Year 13 8ARD – Art Design (NCEA L3)
Course Option Description
Head of Learning Area (HOLA): Mrs A. Price.
Why this course:
Any students considering tertiary study in the visual arts, architecture or design courses are recommended to take at least one art course. Further, research suggests that art education is important for developing thought processes and perceptual awareness which is helpful in developing creative thinking.
Course information:
This course offers students the opportunity to continue following their personal interests as a continuation from their Level 2 study in greater depth. They are required to explore design issues that relate to a chosen area of interest and as a result, formulate their own brief. The majority of the year is spent generating, analysing and clarifying design work that meets the needs of the tasks delineated in their brief. A willingness to engage in both written and practical aspects of the course.
Prerequisites
Students must have achieved a minimum of 10 credits in Level 2, 7ARD.
Equipment and Stationery
Course Donations: $150.00
Assessment Information
This course is assessed using Achievement and/or Unit Standards. Please note exact standards are subject to change and individual assessment programmes may be provided in consultation with student and teacher.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Design 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to design
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Design 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established design practice
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Design 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within design practice
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Visual Arts 3.5 - Produce a resolved work that demonstrates purposeful control of skills appropriate to a visual arts cultural context
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 26
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.