This AS/A-Level course in Art & Design covers a wide array of creative disciplines, including painting, drawing, printmaking, and 3D design (utilising clay, wood, plaster, metal, and plastic). You will also gain the opportunity to study the primary sources of various artists/designers during visits to galleries and museums. If you choose to progress onto the A-Level in your second year, you will build upon and develop the work that you produced at AS-Level. This will allow you to further develop and refine your practical and creative thinking skills. Additionally, in the second year, you will undertake a component which contains a written element on an aspect of artistic practice within a ‘Personal Investigation’.
A minimum of 6 grade 4s, including a grade 4 or above in GCSE English Language, is required. GCSE Maths must also be at a grade 3 as a minimum. If GCSE Maths is at a grade 3, you would have to resit it. A grade 4 in a GCSE Art-based subject is also required. If you would like to undertake this subject but did not do an Art-based subject at GCSE, you can also apply to study with a high-quality portfolio. Please photograph your portfolio and email it to portfolio@jcc.ac.uk where our Art Department will assess your work to see if it can replace the requirement for a GCSE Art-based subject at a grade 4.
The A-Level and second year of this course is made up of two separate components. Component 1 is a Personal Investigation into a selected area of artistic practice. Component 2 is an Externally Set Task. All coursework in this A-Level is marked internally and moderated externally.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Birmingham |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Belgrave Road, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 9FF |
This AS/A-Level course in Art & Design covers a wide array of creative disciplines, including painting, drawing, printmaking, and 3D design (utilising clay, wood, plaster, metal, and plastic). You will also gain the opportunity to study the primary sources of various artists/designers during visits to galleries and museums. If you choose to progress onto the A-Level in your second year, you will build upon and develop the work that you produced at AS-Level. This will allow you to further develop and refine your practical and creative thinking skills. Additionally, in the second year, you will undertake a component which contains a written element on an aspect of artistic practice within a ‘Personal Investigation’.
A minimum of 6 grade 4s, including a grade 4 or above in GCSE English Language, is required. GCSE Maths must also be at a grade 3 as a minimum. If GCSE Maths is at a grade 3, you would have to resit it. A grade 4 in a GCSE Art-based subject is also required. If you would like to undertake this subject but did not do an Art-based subject at GCSE, you can also apply to study with a high-quality portfolio. Please photograph your portfolio and email it to portfolio@jcc.ac.uk where our Art Department will assess your work to see if it can replace the requirement for a GCSE Art-based subject at a grade 4.
The A-Level and second year of this course is made up of two separate components. Component 1 is a Personal Investigation into a selected area of artistic practice. Component 2 is an Externally Set Task. All coursework in this A-Level is marked internally and moderated externally.
