Visual Arts (IB

IB

Visual Arts

The Visual Arts syllabus allows for a wide range of responses and working styles in relation to current contemporary art practice. IB Visual Arts is highly rewarding and students should be prepared to invest the time and energy required to develop their abilities.

The main purpose of any course in art, craft and design is to develop your ability to appreciate the visual world, respond in a personal and creative way and perhaps even contribute for the benefit of everyone.

COURSE AIMS The main purpose of any course in art, craft and design is to develop your ability to appreciate the visual world, respond in a personal and creative way and perhaps even contribute for the benefit of everyone.

ADVICE Diversity in terms of media, discipline and concept and you should have an understanding of the formal elements of art such as colour, tone and composition. You must also be receptive to forming a deeper understanding of the place of art, craft and design in the world, its history and purpose. Above all, you should have an impulse to create and express your ideas visually. The skills you acquire will be determined to some extent by the area of study you choose. However, art skills are possibly the most transferable currency you can develop.

ENTRY CRITERIA Ideally , students will have undertaken GCSE Art and Design, or an equivalent qualification, before embarking on the course. New students to St Christopher’s or those not having completed the GCSE course will be asked to consult with the Head of Art and submit a portfolio of work for review before they enter the IB Visual Arts programme.

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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Student achievement is assessed through three distinct and independent tasks: • The Comparative Study 20% (External Assessment) • The Process Portfolio 40% (External Assessment) • The Exhibition 40% (Internal assessment by teacher, external moderation by examiner). • There are no revisable or written examinations. All practical work produced during the two year course will be assessed.

A-LEVEL ART & IB VISUAL ARTS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Accessory Design, Advertising, Animation, Architecture, Art History, Branded Entertainment, Business of Beauty and Fragrance, Interior Design, Jewellery, Luxury and Fashion Management, Motion Media Design, Cinema Studies, Creative Business Leadership, Design for Sustainability, Design Management, Painting, Performing Arts, Photography, Preservation Design, Dramatic Writing, Fashion, Fashion Marketing and Management, Production Design, Product Design, Sculpture, Sequential Art, Service Design, Fibres, Film and Television, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Social Strategy Management, Sound Design, Television Producing, Themed Entertainment Design, Illustration, Immersive Reality, Industrial Design, Interactive and Game Development, Urban Design, User Experience Design and Visual Effects.

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INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES

Business Studies (A-Level) Business & Management (IB) Economics (A-Level) Economics (IB) Environmental Systems & Societies (IB) Geography (A-Level) Geography (IB) History (A-Level) History (IB) Media Studies (A-Level) Philosophy (A-Level) Psychology (A-Level) Psychology (IB) Travel & Tourism (A-Level)