Access to HE Diploma: Art and Design

Summary:

Do you enjoy drawing, being creative, thinking about the visual?Would you like to extend your ideas and develop a range of skills?
Are you interested in eventually studying for a degree in art and design?

If you have had some recent involvement with art and design, and enjoy independent learning this could be the course for you. Available as a one year full - time course, it provides an excellent preparation for study on a wide range of art degree courses. It will also provide a stimulating and enjoyable programme for those wishing to study for their own personal interest.

The Access to HE Diploma: Art and Design is a nationally recognised qualification (by all university degree programmes) and is validated by the Cambridge Access Validating Agency.

Course Code: A1096 (full time) Course Length: One year full time (2.5 days/week, Wed 10-12:30 and Thu/Fri 9:30-16:00) Entry Requirements:

We would like to see examples of recent work done over the last three years, including drawings and evidence of your enthusiasm in any other medium. All applicants will be interviewed and asked to bring a written review of an exhibition or visual arts programme seen recently. Interviews run from February – July. Please apply as early as possible as the course is in demand.

Full Description:

You will spend two days a week in our well equipped studios working with enthusiastic and committed tutors, who are all practising artists, across a range of disciplines. You will also study Contextual Studies for 2.5 hours/week which will help prepare you for the theoretical element of all degree courses. It will include lectures, discussion groups, essays and practical work. Our aim is to help you develop a critical awareness of why you do what you do rather than just showing you how to do something.

Studio Practice: The course is divided into 3 stages:

The first stage introduces you to skills and new ways of thinking about observation drawing, painting, textiles, 3-dimensional design, printmaking and an introductory project. The project will help you to develop, analyse, evaluate, sustain and resolve your ideas.

The second stage consists of a thematic and self-elected project, which you can develop in any media or direction than you wish in consultation with your tutors.

The third stage consists of a Final Major Project which gives you the opportunity to design, plan and take much more responsibility for the direction of your work.

As part of the course there are study trips to galleries and museums.

Assessment:

Assessment is seen as a positive process. Your work will be assessed throughout the course, both internally and by an external moderator. At the end of each studio module you will present a folder of work for discussion and grading. The final major project is exhibited as part of the Arts Festival at City College in June/July which is open to the public.

The Contextual Studies units are assessed through essays, presentations and practical work. In order to gain a full Access Certificate, you must pass all the course units.

After the Course:

Over the past 17 years, past students have sucessfully gained places on a wide variety of BA and MA Art and Design courses, both nationally and in Europe. Others aiming at self-employment have set up their own studios. Some students have used the course to enhance their employment prospects in the creative industries.

Interested?

For more details of the course and an application form, please call the Information Centre on 01603 773773, email information@ccn.ac.uk or download an application form and details from the college website.

Costs:

For general information about tuition, registration and exam fees, and help available, please ask for our separate leaflet 'Fee Information and Methods of Payment'. This is available from the college Advice Shop. Some materials are provided but you will be expected to provide your own sketchbooks and stationery.

Please note that although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, courses and costs may be subject to change.

Please contact the Advice Shop for details of costs and start dates.

Please note that although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, course information, costs where applicable and attendance details may change.

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