Vocational Art and Design | Photography
Overview
"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist."
-Rene Magritte
Students who study Art or Photography will gain a wide range of practical transferable skills that will prepare them for any further venture. Students develop a better understanding of the world around them and explore their own creativity through investigations that stretch and challenge their perceptions. Art and Photography are growing subjects that relate to almost any modern career path.
Key Information
Qualification: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Art and Design
Exam Board: Pearson
Entry Requirements
5 or more GCSE (or equivalent) qualifications at Grade 4 or above incl. Maths and English
Pass - Distinction (4+) in Art and Design or a portfolio of evidence if the Art hasn't been undertaken
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Unit 1: Visual Recording and Communication
In this unit, you will develop your visual recording and communication skills through exploration and experimentation with materials and methods, gaining confidence in your ability to create work and express and communicate ideas. You will extend your skills through exploring the work of others, ongoing personal reflection and the refinement of your own work. You will demonstrate your practice by applying these skills to a set task.
Assessed under supervised conditions.
Learners will be provided with a theme and a task in the January before
Assessment period is a maximum of three hours
Assessment period can be arranged over a number of sessions.
60 marks
Unit 2: Critical and Contextual Studies in Art and Design
In this unit, you will develop contextual research and critical analysis skills. You will investigate the contextual influences on practitioners that drive and underpin their work. You will learn how to critically analyse pieces of art and design work, deconstructing images and thinking critically about what you see. You will develop these skills through investigation by selecting and sourcing relevant information in order to gain a full understanding of the work of artists and designers.
Assessed under supervised conditions.
Assessment is set and marked by Pearson.
Part A is released four weeks before Part B for learners to carry out research.
Learners are given three hours of monitored sessions
Part B is a supervised assessment in a single three and a half hour session timetabled by Pearson.
60 marks
Unit 3: The Creative Process
In this unit, you will explore the activities within the creative process. You will develop ideas through use of materials, techniques and processes, refining your ideas and reviewing your working practices. You will explore ways to present your work and understand the importance of self-reflection and evaluation as an ongoing process. You will then apply your own creative process to a piece of art and design work, reflecting on what you have learned to help inform your future practice. This unit is internally assessed.
Unit 9: Photographic Materials, Techniques and Process | Unit 12: Fine Art Materials, Techniques and Processes
These units will introduce you to a range of Photographic OR Fine Art materials, techniques and processes. You will explore both their technical characteristics and creative potential, using this experimentation to support your response to a brief. Developing your skills and understanding of photographic materials, techniques and processes, and reviewing your working practice and development will help improve your work. These units are internally assessed.
Progression
Students who study Art or Photography commonly progress on to Art College, University or an Apprenticeship.
What goes well with Art and Photography?
IT
Media
Sociology
Business
Studying Art can lead on to some exciting career options, including:
Architecture
Fine Artist
Designer
Fashion
Makeup
Graphic Artist
Computer games designer
Illustrator
Interior Designer
Creative Engineer
Studying Photography can lead on to some exciting career options, including:
Fashion
Forensics
Wedding photographer
Film maker
Photojournalist
Studio manager
Graphic designer