COURSES

Art & Design
(BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma)
Overview
Are you looking for an artistic challenge Is a career
in art & design for you
If you enjoyed GCSE Art and have definitely
identified your future career as an artistic one you
will find the higher level of study on the BTEC course
of Art and Design very fulfilling.
This is a demanding and rigorous course which is
tailored to suit those of a self-motivated nature and
which will provide an excellent all-round experience
of art, design, photography, sculpture, fashion, product
design etc. This is the comprehensive art & design
package and will give you an excellent grounding in
self-expression and an insight into what you might
wish to pursue at degree level. It provides a rich and
personal experience where you are encouraged to
become an independent learner and to express
your individuality.
A wide range of media is available for you to
embrace, such as drawing, printing, printmaking and
photography; whilst at the same time intensifying
your research and analysis of artists and their work.
This will provide you with a wonderful insight into
the techniques and processes of professional artists
and inspire you to respond in your own way.
Approach
The subject is obviously practically based. The range
of subject matter followed is extensive and where a
thematic response is the preferred option, you can
draw on your own interests whether it be social,
moral, political or simply portraits or landscapes.
and many other areas of what is a multimillion
pound industry with many employment possibilities.
Course outline
The course, which is equivalent to three A levels,
consists of 18 units covering a wide range of art and
design activities. You will be set a brief for each unit
and expected to work independently; handling up to
ten different projects at any one time from ten or
more tutors. Your timetable will be totally art and
design, although for specially talented and organised
pupils there is the opportunity to take an A level
alongside the BTEC course. Over the two years, you
will produce eighteen units of work. Each unit covers
a discrete area of study and consists of a body of
research and development work leading to final
outcomes. Assessment of your work takes place
every six weeks with written and verbal feedback,
which you will be expected to retain and use to help
make progress. You will be given the opportunity to
exhibit the best of your work at the end of the course.
Amongst the briefs offered each year are painting,
printmaking, photography, computer graphics and
image manipulation, sculpture, fashion, graphics,
illustration, interior design, multimedia, set design,
theatre design, textiles and many more.
During the course you will participate in a study
week taking in the very best practice in art and
design in the galleries and design houses of a
European city. Moreover, all pupils are encouraged to
take advantage of work experience in areas of art and
design they are interested in during holiday periods.
You will be provided with the necessary materials to
foster a multimedia approach to your work.
The skills developed allow you to develop your own
interest in areas such as advertising, animation,
architecture, CGI (computer-generated imagery),
fine art (including painting, printmaking, photography
and sculpture), fashion, graphics, illustration, interior
design, multimedia, set design, theatre design, textiles
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Millfield Sixth Form Courses 2014-2015