ART & DESIGN

Duration and Attendance

This course is full-time over an academic year starting in September. It will provide you with a thorough grounding in Art and Design. The course is run over two days each week for one year.

What You’ll Do

The course is divided into units of assessment. Each unit is broken down into learning hours and most of the units are worth three to six credits (one credit equals 10 learning hours).

The Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma consists of a number of units which are built up to meet the students proposed subject at degree level. To achieve the Diploma, you must achieve 60 credits of which 45 credits are graded and 15 are ungraded. All units are at Level 3 (equivalent to A Level standard) and need to be achieved.

This course begins with an introduction to creative art and design units through working with a wide variety of materials and processes. You will go on to complete projects in digital art, painting and drawing, textiles, book art, 3D, printmaking, alongside a broad range of self-directed projects.

In the early stages of the course, you will be shown how to experiment with materials and approaches to develop your own response to a series of assignment briefs. You will learn how to research a range of starting points, relate your ideas to the work of artists/ designers and reflect on your practice as an artist. Over time, you will begin to find a direction within the field of art and design and work towards your subject specialism such as graphics, fine art, textiles or 3D crafts. At all stages, you will be encouraged to adopt an innovative, creative and personal approach to your work in order to build an individual portfolio. You will be asked to work on self-directed briefs, which will prepare you for developing your own practice or further study at degree level. To support this, there will be the opportunity to visit a UCAS fair and you will receive support with your UCAS application.

Exams and Assessments

All coursework is project-based and assessed in relation to a set of assessment criteria.

How You Can Progress

This programme provides a well-established route to a wide range of degree level art and design courses including guaranteed progression to successful students to our own higher education courses here at York College Uinversity Centre, subject to tutor approval. Students have gained places on graphic design, fashion, fine art, textiles, illustration, 3D and design degree courses across the country, including; Wimbledon College of Art and Design, Northumbria University, Manchester Metropolitan University and other prestigious Art Schools.

How To Apply

To apply, simply fill out an application form online or collect one from the College InfoZone to complete in person or return via email.