Study Skills

Course summary

The Extended Project Qualification is a one-year course which is quite different to an A-level. It is a project based piece of work that allows you to research and write or create in an area that you are interested in. There is immense flexibility in the route you decide to take and we encourage you to create projects themed around your future plans, passions and main interests. To give you a taste of the diversity of EPQ topics, the following areas of research have all been submitted for projects: "Should we surrender our DNA at birth?"; "How music production can change a sample of music."; "The influence of Scandinavian folk-wear on the British fashion industry"; "The morality of horse racing"; "Restricting advertising to children"; "The necessity of feminism"; "Do numbers really exist?". By the end of the project you will have produced an extended dissertation of around 6000 words or an 'artefact' - a piece that could be a model, design, piece of art, music etc. which is accompanied by a shorter essay. Your teacher acts as a mentor, developing your skills in analysis, evaluation and research. An important aspect of the final assessment is a presentation on your findings and your reflections on the overall experience.