THE NORTH LIGHT CENTRE FOR ART & DESIGN

AT THE BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE COLLEGE

Full Time Duration: 2 Years Awarding Body: BTEC/EDEXCEL

The pathways offer both practical and vocational skills in projects relevant to that subject area. We are a department focused on live projects with real clients and embed these within the curriculum. This improves students ability to work with a client and move into the workplace when they finish studying.

LEVEL 3

This is a practical Level 3 course for students with a real enthusiasm for art

and design who are seeking a career in this growing and exciting industry. choose at the start of your time with us and study for two years.

Entry Requirements: 4 GCSEs at grade C or above or successful completion of a full BTEC Level 2 qualification Art and Design (or a similar art-based qualification) for art and design is essential. You will be invited to attend an interview. with a minimum of a Merit grade plus a portfolio of recent art work. Enthusiasm

This course is divided into a series of specialist pathways that you will

Course Contents: When you begin the course on your chosen pathway; you will complete the 1st year as a subsidiary diploma student, studying between 6 - 10 units, progressing in the 2nd year to the extended diploma the full qualification.

Course Assessment: The programme subject tutors will assess at several

stages throughout the year usually in line with the end of each term, which will include practical and written assignments. These are assessed and graded internally and will give students regular feedback as to their progress on the will be a number of progression reports generated for yourself and your parents a Final Major project in the summer term of the 2nd year.

programme studying a further 8 - 12 units to a total of 18 units to achieve

course and abilities to reach targets set. In order to monitor your progress there / guardians with an opportunity for consultations. The course work culminates in

You will learn by completing assignments based on realistic workplace

activities and, as outlined above, live briefs. You will also have the opportunity to visit art and design exhibitions, museums and galleries through your course work which includes practical visual assignments related to various aspects of the course. You will be continuously assessed and some written work. In the second year you will have the opportunity

Course Progression: Upon successful completion of the course most students On completing the course you will have gained the equivalent of 3 A levels along

progress on to higher education (degree or HND in their chosen area of study). with a substantial portfolio of art work that demonstrates your practical skills in a specialist subject area. This will assist you with interviews at university or if applying for work in the creative industries.

to gain an employability qualification. Throughout the course you will be creating a portfolio of work in your chosen pathway culminating in a final year exhibition.

International Costs: 5900 per year to include books, examination fees and materials etc. and this cost will be advised on application.

registration fees. There may be additional costs for educational visits, uniforms,

Additional Info: The BTEC Extended Diploma is equivalent to 3 A Levels. You will have access to the Colleges virtual learning environment (moodle) which can be accessed from any computer with internet access (at home, libraries or College) to submit assignments, coursework and download course materials and handouts etc.

For further information please contact: office@bpc.ac.uk

THE NORTH LIGHT CENTRE FOR ART & DESIGN

AT THE BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE COLLEGE

B T E C L E V E L 3 PAT H W AY O P T I O N S

Graphic Design
The Graphic Design Pathway aims to train students not only to think creatively and interpret a brief with flair and originality but also to build a good looking practical portfolio of work that demonstrates the skill set and the mind-set that employers want from new designers. The course will cover Editorial Design, Design for Marketing and Advertising, Photography for Graphic Applications, Digital Illustration and Animation and Design for the Web. This course has been developed by professionals who have held senior posts at national creative companies and have also worked for high calibre regional employers in the creative sector. It is taught by practicing Graphic Designers so students will receive the high-quality, relevant knowledge and expertise that can be readily applied in the workplace. A 2 Year Programme Qualification - Edexcel BTEC Extended Diploma Equivalent to 3 A Levels

Fashion and Textiles

Fashion & Textiles encompasses a range of creative activities from traditional means of realizing designs via drawing, mark making, printmaking and illustration through to construction methods for surface design, garment making and accessory design. The course also focusses on more contemporary approaches in digital design, laser cutting and sublimation printing. This pathway aims to encourage students to not only achieve their creative vision but also to give them the practical and technical skills to not only design garments but also to realize and construct these designs as garments. The pathway recognizes the need for business and entrepreneurial awareness and gives student grounding in this to underpin the practical, contextual and creative strands of the courses delivery. A 2 Year Programme Qualification Edexcel BTEC Extended Diploma Equivalent to 3 A Levels

Commercial Photography
The Commercial Photography Pathway will allow you to develop your skills through the application of both practical and theoretical photographic practice. Students will develop the skills they need via workshops, location shoots, studio practice and interaction specialist guest lecturers and experience a highly relevant and employable student training experience. Focusing on the current expectations of the professional photographic industry to build a creative but highly work relevant portfolio, the pathway aims to develop all the techniques and processes for commercial and creative success. You will have the opportunity to explore the following key areas of photographic practice: Advertising, Marketing, Experimental, Fashion, Location and Landscape, Studio and Commercial Client based work. A 2 Year Programme Qualification - Edexcel BTEC Extended Diploma Equivalent to 3 A Levels

Digital Illustration
Digital Illustration is focused both on traditional drawing skills using a range of of established physical media to create images that both visually communicate and fit a given professional or personal brief. This dynamic course then takes students one step beyond this established creative foundation to embrace and apply their skills to contemporary digital media forms. The course is designed with a relevant focus on the currency of the contemporary illustration scene and its key areas of exploration are: Visual Narratives, Editorial Illustration, Illustration for Publishing and Advertising, Narrative Illustration, Character Design and World Building for Games. A 2 Year Programme Qualification - Edexcel BTEC Extended Diploma Equivalent to 3 A Levels

Visual Arts
Visual Art encompasses a range of activities and media forms from the traditional - drawing, painting, sculpture, to emergent or more contemporary approaches such as film and digital media. Whichever media form or approach students adopt the Visual Arts pathway embodies a new creative vision and recognizes that Visual Arts are a fundamental creative force in national and international culture. This pathway aims to encourage students to achieve creative freedom, critical insight, underpinned by confident competency in both formal approaches and also in technical innovation. A 2 Year Programme Qualification Edexcel BTEC Extended Diploma Equivalent to 3 A Levels