This course develops students’ understanding of the relationship between society and art; art historical terms, concepts and issues; the influence of cultural, social and political factors, as well as developments in materials, techniques and processes of both art and architecture over time. All elements of this course equip students with skills for higher education and beyond: art history’s inter-disciplinary benefits are key to this, as are the requirements for all students to learn to analyse, research and to create substantiated reasoned argument in written form. The subject content is divided into three areas: A: Visual Analysis B: Themes C: Periods
All applicants are invited to attend our assessment day, during which they will sit entrance papers in Maths and English, followed by an online assessment and interview with the Principal. As part of the 13+ assessment, candidates will sit a further paper in a subject of their choice. Other scholarships (eg., art, sport, music, drama) will also be taken at this time.
Paper 1: Visual Analysis and Themes Written examination: 3 hours 50% of the qualification 110 marks Content Overview *Visual Analysis *Themes Assessment overview Section A: Visual analysis For each of the following types of art and architecture, students answer a single compulsory question that requires them to comment on an unseen photograph of: *a painting; *a sculpture; and *a building. Section B: Themes Choose two Themes from a choice of three: *B1 Nature in art and architecture *B2 Identities in art and architecture *B3 War in art and architecture. For each Theme, students answer a single compulsory question in two parts. Paper 2: Periods Written examination: 3 hours 50% of the qualification 110 marks Choose two Periods from a choice of five: *C1 Invention and illusion: the Renaissance in Italy (1420 - 1520) *C2 Power and persuasion: the Baroque in Catholic Europe (1597 - 1685) *C3 Rebellion and revival: the British and French Avant-Garde (1848 - 99) *C4 Brave new world: Modernism in Europe (1900 - 39) *C5 Pop life: British and American contemporary art and architecture (1960 - 2015) For each Period, students answer a single compulsory question in four parts
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Shropshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £35,985 - £38,985 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day:£22,620- £26,085 |
| Address | Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, SY11 3EW |
This course develops students’ understanding of the relationship between society and art; art historical terms, concepts and issues; the influence of cultural, social and political factors, as well as developments in materials, techniques and processes of both art and architecture over time. All elements of this course equip students with skills for higher education and beyond: art history’s inter-disciplinary benefits are key to this, as are the requirements for all students to learn to analyse, research and to create substantiated reasoned argument in written form. The subject content is divided into three areas: A: Visual Analysis B: Themes C: Periods
All applicants are invited to attend our assessment day, during which they will sit entrance papers in Maths and English, followed by an online assessment and interview with the Principal. As part of the 13+ assessment, candidates will sit a further paper in a subject of their choice. Other scholarships (eg., art, sport, music, drama) will also be taken at this time.
Paper 1: Visual Analysis and Themes Written examination: 3 hours 50% of the qualification 110 marks Content Overview *Visual Analysis *Themes Assessment overview Section A: Visual analysis For each of the following types of art and architecture, students answer a single compulsory question that requires them to comment on an unseen photograph of: *a painting; *a sculpture; and *a building. Section B: Themes Choose two Themes from a choice of three: *B1 Nature in art and architecture *B2 Identities in art and architecture *B3 War in art and architecture. For each Theme, students answer a single compulsory question in two parts. Paper 2: Periods Written examination: 3 hours 50% of the qualification 110 marks Choose two Periods from a choice of five: *C1 Invention and illusion: the Renaissance in Italy (1420 - 1520) *C2 Power and persuasion: the Baroque in Catholic Europe (1597 - 1685) *C3 Rebellion and revival: the British and French Avant-Garde (1848 - 99) *C4 Brave new world: Modernism in Europe (1900 - 39) *C5 Pop life: British and American contemporary art and architecture (1960 - 2015) For each Period, students answer a single compulsory question in four parts