University of the Arts London Extended Diploma in Art & Design
Course introduction & Information
Level 3
Welcome to Art , Design & Performing arts (APA) at Hopwood Hall college ,
At Hopwood Hall we aim to embrace and celebrate everyone as an individual. We encourage diversity and provide an environment for each and everyone to thrive. During the year there will be opportunities for you to be involved in activities and projects related to this.
Safeguarding At Hopwood we have a commitment to the well being of both learners and staff and fully recognise the contribution that we can make to protect and support our learners. The college has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of students and to protect young people and vulnerable adults from harm. Prevent impairment of health and development. Promote an environment and lifestyle of safety and care.
Equality & diversity The UAL Extended diploma in Art & Design is committed to provide equal opportunities in the recruitment, teaching and assessment of students. The course aims to treat all students equally ,irrespective of gender, age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, family responsibility, union or association membership, political outlook or religious beliefs. In pursuing these commitments the staff will endeavour to create an environment in which all who study on the course can do so in an equally supportive, caring and open atmosphere.
Throughout history, Art & Design has been an integral part of our lives. Society has always been concerned about the way we look and the decor of our surroundings. Social and economic situations have also impacted on artists work or the style and exuberance of trends, This then reflects the culture, atmosphere and interests of that generation. Art is a melting pot of ideas ,thoughts, Visual imagery ,styles and trends all influencing the other. This qualification is the University of the Arts : Extended National Diploma in Art & Design , this for students who want to study Art & Design as a full time option. It is designed to prepare you for application for entry into Higher education. University) or for employment. Your diploma will be awarded on the strength of the work that you have completed on the course for that year. Course work during the year could also include participation in local exhibitions and ‘live projects’ with local employers. This gives an insight into the professional world, working to a commercial brief. The Diploma itself contains 13 units is a nationally recognised qualification that is equal to three ‘A’ levels.
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What will the course do for you ? This course will help you to understand more fully the world of Creative Industries. You will develop skills to enable you to effectively contribute to the creative industries workplace both now and in the future. The course will help you to understand the unique characteristics of a variety of disciplines in Art & design as well as the dynamic relationships between them. Combining disciplines to increase the potential of your work. The first year of the course places emphasis on exploration and experimentation in the core skills , these are necessary to develop potential creativity, they including: Drawing Development, Making techniques ,Processes and technical skills, Research skills, Contextual Understanding and the ability to use personal critical judgements. This will be completed through a series of creative assignments,. In the last term you will create a more indepth project. You can be awarded a final Grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction. During the second year your work will become much more personally focused, culminating in a final major project. There is no formal examination, However an external examiner will visit to assess your work. You will be expected to present a show of your work at the end of each academic year. Again in Yr2 You can be awarded a final Grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction. Drawing This is a primary discipline. Drawings can be photo-realistic, abstract or anything in between. They can be the size of postage stamps or barn doors drawings can be made in pencil, chalk, charcoal, oil-pastels, ink...if it makes a mark it can be drawn with! We draw mainly on paper which comes in different weights, sizes and colours - these variations can change the quality of the drawing. Drawing is an essential exercise that feeds into all Art & Design work . Art Skills All designers and artists have to convey their ideas visually. All projects will involve developing art skills, gaining confidence with drawing, painting, collage, printmaking and mixed media, with an effective use of colour, composition and design. You may also work 3 dimensionally, creating Ceramics , sculpture from other materials such as wood or metal, Ideas for fashion & Textile design All of these elements are integral in the creative design world. Personal and professional development– Employability skills The Diploma and Extended Diploma in Art & Design will provide students with opportunities to develop and apply a broad range of transferable skills by encouraging an ethos of personal and professional development. Specifically, the programme will allow students to demonstrate:
Initiative . Independent inquiry . Creative thinking . Reflective learning . Team working . Self-management . Effective participation . Problem solving . Communication.
