Level 1 Visual Arts
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms V. Carney.
This is a foundation course for all L2 and L3 senior specialist Art programmes; Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture. This course is broad-based, covering Drawing, Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture. Photography is introduced to create resource images and to support compositional understanding . Students independently respond to a provided theme over the course of the year, developing technical skills that enable them to explore, develop and resolve ideas visually. Students will be introduced to the concept of working on a portfolio, generating and developing their own visual responses through the study of contemporary artists models.
All new NCEA Level 1 Standards are listed however, decisions around next years standards for this course are pending. It is expected you will do one internal and one external per course with a total of 10 Credits.
Recommended Prior Learning
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 15 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 5 credits.
External
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
Disclaimer
Courses will only run based on minimum entries
Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course
You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisites of a course or if the course requires this for entry
Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOF or HOD of the Department
Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths