AS Applied Art (Single or Double)
This subject may be offered at more than one Southern Consortium school site. The teaching of this subject may be at any one of the sites listed below.
The information on this webpage is a guide only. Topics, units and course content may vary from those listed below.
AS/A Level Applied Art @ DP
(2 year course. 12 lessons each week)
The course is a double A Level and is suited to students who have a firm commitment to Art & Design and have a proven track record in the subject. The course will lead directly to Art School, or employment within the Art & Design sector. This is achieved by ensuring that students develop general skills and present high quality work in all the units covered.
Students will cover 12 equally- weighted units
Year 12
Students cover six units
- 2D and 3D Visual Language.
- Materials, Techniques and Technology.
- Visual Communication and Meaning
- Working in 2D
- Working in 3D
- Develop Set Ideas
Year 13
Students cover a further six units
- Produce set ideas.
- Personal and Portfolio development
- Contextual reference
- Professional Practice
- Develop and Produce Own Ideas
- Fine Art or Design or Multimedia
The aims of the course are:-
- To acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding, as well as language, needed to create, develop and present high quality work.
- To understand art and design methods and principles.
- Use primary and secondary sources.
- Understand how creative focuses are inter-related and influence each other, and explore working methods linked to industry practice.
- To apply working methods used by sector professionals, both as individuals and as part of a team, as well as with clients, commissioners and audiences.
- To independently explore how meaning is communicated through creative and reflective experimentation with media and materials.
- To develop ways of working that emphasise practical independence, self-directed learning and how to improve practice over time.