Art and Design

Assessment

Unit 1 Personal Investigation: Candidates submit one major project from starting points, topics and themes determined by the Art department. portfolio of paintings prints and other outcomes is created and the candidates select and present from this. The investigation includes a Related Study that must involve a written element which is expected to be between 1000 – 3000 words. This is 60% of the overall mark. Unit 2 Externally Set Task: Candidates select one starting point from an early release question paper. Candidates are given a preparatory period in which to plan and produce preliminary studies. They are given fifteen hours of controlled time at the end of the course to realise their ideas into a final outcome. This is 40% of the overall mark. Please refer to OCRs documentation for further details about the course. Our chosen specialisms are Fine Art (H601) and Critical and Contextual studies (H606) which offers versatility. Please see ocr.org.uk for the latest versions of the specifications.