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Unit 8 Developing an art and design project Unit 9 Opportunities for progression in art and design
Assessment WHY ARE YOU ASSESSED? Many people are interested in your progress and potential. Your lecturers, parents and UAL need your assessment grades as recorded evidence of your progress. Along with your grades you will receive comments and advice. This may be quite formal at certain stages of the course, but on the whole will be part of a continuous learning process. GRADES In the Year one and second year your studies will culminate in a final major project comprising of a final major project .These final projects are a compulsory part of your course. an overall grade for your whole National Diploma. GRADING OF ASSIGNMENTS Each assignment that you receive will list the grading criteria targeted. For example, You will receive full instructions regarding how to cover these criteria in your assignment brief. A list of tasks usually accompanies each criteria listed. Your tutor will fully explain what needs to be done and show you exemplar materials. Projects that are referred are normally allowed 2 weeks for resubmission and are graded as such for unsatisfactory work in major areas of the project. Failure to resubmit to the appropriate standard would result in your project being Ungraded. If you do not hand work in on time there is no obligation on the tutors part to mark your work. In this instance work will only be marked at the end of term assessment board or at the tutor’s discretion. Mitigating circumstances will be taken into account where non submission is due to circumstances beyond a student’s control. Students who continually submit late work will be invited to discuss remedial action with their tutor. If there is still no satisfactory outcome Hopwood Hall reserves the right to inform parents by letter and implement the relevant disciplinary procedure. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE Students who regularly fail to submit work for any reason may be subject to the disciplinary procedure outlined in the student handbook for the college. Always consult with your tutor or SST if you are encountering problems that may hinder your work, punctuality or attendance. STANDARDS ENSURED Staff training and development ensures that grades awarded are standardised across both the country and courses. The external verifier visits the course once a year to sample work being produced and meet with staff and students. ASSESSMENT APPEALS Every student has the right to appeal should they feel that a particular grade or assessment decision has been marked in error or too harshly. The full appeals procedure can be found in the student guide book entitled ‘Academic Appeals procedure’ available in student services. ASSESSMENT PROCEEDURES Units 1–7 and Unit 9 of the Level 3 Diploma in Art & Design will be internally assessed and internally verified through students’ portfolios of evidence and are subject to UAL Awarding Body’s external quality assurance. Units 1–7 and 9–12 of the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art & Design will be internally assessed and internally verified through students’ portfolios of evidence and are subject to UAL Awarding Body’s external quality assurance. Unit 8, the penultimate unit of the Level 3 Diploma in Art & Design, and Units 13 and 14, the final units of the Level 3 and Level 4 Extended Diploma in Art& Design, will be internally assessed and verified and externally moderated through students’ portfolios of evidence against the assessment and grading criteria for those units. To achieve a Pass in any unit all assessment criteria must be met. Additionally, Units 8, 13 and 14 are graded, Pass, Merit or Distinction To achieve a Merit or Distinction, all grade criteria in the respective categories must be met in full. Failure to meet assessment criteria will lead to referral. Students are allowed one opportunity to redeem a referral.
I earning As part of your induction at Hopwood, we aim to give you as much information as we can about your course and how the year will develop. Each student will have their own space online (I Learning) be able to communicate and participate in their course. Access is available to you at home. You can read download and print documents ,complete on-line assignments, There is also an outline plan of the year. This will show when projects, assessments and important events are happening. Tutors will also upload video for you to watch ,often practical links to help with building your Art skills.
Homework/Self directed study The Extended diploma is designed to be taught at L3 the same level as A Levels The qualification is seen as a bridge between school and university, the final major project is also graded at L3 With this in mind, you will be required to be very focussed and self directed .The qualification requires you to complete a minimum of 2 hrs. per week This may be work set by tutors, research or self directed assignment development tasks. 1 Hr. Will be completed in college as E learning .An on-line assignment will be set for you and you have to complete this and 2Hrs will be as self directed study at home .
