanced Environment Art Study

Provide students with an opportunity to develop a focused, in‑depth, understanding of the range, characteristics, complexity and contexts that define media and communication activity. It will require the student, through exploration and investigation to enter into a more formal dialogue of personal interrogation and understanding designed to confirm strengths, enthusiasms and ambitions.

LO1Understand the characteristics and context for a chosen media and communication activity.
  • 1.1Analyse the characteristics and context for a chosen media and communication activity.
  • 1.2Interpret research activity to develop ideas for creative production.
LO2Be able to use knowledge of the characteristics and context of a media and communication activity.
  • 2.1Use knowledge of characteristics and context to plan and develop creative solutions for a chosen media and communication activity.
  • 2.2Apply practical skills, knowledge and understanding of characteristics and contexts to produce creative solutions for a chosen media and communication activity.
LO3Be able to use evaluation in support of creative media production.
  • 3.1Critically evaluate creative solutions against identified characteristics and context for a chosen media and communication activity.
  • 3.2Critically reflect on learning to inform personal development.
Unit 10

Engaging with an Audience

Covered by 1 project
P02 · Worldbuilding & Pre-Production

This unit will require students to develop a more in‑depth knowledge and sophisticated understanding of a specific creative media production activity and the means by which the audience for that activity might be reached and addressed. The unit provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate an understanding of audiences for their chosen area of activity, and the importance of collaboration and communication with those audiences during engagement with complex problem solving tasks.

LO1Understand the audience for a chosen creative media production activity.
  • 1.1Analyse the characteristics of the audience for a chosen creative media production activity.
  • 1.2Interpret research activity to develop ideas and creative proposals for a chosen audience.
LO2Be able to plan and implement a creative media production activity for an identified audience.
  • 2.1Demonstrate independence in decision making in planning and developing creative solutions.
  • 2.2Select appropriate media and processes to communicate ideas for an identified audience.
LO3Be able to use evaluation in support of creative media production for an identified audience.
  • 3.1Critically evaluate creative solutions against identified audience characteristics.
  • 3.2Critically evaluate and reflect on learning to inform personal development.
Unit 11

Preparing for Progression

Covered by 2 projects
P01 · Advanced Environment Art StudyP03 · Technical Art & Systems

Through a process of research, dialogue, reflection and evaluation, students are required to identify and prepare for specific Higher Education or employment progression routes appropriate to their ambitions. The unit will give students the opportunity to explore aspects of business, entrepreneurship and marketing and enable the student to demonstrate the requisite practical, intellectual and communication skills necessary for progression.

LO1Understand progression routes and related application processes.
  • 1.1Critically evaluate own strengths and ambitions to support own development and meet identified goals.
  • 1.2Use knowledge and understanding of progression routes to make applications within creative media production higher education or related employment.
LO2Understand communication, skills and knowledge for progression routes.
  • 2.1Critically evaluate a range of communication skills and knowledge required to make application to progression routes within creative media production.
  • 2.2Use a range of communication skills and knowledge to support own progression goals.
LO3Be able to use promotion and presentation skills and knowledge to make applications for future study or work.
  • 3.1Use knowledge and understanding of promotion and presentation skills to support own development and meet identified goals.
Unit 12

Specialist Study

Covered by 1 project
P04 · Collaborative Production Sprint

This unit will require students to research and critically examine the influence of historical and contemporary contexts on their own practice. The unit will enable the student to demonstrate a greater depth of understanding of their discipline and place within it.

LO1Understand the principles and practices of a chosen discipline in creative media production.
  • 1.1Critically describe a range of contextual perspectives influencing a chosen discipline in creative media production.
  • 1.2Apply knowledge of critical perspectives to inform own practice.
LO2Be able to locate and evaluate information from a range of sources.
  • 2.1Identify a range of relevant academic and cultural sources for a personal research project.
  • 2.2Critically evaluate information from a range of sources to inform ideas.
LO3Be able to communicate ideas and arguments in a variety of forms.
  • 3.1Apply academic conventions in the production and presentation of ideas.
  • 3.2Effectively communicate ideas in appropriate formats.
Unit 13

Extended Project in Creative Media Production

Covered by 1 project
P05 · FMP — Portfolio Specialisation Project

Provide an opportunity for students to engage in an extended activity related to their discipline of choice. The unit will enable students to take responsibility for their learning by responding positively to the greater opportunities for individual expression and creativity afforded, and to demonstrate their achievement through proposing and realising a project which integrates the skills, knowledge and understanding acquired throughout the course.

LO1Be able to initiate and develop a creative media production project proposal.
  • 1.1Use critical and contextual perspectives to initiate a creative media production project proposal.
  • 1.2Use analysis and evaluation to clarify and develop ideas for a creative media production project proposal.
LO2Be able to use research, analysis and evaluation to develop solutions for a creative media production project.
  • 2.1Use research to support the development of a creative media production project.
  • 2.2Use analytical and evaluative skills to develop creative solutions to realise a media production project.
LO3Be able to solve practical, theoretical and technical problems in a creative media production project.
  • 3.1Solve practical and technical problems within a creative media production project.
  • 3.2Solve theoretical problems within a creative media production project.
LO4Be able to plan, organise and produce a creative media production project.
  • 4.1Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and produce a creative media production project within an agreed time frame.
LO5Be able to use practical methods and skills in a creative media production project.
  • 5.1Demonstrate the exploration, adaptation and application of practical methods and skills in the realisation of a creative media production project.
LO6Be able to use evaluative and reflective skills in the production of a creative media project.
  • 6.1Maintain evaluative and reflective records of the development and production of a creative media project.
  • 6.2Use evaluative and reflective skills to make decisions for a creative media production project.
LO7Be able to present a creative media production project.
  • 7.1Explore strategies to present a creative media production project.
  • 7.2Present a creative media production project to a specified audience.
By Project

Coverage Matrix

Quick view of which project maps to which unit.

ProjectUnit 9Unit 10Unit 11Unit 12Unit 13
P01 · Advanced Environment Art Study✓✓
P02 · Worldbuilding & Pre-Production✓
P03 · Technical Art & Systems✓
P04 · Collaborative Production Sprint✓
P05 · FMP — Portfolio Specialisation Project✓