Students who have a passion and a keen interest in art and art and design. Through this course students may choose to pursue a variety of mediums to produce their assessment pieces. This gives students a degree of autonomy in regard to which areas of art they wish to specialise in. A level in Art and Design has been designed to provide engaging and innovative creative learning experiences, where art, craft and design practice is meaningfully integrated with theoretical knowledge and understanding.
To study this course you will need to achieve 32-35 points if you wish 3 BTEC / CTEC courses 36 - 47 points if you wish to study with other A levels
This course will cover: Skills across both 2/3 dimensional media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, clay and 3D construction. Students will look at the work of other artists, designers and craftspeople to support their making. Along side this, students will produce a critical study of 1,000 words to support their practice. During the course, students will have the opportunity to visit local and national galleries and work with external agencies. This unit will be internally assessed and externally marked. Component 1: Personal Investigation (60% of qualification 120 marks) A major in-depth critical, practical and theoretical investigative project/portfolio and outcome/s based on themes and subject matter that have personal significance; An extended written element of 1000 words minimum, which may contain images and texts and must clearly relate to practical and theoretical work using an appropriate working vocabulary and specialist terminology. Unit 2 is an externally set assignment which is pre-released from the examination board. Following a preparation period, students will sit an examination, producing a final piece in a chosen media
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Warwickshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Coventry Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Students who have a passion and a keen interest in art and art and design. Through this course students may choose to pursue a variety of mediums to produce their assessment pieces. This gives students a degree of autonomy in regard to which areas of art they wish to specialise in. A level in Art and Design has been designed to provide engaging and innovative creative learning experiences, where art, craft and design practice is meaningfully integrated with theoretical knowledge and understanding.
To study this course you will need to achieve 32-35 points if you wish 3 BTEC / CTEC courses 36 - 47 points if you wish to study with other A levels
This course will cover: Skills across both 2/3 dimensional media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, clay and 3D construction. Students will look at the work of other artists, designers and craftspeople to support their making. Along side this, students will produce a critical study of 1,000 words to support their practice. During the course, students will have the opportunity to visit local and national galleries and work with external agencies. This unit will be internally assessed and externally marked. Component 1: Personal Investigation (60% of qualification 120 marks) A major in-depth critical, practical and theoretical investigative project/portfolio and outcome/s based on themes and subject matter that have personal significance; An extended written element of 1000 words minimum, which may contain images and texts and must clearly relate to practical and theoretical work using an appropriate working vocabulary and specialist terminology. Unit 2 is an externally set assignment which is pre-released from the examination board. Following a preparation period, students will sit an examination, producing a final piece in a chosen media