Student support tutor (SST) You will be assigned a support tutor, you will meet each week to support your learning and development as you progress on the course. Your support tutor and the teaching staff will support you in Yr. 2 if you decide to make an application to University. Your SST is also a person who can help you with any individual problems ,giving you one to one help or referring you on to other members of the support team, such as learning support, counselling services etc. Your SST will also have links with external services if you need help and support with Housing, finances, personal needs or any safeguarding issues
HIGHER EDUCATION in Y2 Most higher education applications will be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Some of the Scottish Colleges receive independent applications. You will have up to 5 choices. We advise you to make multiple applications. There are many changes to UCAS this year 2016-17 Your tutors will keep you informed and staff will help and advise you on choices. Make a personal shortlist as soon as you can and ask your choice institutions which are the preferred application dates. Information on open days and visits to Universities will be posted in the base room as soon as it is received. Most University prospectuses are kept in the college library. Or you can access a wide range of information at: www.UCAS.ac.uk As a L3 student your main objective at the end of the course will probably to gain a place on a degree course in Art and Design . This is an important focus of the course. Full assistance and advice is given to ensure you progress onto the right course. Once you have decided on your specialist direction on the course you will have opportunity to research the options for progression open to you by obtaining University prospectuses and visiting courses. To help you with this decision We will visit the Design your future conference in Manchester in Nov-Dec.Yr1 & 2
2018-19 UCAS Tariff The UAL Level 3 Diploma in Art & Design is included in the UCAS tariff and attracts tariff points for each final grade as shown- Pass 36 Merit 60 Distinction 84 The UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art & Design is included in the UCAS tariff and attracts tariff points for each final grade as shown - Pass 72 Merit 120 Distinction 168 Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate
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Some ideas for Art and Design degree courses: (there are many more) Crafts Craft-based three-dimensional design courses which cater for the designer/craft worker. Making is at the centre of creative activity. Courses include Blacksmithing, Jewellery, Toy making, Bookbinding, Embroidery, Musical instrument making, Silver and Gold Smithing and Woodcarving amongst others. Textiles A variety of courses in Textiles, Fashion and surface design. Options will include printed and woven textiles, knitwear design, embroidery, carpet design and tapestry. Increasingly course may incorporate textiles and fashion or interior. First year undergraduate courses in fashion and textiles include introductions to weaving, printing and dyeing, sewing, pattern design and cutting and machine and hand-knitted fabrics before specialising. Textile courses usually include visual, historical, contextual, technical and business studies. The disciplines of Textiles and Fashion listed are not ‘exclusive’ and there are many areas that overlap. Fashion and Clothing Design for the quantity production clothing industries as well as haute couture, fashion accessories, lingerie, millinery, footwear, sportswear and theatrical costumer. Courses will usually introduce textile processes to students as well as pattern design and cutting, machining and knitting and may include elements of business studies. Some courses are dedicated to fashion marketing or promotion. Film, Photography, Video and Digital Media A wide range of photography and film courses that prepare students for careers in fields such as advertising, editorial fashion, industrial and medical photography, television and film production, interactive media, photographic journalism. Fine Art Most courses mainly involve studio practice in painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking with opportunities to work in performance art and lens-based media. Course will include art history to study the work of other artists, making visits to art galleries and museums at home and abroad. The open-ended and exploratory atmosphere of most fine art courses makes self-motivation not just important but absolutely vital. Graphic Design/Visual Communications Prepare students for work in the communications industries – advertising, publishing, printing, audio-visual and multimedia production. Some courses are specialised (e.g. illustration, typographic design) but the majority are broad-based in their approach with introductions to a variety of techniques in the first year and options to specialise afterwards Multidisciplinary Including courses that offer art and design with a subject (or subjects) from other academic fields, combinations of two or more art and design disciplines or combination of expressive arts (e.g. dance music drama and visual arts). Theatre Courses may be design-orientated, emphasising the role of the stage or costume designer or structured to prepare students for a career in stage management or technical theatre arts. Courses include theory as well as studio and workshop studies. Three Dimensional Design This is an umbrella title under which are grouped a wide range of courses providing the opportunity to work with materials such as metal, plastics, wood and glass. Sculpture, Industrial design/product design, such as lighting furniture and other everyday items in the home or environment ,transport design. Architecture. History of Art and Design Predominantly taught as a theoretical subject and entry to courses does not always require a portfolio of art and design work. Arts Administration and Design Management A strong interest in the creative industries with an understanding of business practice, marketing and the role of design in modern society.
Attendance UAL and Hopwood Hall College require that students put in a minimum attendance of 90%. Failure to do so can result in students not being awarded their Diploma or extended Diploma . Poor attendance will put your place in college at risk, you maybe asked to leave the course. You should inform your course tutors if for some reason you are unable to attend classes. It is important that you keep good attendance and are punctual whilst at college. This is a short course, with a high work load. Poor attendance will have a detrimental effect on your work Absence Absence, punctuality and reasons for non attendance will be recorded and discussed at tutorial sessions. Students with 3 consecutive unexplained absences from class may be removed from the register and the course.
