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Art and Design

Session Intakes

September / January / April

Course Duration

2 Years

Qualification Credits

240 Credit Hours

About the Programme

HND in Art and Design is constructed to progressively enhance your knowledge and equip you with skills pertaining to art, design, fashion and creative media. You will be working on your own creative projects, which will allow you to put your ideas into practice and use your newly acquired skills to build a professional profile and portfolio for the creative industries sector, ensuring easy employment and self-employment options.

The credits gained on an HND are equal to the first two years of an undergraduate programme, a lot of universities in the United Kingdom and internationally can offer you a seat on the third or final year of a degree course (rather than making you start at the beginning).

The Programme offers the following pathways:

  • Fashion (Currently Offered)
  • Textiles
  • Product Design
  • Interior Design
  • Photography
  • Graphic Design
  • Digital Design
  • Art Practice
 

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    Course Elements

    Awarding Body

    BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked.

    Classes and Schedule

    The programme is being offered in three sessions; September, Junuary, and April intakes each year. The class schedules are alligned to each intake and shared with students during their programme induction pack. Classes will be held at Islamabad Campus face-to-face.

    Student Induction Pack would include the following documents in the Induction Pack:

    •  Student Handbook (Policies and Procedures)
    •  Course overview
    •  Assignment briefs for all units & Assignment Submission       Procedure
    •  Course Timetable
    •  Assignment support sources (reading lists for units, skills development resources and definitions of verbs included in the scheme of work documents).

    Course Module

    Year 1

    Mandatory Core Units:
    • Professional Development.
    • Contextual Studies
    • Individual Project (Pearson – Set)
    • Techniques & Processes

    Optional Units:
    • Pattern Cutting & Garment Making
    • Principles of Life Drawing

    Year 2

    Mandatory Core Units:
    • Professional Practices
    • Applied Practices: Collaborative Project (Pearson – Set)

    Optional Units:
    • Trend Forecasting
    • Creative Entrepreneurship
    • User-Testing for Design

    Assessment

    All Learners (students) will be assessed on written Course work / Assignment submissions against given learning objectives (LOs) , practical tasks, and presentations for each module during the semesters. There are No-Exams in the entire qualification.

    The assessment procedures relating to specific programmes will be made available to all students prior to the commencement of their course and will be reinforced throughout their programme of study.

    Students are advised at the time of induction to follow the guidelines given to them digitally and/or posted on all campus noticeboards.

    Entry Requirement

    Students who have recently been in education are likely to need:

    • BTEC Level 3 qualification, and/or other related Level 3 qualifications OR
    • HSSC equivalent (12 Years of Education) (A-Levels/ Intermediate pass and/or Acceptable equivalent qualifications)
    • Portfolio 
    • RPL/APL (Recognition of Prior Learning) cases shall be dealt in accordance with the Pearson policies based on the learner’s experience.

    Student Support

    Once you are registered, the academic team will contact you immediately regarding your induction to the programme. You will also be provided study materials and related centre handbooks. For academic and administrative support, you will be given access to Programme and Student Support Coordinator.

    Mode of Delivery

    The programme is being offered Face-to-Face at UCI Islamabad under the supervision of high qualified and experienced teachers. 

    HN Global

    At ICE, we expect our students to register immediately at HN Global, which is a dedicated online learning platform, containing free resources. It provides guidance to students throughout their academic journey. The global forum connects students and tutors and provides them with an opportunity to discuss common themes and share good practices. With HN Global, students can get access to course specific core textbooks and improve their study skills by completing online learning modules targeted at common development areas.

    How to register as Learner at HN Global?

    BTEC Higher National Diploma

    Recognised by HEC Pakistan and International Universities

     

    BTEC Higher National Diplomas are widely recognised in all major countries including the UK and are also accepted globally by universities as equivalent to first two years of the undergraduate programme providing more opportunities to students as compared to local or other foundation programmes.

    Top up your HND to an Honours Undergraduate Degree

     

    Students have the option to top up HND to the final year of an undergraduate degree programme; BA (Hons) at over 150 universities worldwide of your choice. The students can search for their own choice of universities and/or degree programme via the Pearson BTEC platform called  ‘ Degree Course Finder ‘

    Affordable and Flexible to Study

     

    The HND programme is also significantly more affordable and students are given merit-based scholarships. At ICE, students are given the flexibility (where required) to attend online/blended sessions. The programme is delivered face-to-face and via flexible learning to help the students study as per the schedule of their choice.

    Designed for your Professional Success

     

    Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals have been designed to equip their students to meet the challenges in the professional environment of their choice. Recognised by employers and universities, the HND programme not only provides academic knowledge, but gears up the students to work in the market.

    Where will Higher National Diploma take me?

    BA Graphic Design

    BA Interior Design

    BA Product Design

    BA Spatial Design

    BA Architecture

    BA Digital Design

    BA Web Design

    BA Fine Art

    Art & Design

    BA Fashion & Textiles

    BA Fashion Design

    BA Textile Design

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is HND Diploma?

    A Higher National Diploma is a two years programme awarded by Pearson UK. The HND programme is equivalent to 14 years of education (Associate Degree Programme, ADP) recognised by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

    The programme is designed to help the candidates with employment by giving them hands-on skills, focusing on varnishing skills and teaching them practical application of concepts. All modules of the programme are coursework based spread over two years (4 semesters) with specialisation pathways.

    The HND qualifications are designed to equip the learner with up-to-date sector-related skills so as to make the employment path easier for them by focusing on the skill sets in addition to understanding and knowledge of the content and the subjects. It is a flexible programme that meets the requirements of working individuals as well.

    What are the courses under HND?

    Currently,  we are offering HND in Business, Art and Design (Fashion, Textiles), Creative Media Production, Gaming and Computing with specialised pathways. The learner can choose the pathways at the start of their session and can enroll in the designated programme. Each pathway ensures a holistic academic and vocational experience for the learner.

    What is the eligibility criteria?

    Students who have recently been in education are likely to need:

    • BTEC Level 3 qualification  and/or  other related Level 3 qualifications OR
    • HSSC equivalent (12 Years of Education) (A-Levels/ Intermediate Pass and/or Acceptable equivalent qualifications)
    • RPL/APL (Recognition of Prior Learning) cases shall be dealt in accordance with the Pearson policies based on the learner’s experience.

    Is HND is approved by HEC?

    A Higher National Diploma is a two years programme awarded by Pearson UK. The HND programme is equivalent to 14 years of education (Associate Degree Programme, ADP) recognised by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Choosing to complete the top-up year and ensuring the undergraduate degree requirements are fulfilled, the candidate can get equivalence from the HEC for a 16 years honors degree.

    What is the fee of HND?

    The HND programme is also significantly more affordable and students are given merit-based scholarships. The approximate fee of HND course is PKR ——–, which includes international registration fee. The students are given flexible installment plans during the admission process.

    Total credit hours in HND?

    The Higher National Diploma programme comprises 240 credit hours which is equivalent to 2nd year of an undergraduate degree

    What is a Top-Up year?

    A top-up year is the final year of the undergraduate programme. Students have the option to top up HND to the final year of an undergraduate degree programme; BA (Hons) at over 150 universities worldwide of your choice. The students can search for their own choice of universities and/or degree programme via the Pearson BTEC platform called  ‘ Degree Course Finder ‘

    Mode of Study?

    The programme is being offered Face-to-Face at our Islamabad campus. Our Teaching Zone (Virtual Learning Platform) provides an opportunity to the students to track their qualifications, academic timelines, learning support and study materials during their entire course. Students also get the access to plagiarism/similarity check facility ‘Turnitin’ for their written course before final submission.