Art and Design

Course summary

This course enables students to develop personal visual responses to ideas stemming from a range of stimuli. This is through the medium of Art, Craft & Design. Craft and Design involves a range of two dimensional and three dimensional ways of making. They will learn about communicating to the public visually, by visiting displays of works of art in order to appreciate, understand and create work inspired by artists, designers and craftspeople. Students can take this course to complement many other advanced level subjects. This could lead to Higher Education in areas of Art and Design or more general or combined Higher Education courses. Students may choose a career related to Art and Design, of which there are a vast number to choose from in this multi-billion pound creative industry. Art will take time to complete due to the practical nature of the subject; you need to consider what other courses you are taking as students can find it challenging balancing two or more practical subjects. You will need to be organised and focused and use your study periods effectively. The GCE is a recognised qualification that will encourage students to explore a number of transferable skills of creativity, communication, research, debate, constructive criticism, time management, planning, negotiation and problem solving skills. Students will utilise an understanding and knowledge of skills that many employers across lots of industries are looking for.