Art & Design (AQA GCE A-Level Photography)
at Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge · college
What the college says
The ability to take a good photograph is a wonderful skill. You will develop your camera skills using traditional 35mm and digital cameras; learning to process and print images and make use of Photoshop to manipulate and edit images. You will also be expected to explore and experiment with traditional techniques such as drawing and printmaking a photomontage. Research and writing about photographers from different times and places is a fundamental part of the course and this underpins the development of your ideas. Themes covered range from portraiture and identity to still life and landscape genres.
What you need to get on
GCSE Grade 6 in Art / Photography and five Grade 5s including Mathematics and English.
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
Ivybridge Community College
HARFORD ROAD, IVYBRIDGE, PL21 0JA
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · IVYBRIDGE
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