Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Component 1: Personal Investigation (60% of the total qualification) - Internally set, assessed by the teacher, and externally moderated. - Incorporates three major elements: supporting studies, practical work, and personal study. - Supporting studies and practical work will comprise a portfolio of development work and outcomes based on themes and ideas developed from personal starting points. - The personal study will be evidenced through critical written communication showing contextual research and understanding in a minimum of 1000 words of continuous prose, which may contain integrated images. Component 2: Externally Set Assignment (40% of the total qualification) - Externally set, assessed by the teacher, and externally moderated. - Incorporates two major elements: preparatory studies and the 15-hour period of sustained focus. - Preparatory studies will comprise a portfolio of practical and written development work based on the Externally Set Assignment. - During the 15-hour period of sustained focus under exam conditions, students will produce final outcome(s) extending from their preparatory studies in response to the Externally Set Assignment.