Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

Course Outline: The duration of the course is two years for the full A level qualification. Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences exploring a range of photographic media, techniques and processes. They will explore relevant images, artifacts and resources relating to Photography and a wider range of digital media and art. This will be integral to the investigating and making process. The responses to these examples will be shown through practical and critical activities, which demonstrate the understanding of different styles, genres and traditions. Students will become aware of the four assessment objectives to be demonstrated in the context of the content and skills presented and of the importance of process as well as product. They will use sketchbooks/workbooks/journals to underpin the work where appropriate. Students will use digital techniques to produce images. Future progressions from this course: The course can lead into an Arts foundation course, leading into a degree in photography, lens based media courses etc. Careers include the media industries, photo journalism, design, education, web design, galleries and many other photography design based industries.