Art & Design: Fine Art

EDEXCEL GCSE IN ART AND DESIGN: FINE ART (1FA0)

INTRODUCTION

The Edexcel GCSE (9-1) in Art and Design is designed to be a general course, encompassing art, craft and design and to enable students to explore a range of 2 and 3 dimensional approaches to their studies. The aim of this qualification is to allow students to develop:

• An awareness, through practical experience, of historical and contemporary practice and research techniques linked to the student’s own personal work;

• An understanding as to how visual meaning is created and communicated through creative experimentation with media and materials;

• Ways of working that emphasise practical independence, self-directed learning and how to improve practice over time;

• Their practical art and design skills, techniques and processes through working on assignment briefs;

• An experience of a wide range of techniques and associated equipment and technology used for both general and specialist work;

• An ability to study and implement the work of both past and contemporary artists in the develop-ment stages of their selected focus.

To view full course specification click Edexcel GCSE in Art & Design Specification

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• 4 GCSE passes with minimum grade E or grade 3 (or equivalent) including English.

COURSE STRUCTURE

This qualification is equivalent to one GCSE grade and has a one-year duration. This programme consists of two compulsory coursework-based units:

• Component 1 is a coursework-based assignment, internally set and assessed but externally moderated by Edexcel.

• Component 2 is an externally set coursework-based assignment, internally assessed but externally moderated by Edexcel.

PROGRESSION

Successful completion of this Level 2 course offers candidates’ progression to Level 3.