BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design

BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design

Course Code: IL0021MQ/1A
Category: Art & Design, Photography & Pottery
Centre: Beaufort Road
Start Date: 07/09/2010
Times: Full-time
Duration: 2 years
Fee: £250
Course fees are per year.
This course is free for school leavers (Aged 16-18)

Course Content: This course is designed to provide a broad-based vocational education within art, craft and design. It offers students the opportunity to develop their creative skills, knowledge and understanding; enabling them to gain an understanding of the context and vocational relevance of their work and to prepare them for entry into higher education, further training, employment or self-employment in the art, craft and design sectors.

The first year of the course is designed to allow students to experience a wide range of specialisms including life drawing, printmaking, painting, 3D design, sculpture, photography, computer aided art and design, art history and contemporary studies, craft, life drawing and textiles. Field trips and gallery visits to Manchester, Liverpool and London enrich and underpin practical work in these subject specialisms.

The second year of the course provides students with the opportunity to further develop and refine skills and understanding gained in the first year. During the second year students also specialise in their desired area of study in preparation for entry onto a degree course or the equivalent.

Special Features: The Art School at Tameside College provides a base for all our Art and Design students. This course is taught in our purpose-designed specialist art, design, photography and fashion studios.

Progression: This successful course has seen 100% achievement and success over the last six years with 100% of University applicants gaining first choice courses at prestigious universities across the UK, including Central St. Martins and Falmouth University.

Upon completion, most students progress to study degree courses in a broad range of Art and Design subjects such as Illustration, Contemporary Media (photography, film, sound, installation and computer-generated art and design), Fashion, Animation, 3D Design, Textiles and Fine Art. Alternatively, students may progress to BTEC Foundation Course or seek employment upon completion of the course.