GCE Art and Design

A LEVEL AR
RT AND DE
ESIGN: FINE ART
INTRODUCTTION The Edexceel A‐Level Art and Design
n in Fine Artt is designed
d to encouraage studentss with an adventurous and a
enquiring approach to aart and desiggn. This qualification quaalifies for UC
CAS points, aand providess students w
with o higher edu
ucation or fo
or moving intto employm
ment within tthe a broad educational baasis for progression onto
creative ind
dustries. The aim of this q
qualification is to allow students to d
develop: 1. Theeir intellectuaal, imaginative, creative and intuitive
e powers thrrough the usse of traditio
onal media and digiital manipu
ulation (esp
pecially Ado
obe Photosshop editin
ng and ap
pplication in
n assignmeent devvelopmental work). 2. Theeir investigative, analytical, experim
mental, practical, techn
nical and eexpressive skills, aestheetic und
derstanding aand critical judgement.
3. An understandiing of the in
nterrelationsships betwee
en art, craft and design and an awareness of the t
con
ntexts in whicch they operrate. 4. Kno
owledge and understand
ding of art, crraft and design in contem
mporary sociiety and in other times aand culttures. ENTRY REQ
QUIREMENTSS • 4 GCSEs at grad
de A*‐C (inclu
uding GCSE A
Art & Design (Fine Art) grrade C or abo
ove). plus ood school/C
College repo
ort • A go
• Seee application form for resstrictions on number of A
A‐Levels thatt can be undeertaken. COURSE &C
COMPONENTT STRUCTUR
RE At the end of year 1 alll students are a eligible to sit the AS Art and Design in Fine Art compon
nents. This iss a on. A pass at AS is requireed in order tto progress o
onto the full A‐Level awaard. At the eend stand‐alonee qualificatio
of the 2nd yeear, studentss will sit the two compon
nents of the A‐Level quallification Componentt 1 Componentt 2 A LEVEL ART AND DESIGN: FIN
NE ART COMP
PONENTS • Incorpo
orates 3 majo
or elements:: supporting studies, practical work an
nd a personaal study PERSON
NAL INVESTIG
GATION • 60% of a level • Internaally set and assessed but externaally moderatted • Incorpo
orates 2 majo
or elements:: preparaatory studiess and a 15‐
hour peeriod of sustained focus
EXTERNALLLY SET ASSIGNMENT • 40% of a level • Internaally assessed but externally set and
d externally m
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