AS/A Level Photography

A Level Photography

Why choose Photography?
This course offers an opportunity to explore creative and experimental approaches towards the medium alongside more established techniques. The course is aimed at those students who have an interest in art and design and wish to explore photography within this context. If you do not have GCSE Art and Design you will need to produce a portfolio of work that demonstrates a serious interest in creative photography. Further selection criteria may need to be applied if the course is heavily subscribed


Resources and Facilities
A well-equipped black and white darkroom studio and digital processing facilities.


Teaching and Learning Styles
Instruction in the use of equipment and a range of techniques
An introduction to the history of photography and contemporary practice
Students are encouraged to develop a personal approach towards picture-making through practical projects

Extra-Curricular Activities

Students are required to participate in museum/gallery visits and any site visits related to practical work.


Assessment
Two units are taken at AS level - a coursework research project and a five-hour test under exam conditions.


Progression Opportunities
Whilst some students go on to study a Foundation course in Art and Design, a number of students each year progress directly to university to study Photography.