Art

Art is suitable for students with an interest in furthering their studies in Art and is taken by many students alongside AS Photography.

Advanced Art GCE is suitable for student with an interest in furthering their studies in any art media. In the unendorsed course the flexible nature of the specification structure allow students to build up diversity of experience through materials and processes.

Students may choose to go on to the second year to complete the full ‘A’ level or opt for the one-year A/S qualification.

Students must have at least a C grade in Art and Design to take the A/S Level course and a genuine interest in the subject.

This AS course consists of three different units.

Unit 1: Research Projects: Two projects, no size restrictions on the final piece and at least one planning sheet per piece or a sketchbook.

 Unit 2: Personal investigation: One piece of analytical research on artists’ ideas, techniques and processes. This will be in the form of a dedicated sketchbook or folder of annotated sheets or illustrated essay.

 Unit 3: Question paper, 5 hours duration. Students will need to produce one piece of research for an outcome plus no more than 2 sides A1 or equivalent planning sheets or a sketchbook.

 To complete the ‘A’ Level course students must pass the AS level and then submit work for similar modules in the second year –A2 (OCR Advanced GCE in Art: Unendorsed).

Students will be expected to contribute to an exhibition at the end of each year.

The Art A/S and ‘A’ Level qualifications are recognised by nearly all Universities and Colleges as an entry qualification for specialist Art courses at Degree Level or general degrees in a variety of subjects.  However, many of the over-subscribed degree courses require a year’s Art Foundation course to be completed first.

 

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