Course Description
The purpose of the Course is to provide a broad practical experience of Art and Design and related
critical activity. The Course provides opportunities for learners to be inspired and creatively
challenged as they explore how to visually represent and communicate their personal thoughts, ideas
and feelings through their work. Learners will analyse the factors influencing artists’ and designers’
work and practice. They will use this understanding when developing and producing their own
creative and personal expressive and design work.
The purpose of the Course is to provide a broad practical experience of Art and Design and related
critical activity. The Course provides opportunities for learners to be inspired and creatively
challenged as they explore how to visually represent and communicate their personal thoughts, ideas
and feelings through their work. Learners will analyse the factors influencing artists’ and designers’
work and practice. They will use this understanding when developing and producing their own
creative and personal expressive and design work.
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Entry to Course Assessment
· National 5 Art and Design Course or relevant component Units. |
Assessment
At Higher pupils complete a portfolio of work consisting of both an Expressive and Design folios of work. The hand in date is the end of the Spring Term. This folio will then be submitted to the SQA for assessment. · Expressive unit – 100 marks · Design unit – 100 marks · External written exam – 60 marks |
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Expressive Activity
This folio of work helps learners to develop their personal thoughts and ideas in visual form. Learners will develop critical understanding of artists’ working practices and the social and cultural influences affecting their work. After selecting stimuli and producing investigative studies, pupils will develop and refine their expressive ideas and artwork. They will experiment with and use a range of materials, techniques and/or technology in 2D and/or 3D formats in response to the stimuli. |
Design Activity
In this unit learners will plan research and develop work in response to a design brief. They will further develop their creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking skills as they consider complex design opportunities and work to resolve design issues and contraints. They will develop and refine their ideas by experimenting with and using a range of materials, techniques and/or technology in 2D and/or 3D formats. Learners will evaluate their own and other work in both expressive and design folios. The written critical understanding of both artists’ and designers’ work will inform the written external in the May exam diet. |
Progression
Successful completion of this course may lead towards: · Advanced Higher Art & Design · Portfolio Preparation Course · HNC/HND/Degree · Higher Art & Design is required for some Architecture and other interior & exterior spatial design courses. · 24 SCQF Credit points to support application to other further and higher education courses.
Successful completion of this course may lead towards: · Advanced Higher Art & Design · Portfolio Preparation Course · HNC/HND/Degree · Higher Art & Design is required for some Architecture and other interior & exterior spatial design courses. · 24 SCQF Credit points to support application to other further and higher education courses.
