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  Entry Requirements
GCSE in Art and Design is recommended, but not essential. The most vital requirement is that you have a genuine interest in the subject and a passion for Art in every sense.
This A Level would suit candidates who...
• Enjoy working in an independent way
• Want to develop technical skills
• Enjoy studying a subject which is relevant to their own lives and experiences
• Would like to follow a creative career path
• Are engaged with their imagination and who think creatively about the world
• Like to see the physical outcome of their labours and who enjoy working with
materials
Course Content and Examinations
The course that you will follow at A Level is endorsed Art and Design (Fine Art) as specified by the examination board, AQA. Some students may be better suited toward a different endorsement based on their particular strengths. This could be Art and Design: photography, graphics or ceramics for example. You would be entered for a different endorsement only where you have a real drive and passion for that area.
The Fine Art endorsement allows you to encounter a wider range of materials and processes and is best suited to students who wish to experiment with techniques.
The A Level specification is comprised of one component of practical coursework which is a personal investigation where you negotiate the title, content and materials you use with your teacher. This is also supported by a written element of no less than 1000 and no more than 3000 words, followed by an externally set assignment.
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Course Specification A Level ⏐ AQA 7202
Head of Department ⏐ Mr R Parkinson
A Level Art will allow you to develop your skills to a sub-degree level and will provide you with an advanced visual vocabulary with the ability to articulate about Art and visual culture with confidence. Alongside the development of technical skills you will study essential elements such as fine drawing skills, painting in oils, sculpting and compositional balance and all of this will be underpinned by critical and contextual studies.
Where could this subject take you?
Art can support applications for further education in any number of subjects. Universities value the independence and creative thought that the subject demands and a student often chooses topics that can support their UCAS application.
Many students have used the independence that Art encourages to pursue topics that relate to their intended university courses. This can give students who do so an edge over their peers as they will have the freedom and time to steer through a wealth of materials relevant to their intentions. It is not uncommon for students to create topics around architecture, product-design, fashion, psychology, anatomy and physiology and literature to name but a few in recent years. Your ability to observe, create, design, imagine and conceptualise are valued highly by leading universities and Art students do often gain places on the strength of their work in the subject. Courses that value Art highly include: Architecture, Product-design, Set-design, Engineering and even Medicine and a number of Warwick students have followed these paths in recent years.
You could of course study Art at university and there are thousands of courses that relate directly to Art including: Fine Art, Illustration, Photography, Fashion, Textile- design and Sculpture to name but a few.












































































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