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Art and Design Foundation Exploratory Year BTEC Diploma Level 2 (Sep'12)
Course code: B0510
Course category: Part-time
End Qualification: Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Diploma
Starting and ending month: September to June
Days of the week: Thursday, Friday
Course duration: 32 weeks
Time of day: All day
Course aims:
Do you feel you have real creative potential, perhaps you are considering a change of career path towards the arts?
This exploratory year is the perfect choice if you’ve decided that you want to take your art and design studies further and also develop your thinking, problem solving and creative potential. The start of the course explores both 2D and 3D visual language. You’ll then be introduced to the different areas of specialism, which will inform how your own work develops. You’ll then be given more open ended projects, which will allow you to extend your own practice.
This art course is also useful if you’re looking to progress onto a degree course in art and design. The usual route onto an art and design degree course is to take a foundation art course. This is the first year of a two year foundation programme, but can also be taken as a one year stand alone qualification. However you will need to complete both years to have the full qualification needed to apply for a degree.
Students who successfully pass the first year can apply to progress onto the second year of the part-time foundation course. The majority of people on this course are returning to education or want a career change. The adult cohort makes the experience mature and exciting for the you.
You will learn how to:
- Generate ideas and experiment with a variety of media
- Develop and refine your working practice
- Contextualise your practice within an art and design context as well as a theoretical and historical one
- Be able to articulate your ideas visually and verbally
To gain entry on to this course you must be working at the correct level, before you get onto the course your portfolio will be looked at in terms of its potential to benefit from the course. If you’re currently not of the right standard for the course we will be able to advise on the correct level for you to be studying at.
Course content:
On this course you will study:
- Contextual references in Art and Design
- 2D Visual Communication
- 3D Visual Communication
- Using Ideas to Explore, Develop and Produce Art and Design
- Building an Art and Design Portfolio
- Working in the art and design industry
- Working with Graphic Design Briefs
- Working with Textiles Briefs
The course introduces students to visual language in both two dimensions and three dimensions. The main emphasis in the first term is to develop students’ observational drawing and painting skills which is fundamental to all artists and designers.
Throughout the course there will be a series of technical workshop inductions such as: Photoshop, Plaster, Printmaking and Textile techniques. These technical inputs will feed into a series of themed projects.
The course provides different strategies for generating ideas and explores the different contexts of art and design practice. This enables students to identify their strengths and see how their works sits within the areas of Fine Art, 3D, Graphics, Illustration, Fashion or Textiles.
Students are required to undertake research into artists and designers to aid their own development. They will also undertake a written assignment that will develop their written, research and contextual skills.
The latter part of the course will be project based and allow students to work in a more independent way establishing and developing their own visual language supported through tutorials, seminars and more specific technical inputs suiting individual needs.
Facilities for students:
- Use of Art studios during taught lesson time
- A fully updated machine workshop.
- PC and Mac suites
- Screen printing and etching workshops
- Plaster and Ceramics studio
- Textile Facilities
- Well stocked LRC (learning resource centre) with excellent Art and Design books and use of computers, some of which have Photoshop software.
- Black and white colour photocopiers
- Art shop for the purchase of basic art materials
Tutors:
A range of enthusiastic & experienced full-time and part-time teaching staff teach on this course. The tutors provide a wide range of professional expertise, skills and industrial experience as practising designers, artists and educators.
Assessment: A range of enthusiastic & experienced full-time and part-time teaching staff teach on this course. The tutors provide a wide range of professional expertise, skills and industrial experience as practising designers, artists and educators.
Awarding Body: Edexcel
Entry Requirements:
Strong portfolio of art and design work and sketchbooks demonstrating potential and a desire to develop skills and knowledge.
Interview for entry: Interview required
Interview preparation:
You will be asked to submit a portfolio of recent artwork (including sketchbooks) and a CV as well as produce a written response to set questions.
You will watch a presentation on the course and be given the opportunity to ask questions
Your portfolio will be looked at in terms of its potential to benefit from the course, and to ascertain that you are at the right level for the course requirements.
You will then be given a 1:1 interview where you will be asked the questions you have prepared for.
Pre-entry preparation:
Betty Edwards, “Drawing on the right side of the brain”
Ian Simpson “Drawing seeing and observation”
Progression and links:
Most students will progress onto the part-time foundation course to prepare their portfolio for a degree application.
Most careers in art and design will usually require a degree qualification
Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:
- Tuition Fees
- College registration
- Awarding Body registration
- Resource Fee
- Exam / Assessment Fees
Tuition fees
How much will the Tuition Fees cost?
Below are the fees for this course.
Home/EU students tuition fees (per year): 1: £0 2: £315 3: £1,515
The cost of these courses are split into 3 categories. Category 1: If you are aged between 19-23 years and are studying at the level of your chosen course for the first time. This applies to Level 1, 2 and 3 courses. If this is your first level 3 course, the upper age limit is 24. Category 2: If you are in receipt of a 'work- related' benefit such as Job Seekers Allowance, or that you can self-certify (sign a form) that you are actively seeking work. Category 3: if you do not sit within Categories 1 or 2, this will be the cost you will need to pay for your course.
Financial assistance information.
How to apply for part-time courses.
Further information: Art materials supplied by the students.
A materials list is provided prior to the start of term (approx £100), but students will need to top up consumable items (paper, paint etc), so you should also budget for at least £5.00 per week.
Disclaimer:
Although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, it does not form any part of a
contract between City College Brighton and Hove and the student. Courses may be subject to change.
Timetables are subject to change and you should check with your tutor prior to enrolment for the details of your timetable.
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