The two-year course follows the Pearson Edexcel History of Art syllabus. This is divided into three components and is assessed by two exams, each weighted for 50%. Component 1 - Visual Analysis Students are introduced to examples of painting, sculpture and architecture from within the European tradition of art, from Classical Greece (500 BCE) to the present. Component 2 - Themes ‘Identities in art and architecture’ and ‘War in art and architecture’ Component 3 - Periods ‘Rebellion and revival: the British and French Avant-Garde (1848-99)’ and ‘Brave new world: Modernism in Europe (1900-39)
The subject is available to all Sixth Formers and compliments a range of other A level choices. Some History of Art students also take Mathematics and Economics, others pair this with Fine Art or performance subjects, while a number are Humanities-oriented. There is no typical or recommended subject combination that includes the History of Art; it is a multi-disciplinary subject which gives students the tools to analyse and understand how and why works of art and design are created. It builds on existing enthusiasms, or simply on a new-found curiosity to know more about art and architecture produced across the ages within different cultural traditions.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £44,490 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £29,175 - £30,900 |
| Address | 25 The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2ES |
The two-year course follows the Pearson Edexcel History of Art syllabus. This is divided into three components and is assessed by two exams, each weighted for 50%. Component 1 - Visual Analysis Students are introduced to examples of painting, sculpture and architecture from within the European tradition of art, from Classical Greece (500 BCE) to the present. Component 2 - Themes ‘Identities in art and architecture’ and ‘War in art and architecture’ Component 3 - Periods ‘Rebellion and revival: the British and French Avant-Garde (1848-99)’ and ‘Brave new world: Modernism in Europe (1900-39)
The subject is available to all Sixth Formers and compliments a range of other A level choices. Some History of Art students also take Mathematics and Economics, others pair this with Fine Art or performance subjects, while a number are Humanities-oriented. There is no typical or recommended subject combination that includes the History of Art; it is a multi-disciplinary subject which gives students the tools to analyse and understand how and why works of art and design are created. It builds on existing enthusiasms, or simply on a new-found curiosity to know more about art and architecture produced across the ages within different cultural traditions.