Art and Design (3d Studies)

Assessment

Year 1: You will receive continual assessment feedback and termly progress tutorials. During the first two terms of the course you will have the opportunity to experience drawing, three dimensional experimentation, printmaking and photography. This phase provides the basis for one extensive practical project. • Component 1: Coursework Portfolio Alongside this work you will be expected to build up evidence of your critical awareness of the wider context of art within worldwide cultures to complement and inform your practical work. • Component 2: Mock Exam Assignment Your response to mock exam assignment. This involves a preparation period, of approximately 10 weeks plus 10 hours supervised time. Year 2: • Component 1: Personal Investigation This involves one, extended, in-depth coursework project using skills acquired in year one and a written log. • Component 2: Externally-Set Assignment Your response to externally set questions. This involves a preparation period of approximately 15 weeks plus 15 hour supervised exam period.