Course Summary
Do you relish all aspects of the creative art and design world? This course gives you creative freedom when responding to assignment briefs, meaning you will gain skills in a wide range of processes and techniques. These include digital, photography, printmaking, surface pattern, three-dimensional, fashion and textiles, graphic design and illustration.
This course is available to study as an Extended Diploma (180-credit course equivalent to 3 A Levels).
The course is delivered in specialist studios by experienced teachers. You will work alongside your peers completing final work for your portfolio along with sketchbooks containing your research, ideas and proposals. You will become competent in both presenting and explaining your work alongside, project management and responding to a brief creatively.
We enrich all learning with visiting speakers and trips that will enable you to complete first-hand research. Visits have included destinations such as the National Portrait Gallery, the Courtauld Institute, White Cube Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum and Tate Modern.
The course is fast paced, exciting and enables students to gain experience in varying techniques, alongside focusing on specialist areas that provides portfolio evidence for their next progression pathway. By the end of this course you will have produced a stunning and varied portfolio, demonstrating your commitment and passion for the creative world.
Course Details
Year 1 Modules
Fine Art Materials, Techniques and Processes
Graphic Illustration
Photography Materials, Techniques and Processes
Visual Recording and Communication
Critical and Contextual Studies
The Creative Process
Year 2 Modules
Materials, Techniques and Processes in Art
Printmaking
Surface Pattern
Developing an Art and Design Portfolio
Contemporary Fine Art
Developing and Realizing Creative Intentions
Working to a Client Brief
How will it be delivered and assessed?
100% Coursework
Exam Board: OCR
Entry requirements
Five GCSEs at Grade 4 including:
Grade 4 in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature
Grade 4 in GCSE Art or Merit in Level 2 Art
Your next steps...
Students who successfully complete the Extended Diploma in Art course mainly progress to direct entry at university on a degree course.
Students have recently gone on to study a range of various creative degree courses including: graphic design, architecture, product design, photography, illustration, fashion design, textiles, jewellery design, surface pattern, games design and fine art. Destinations have included Edinburgh School of Art, Central St Martins, Leeds School of Art, Brighton, Norwich University of the Arts, Nottingham Trent and Falmouth and Long Road L4 Art Foundation Course.
Additional information
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/page/?title=Art+%26amp%3B+Design+Level+3&pid=166
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