Art & Design (Fine Art) A Level/AS Level

This A-Level in Art & Design (Fine Art) introduces students to a range of specialist fine art media, processes and techniques.

Students will have the opportunity to discover themselves as artists and develop their own sense of style. 

Students will have the opportunity to explore a number of areas of fine art such as: abstraction, ceramics, human form, installation, landscape, experimental imagery, narrative, portraiture, printmaking, moving image and photography, sculpture,  working in genre. 

Format

Independent reading, specialist practical study of painting, printmaking or sculpture. 

Key Skills Acquired

Exploration of visual language, convey and interpret images, creativity, imagination, visual communication. 

Complimentary A-Levels

English Language & Literature, History of Art, History, Sociology, Film Studies, Media Studies, Modern Foreign Languages, Geography, Politics. 

Typical Assessment

Practical portfolio and externally set task. 

Exam Boards

England, Wales and Northern Ireland Exam Boards: AQA, CEA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel (UK)

Scottish Exam Board (for Highers): SQA

International Exam Boards: Cambridge International Education (CIE)

Career Options

Artist, graphic designer, art director, illustrator, animator, curator, fashion designer, art therapist, art teacher, architect, art framer, gallery manager,  web designer, product designer, designer, branding, packaging design, design manager, advertising, manager, PR, design, business

University Destinations:

United Kingdom: 

University of the Arts London (UAL), Leeds Art University, Arts University Plymouth, Nottingham Trent University, University of Westminster, London Metropolitan University, University of the Creative Arts (UCA), Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Portsmouth, University of Lincoln, Teesside University, Falmouth University, University of Derby, Buckinghamshire New University, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Central Lancashire, Arts University Bournemouth, University of South Wales, Middlesex University, Norwich University of the Arts