AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in Art and Design
at The Vale Academy, Brigg · school or sixth form
What the college says
The main purpose of any course in art and design is to develop your ability to appreciate the visual world and to respond in a personal and creative way. The skills you will explore will be varied. Amongst them you will develop a working knowledge of materials, practices and technology within art and learn the skills to interpret and convey your ideas and feelings using art and design. You will improve your imaginative and creative powers and your experimental, analytical and documenting skills. You will also develop a specialist vocabulary and the knowledge and understanding of the place of art, craft and design in history and in contemporary society.
What you need to get on
Minimum of 5 A*-C grades at GCSE (English and Maths at Grade 4) and preferably Grade B/Grade 5 in the subjects you wish to study.
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
The Vale Academy
The Vale Academy Atherton Way, Brigg, DN20 8AR
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