Art and Design

Course summary

There are real benefits to considering studying Art at A Level. The obvious benefit is that it is a natural progression from Art A Level to gaining a place on a Foundation course and a Degree place on an Arts course of your choice. The Art Department has been very successful over the years in preparing students for the Foundation course and has an impressive success rate for students accepted onto both Loughborough and De Montfort University Foundations. If, however, you are not considering Art College there are still good reasons for choosing to study Art at A Level. Art is a natural foil to the more academic disciplines of other A Level subjects and can offer a creative outlet that might not otherwise be realised by activities within school. Also, the student who is willing to work hard in this subject, under the guidance of department staff, will usually achieve a creditable grade that can generate much needed points in the UCAS system. Firstly, lots of hard work on your part! But also lots of engaging, challenging work and new experiences channelled into two years of study. You will also encounter a programme of study that encourages interaction with galleries, museums and practising artists and craftspeople. You will be expected to carry out in-depth investigations into various working methods and media. You will experience methods and materials you perhaps have not previously encountered at GCSE and have the opportunity to speak to practitioners about their approaches to creating Art and craft objects.