AS Level - Al Ain English Speaking School AAESS

Art
Art and Design at AAESS will be studied and examined as a FINE ART option.
Internally Set Assignment
Students will be guided in their topic choice for
coursework for AS. This study will be created and
explored for the entire year. The A2 Fine Art course is
similar to this, and is an extension of this work, with a
personal study.
CAREER PROSPECTS
The usual (UK) route for students wishing to follow a career in Art and Design,
following GCE examinations, is for them to go on to a ‘foundation course’ in
Art and Design. This gives an intensive, full time, 1 year, grounding in Art and
Design. This route is highly recommended. Following this, students usually go
on to take a ‘BA’ qualification lasting 3 years, in one of the numerous areas of
art and design which are open to them (eg; Fine Art, Ceramics, Graphic
Design, Industrial Design, etc.). Later, students may even wish to take a
Masters Degree. Some students forgo the undeniable pleasure of a foundation
course and go straight on to ‘BA’ courses.
There are many private colleges that offer excellent Graphic Design courses,
and are geared towards gearing students for advertising, publishing, various
computer graphics careers and the packaging industry.
Most careers in the Fashion, Interior Design, Architecture Industry all would
see the GCS Art and Design Course as a good start to the introduction of their
University studies.
9
AS and A Level
Externally Set Assignment
Students again produce coursework from a preset
examination paper, over a period of time prior to the
exam, and then produce a “final piece” on the day of
the exam within the set period given.
Examination work and coursework are graded (marked) according to the following 4 Assessment Objectives:
Assessment Objective 1
Recording observations & experiences, ideas, information etc. 25% AS/A2
Assessment Objective 2
Analyse and evaluate images, artefacts etc., showing understanding of purposes, meanings and contexts.
25% AS/A2
Assessment Objective 3
Develop ideas through investigations selecting and using materials etc. 25% AS/A2
Assessment Objective 4
Complete personal and informed finished work & explain connections. 25% AS/A2
SUMMARY OF ARTWORK UNITS
Level Unit Code Component Weighting
AS 6FA01 Unit 1 Course work 30% ‘A2’ 60% ‘AS’ Level
6FA02 Unit 2 Externally Set Assignment 20% ‘A2’ 40% ‘AS’ Level
A2 9FA03 Unit 3 Coursework & Personal Study 30% ‘A2’
9FA04 Unit 4 Externally Set Assignment 20% ‘A2’
IGCSE QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
Candidates for these examinations
should satisfy themselves (possibly
through dialogue with their art teacher)
that they understand and can complete
work which satisfies these objectives
over the period of the course.
Candidates ought also to have gained
a minimum of grade ‘C’ at GCSE/IGCSE
Art and Design (as well as other GCSE
qualifications displaying similar academic
performance) or be able to
show through a folio of work that they
meet this standard.
EDEXCEL
Specification 6FA01 (AS)
Specification 9FA01 (A2)
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
It is a general requirement that students entering upon Art ‘A’ level understand that the degree of involvement
required of them is substantial. ‘A’ level Art requires a level of thinking and involvement with ideas which is far in
excess of IGCSE requirements. Also, the amount of practical work required for ‘AS’ level and
later for ‘A2’ level is not easily achievable in one short academic year. Students must be prepared
for the level of commitment involved.
Created by Nasser Lone 2011