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Course Catalogue A - Z

Art and Design

(AQA Art and Design 8202)

Art and Design gives pupils the opportunity to develop and extend their creative and technical skills.
Through experimentation with a range of traditional and digital media, such as drawing, painting,
printmaking, photography and ceramics, pupils explore and investigate the visual world. Pupils are
able to express their individuality through sketchbook research and the development of high quality
final responses.

The cultural and creative sectors are some of the UK’s most successful industries and are set
to be of central importance to the county’s future economic well-being. Art and Design develops
the visual awareness required, as well as the transferable skills of creativity, innovation, problem-
solving, adaptability and resilience which will be required in the jobs market of the 21st century.

Units of study and examination criteria:

Coursework
Component 1: Portfolio (60%) Project 1: (September -January)
This is a comprehensive project providing a structured introduction to the course requirements,
enabling pupils to explore and develop confidence across a range of media.

Project 2: Experimentation (February-April)
This is a series of technical workshops allowing pupils to broaden their experience through visiting
artists, galleries, life-drawing, print-making and teacher-led workshops in digital photography, and
ceramics.

Project 3: Extended Personal Investigation: (May-December)
An extended project where pupils choose a theme in which they are personally interested and
produce an extensive work leading to a final response using media or techniques of their choice.

Component 2: Externally Set Assignment (40%) (January-May)
Pupils choose and explore a theme from the AQA question paper, which they produce over 12
weeks. The final piece is completed over 10 hours under supervised examination conditions.

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