Sickness and reasons for any other absence must be reported before 9.30 am to your tutor. Contact: Phone number: 01706 345346 Ext 2321 /2212 Or Annette Horton Direct email annette.horton @hopwood.ac.uk Jane Bennett Direct email jane.bennett@hopwood.ac.uk
Art materials We expect you to provide yourself with this basic supply to which you will keep adding over the year. If you build up this kit steadily over time with quality materials it should not prove too expensive. Remember cheap materials are not worth the money you pay for them. Buy quality buy once. We have put together an art pack available from reception. working at this high level we expect you to use good quality materials. The packs we provide are offered to you at cost price. E.G an A3 professional sketchbook is £4.00. In an art shop you would expect to pay between £7-12. WORK IN/ON Sketchbooks A3-A4-A5 –containing good quality paper, these can be ordered at cost price through Ian Ashworth (printmaking/3D technician) or bought in Smiths or any good stationers/Art suppliers. If you buy a sketchbook from an external source Please make sure it has good quality paper Diary Note books Ring Binder.
Camera To record events, work and ideas. This can be a cheap digital camera a digital SLR, a bridge camera or use your phone as long as you can print your photos from the device. There are a few digital SLR cameras for you to use on an individual basis in college. READING LIST assignments may contain references to books you can purchase. Please see links on It’s learning . Specified books are available from the learning resource centre and will be suggested by your tutors. Students may prefer to buy their own copies.
YOUR PORTFOLIO For interview A1 portfolio: It will be very important that you have a good quality portfolio in which to display your work. Please do not buy one with metal rings and plastic sleeves. When attending interview it is important for tutors to be able to clearly see and touch your work. All students will be working towards completion of a portfolio - this is a focal point of your course. All H.E institutions and employers require you to provide a professional portfolio of work at interview.
THE STUDIOS
Base Studios This studio will be your principal work area for all your drawing and design work and of necessity will also be used for some other kinds of work, e.g. model-making, collage, some textile crafts, large-scale painting etc. Each student will have a space in which to work with table and chair and some display space. Make sure that you keep your space in a reasonably tidy condition and conducive to a professional working situation. During each assessment period you are required to display your work. It will be your responsibility to keep your space clean and tidy. If your space needs to be painted for professional display purposes during term 1 and 2, you will be responsible for this. During term 3 for FMP we will supply paint for you to prepare the studios ready for display. The studio is open every day from 09.00 and students can make use of most facilities they require usually up to 5.00pm. Art and Design Workshops Textiles, Printmaking, Ceramics, Wood/Plastic, Photography and media all have practical work areas associated with them. Each work shop has specific health and safety rules associated to that area. You will have individual inductions to those areas .This will be the first session in that workshop. The Induction sessions will also cover practical tasks, basic processes, methods, rules of practice, and manipulation of materials etc., which are associated with that workshop. Textiles/Silkscreen printing Workshop B:100 Included in this area are facilities to do screen printing, Batik, Felt making, Papermaking, fabric-dyeing, Machine-stitching, Embroidery, pattern-cutting, Garment-making, hand weaving. Media Included in this area is any work to do with digital media, games design, animation, photography or film making. Printmaking Workshop Included in this area are facilities to make Etchings, Lithographs, Linocuts, Woodcuts, Monoprints, and Collagaph. Wood/Metal/Plastics Workshop Included in this area are facilities to construct with and shape wood, vacuum-form and bend plastics and manipulate and solder non-ferrous metals. Ceramics Included in this area is any facilities to make clay work, also Kilns in which to fire your work. This maybe functional design work ,such as making cups, plates ,decorative tiles etc. or Fine art based sculptural work.
Health & safety In respect of general health and safety students are required to note the following conditions: NO FOOD OR DRINK is to be consumed in the studios. Bottled water is allowed, but care must be exercised when near electrical equipment and student work. Any student not willing to comply with this rule will be asked to leave the studio area. equipment must be taken from the studios without staff permission. .
There is no smoking of cigarettes or E cigarettes in the studios or in any part of the building including the main entrance and exits. There are designated smoking bays in the car park. All machines should be treated with respect and in accordance with health and safety regulations concerning safe operation. No machines to be used without prior instruction and supervision. Where safety goggles, gloves, aprons, masks are required they must be worn!
equipment must be taken from the studios without staff permission. . All work surfaces are to be kept clean and tidy after use. Please note the location of fire extinguishers and exits. Please do not obstruct these areas or access to appliances. In the event of a fire alarm leave the building quickly and quietly using the shortest safe route and assemble In the car park .It is the responsibility of each student to act in a way that will not endanger themselves or others.
Should an accident occur, it must be reported immediately to a member of staff.