Transcript Slide 1 - BHASVIC

Visual Arts Further and Higher
Education Guide
Fine Art
Textile Art
Photography
The UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport
(DCMS) has produced a widely-quoted definition of the creative
industries as:
“those industries which have their origin in
individual creativity, skill and talent and which
have a potential for wealth and job creation
through the generation and exploitation of
intellectual property.”
The current DCMS definition recognises eleven creative
sectors
1. Advertising
2. Architecture
3. Arts and Antique Markets (including Restoration)
4. Crafts
5. Design (including Graphic Design and Illustration)
6. Fashion
7. Photography, Film and Video
8. Publishing (including magasine design and layout)
9. Software, Computer Games and Electronic Publishing
10.Visual and Performing Arts
11.Television and Radio
BBC News education reporter Hannah Richardson on 26 October 2010
A spokesman for Universities UK said … that graduates in these subjects
made a substantial contribution to the economy and assuring provision in
these areas was strongly in the national interest.
"The arts and humanities are crucial in supporting the UK's world-leading
creative industries sector. The creative industries account for £16.6bn in
exports and contribute almost £60bn to the economy. Even in these
difficult economic times, this sector is set to grow at more than double
the rate of the rest of the economy and at a much faster rate than our
international competitors.”
BHASVIC Visual Arts students follow one of four
main progression routes:
 Foundation Course
 BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma & National Diplomas
 Foundation Degree
 B.A. Hons Degree Course
Foundation Course
 Most A-level Art and Textiles students go on
to study a one year Foundation Course
 A Foundation Course is a one year
qualification designed to develop students
portfolios and to enable students to make an
informed choice about further study in the visual
arts
 Most BHASVIC Visual Arts students go to
local foundation courses such as City College
and Northbrook
Students can apply for foundation courses
anywhere in the country and can apply for more
than one at the same time (direct entry)
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Photography
and National Diplomas in Visual Arts Courses (for example
Illustration or Graphic Design)
 Most A-level Photography students go on to the one
year BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Photography
course at City College
 The BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Photography
is designed to be completed before commencing a longer
course such as a three-year B.A. Hons degree
 National Diploma (ND) courses are more specialist
and vocational two-year courses which can lead either to
employment, a two-year Higher National Diploma (HND)
or a three-year B.A. Hons degree course
 A-level Photography, A-level Textile Art and A-level Art
students can take an ND or HND. National Diploma
Visual Arts courses include Design, Graphics,
Fashion/Textiles, Theatre Design and Three-Dimensional
Studies among many others
Foundation Degree
 It is possible for A-Level Art, A-Level Textiles
and A-Level Photography students to apply
direct to some Foundation Degree courses
 Foundation Degrees are two year degree level
qualifications designed with employers
 They combine academic study with workplace
learning to equip people with the relevant
knowledge, understanding and skills needed in
industry
 Foundation Degree courses include
Photography (fashion, advertising and editorial),
3D Design and Animation among others
B.A. Hons Degree Course
 A-Level Art, A-Level Textile Art and A-Level
Photography students can apply direct to some
degree courses
 These specialist courses are the standard
three year course that most students (outside of
the Visual Arts) undertake after completing their
A-levels
 There are more Visual Arts related degree
courses now accepting students direct from ALevel
 We generally recommend our students
undertake a Foundation Course, a National
Certificate in Photography an HD or an HND to
ensure an informed choice at degree level is
made
Finances
 There are no fees for Foundation Courses or the National
Certificate if your child is under 19 when commencing the course
 Local councils expect that students remain living at home so there
is very limited funds available (for expenses such as travel). It is also
expected that students have part time work with which to support their
studies within the confines of their full time course
 Students are expected to buy their own materials (paper, paint,
film etc)
 Fees are charged for degree courses
4th Courses at BHASVIC
NCFE Digital Art Level 2
NCFE Digital Level 3
 NCFE Life Drawing
 Experimental Photography for Photographers
 AS Art, Photography and Textiles
AS Graphics
Creative Extended Project