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    A Level - Photography

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    WHAT DOES THE COURSE INVOLVE?

    1.8 billion digital images are uploaded daily. We live in a visual world and this course is aimed at those students who are interested and excited by this. Photography A-Level offers you an opportunity to express your imagination and creative side as well as develop your existing photographic and IT skills. You will have the opportunity to produce your own range of work, using ideas and influences that you will have studied during this course.

    Photography A Level is broken in to eight project across the two years, with each project building your skills and technical knowledge, enabling you to have the confidence and skillset to express yourself effectively and creatively.

    Photography students need to be well organised, motivated, proactive and inspired by the medium. You should be keen to explore its history to date and the meaning of photography in the digital age.

    This course will enable you to form a personal enquiry and expression using the capture, selection and manipulation of images. You will produce supporting studies throughout the course, including a journal that is part sketchbook and part diary and you will be encouraged to experiment broadly and generate lots of ideas for each project. Throughout the course there will be opportunities to investigate:

    • Black and white
    • Colour     
    • Macro
    • Location
    • Studio
    • Fine Art
    • Fashion
    • Documentary
    • Photoshop
    • Image Manipulation

    This A level will enable potential progression to university onto Photography or Art related degree courses, or a pre-degree Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Both could lead to an Art or Design related career. A Photography A Level is an excellent accompaniment for anyone wishing to pursue a career in journalism or the television industry.

    WHAT DO I NEED TO JOIN THE COURSE?

    6 GCSEs at 4 or above and a genuine personal interest in this subject is required; a GCSE in Art at grade 4 is preferred. Students must demonstrate their artistic flair by submitting a selection of 12 effective photographs in response to a set brief.

     

    CAN I TAKE ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS?

    We do not recommend combining more than two Art & Design subjects at A level; those wishing to pursue full-time study in Art & Design should apply for a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art & Design instead.

    The following subjects will complement this A level: English Literature, Film Studies, Fine Art, Graphic Communication and Media Studies.

    HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

    All of your creative, practical and analytical work will be assessed by your teachers and moderated externally. At the end of the two years the externally set practical assignment culminates in a three day practical exam.

    WHAT ARE THE COSTS?

    There are no charges to study on any of our courses. However you will be asked to contribute to the cost of resources and colour printing.

    Art packs to provide sufficient files, portfolios, mount boards for the year will be available at cost price, we aim to keep this below £35.

    In order to gain maximum benefit from this course students should budget for:

    • The purchase of a digital camera (ideally a DSLR). Teaching staff at One can provide guidance regarding the purchase of a suitable camera at a reasonable cost.
    • External Hard Drive and SD cards
    • Trips to galleries, museums and inspiring photographic locations in order to gain maximum benefit from this course. These will take place once a term and we aim to keep the cost below £15 for each trip.

    WHAT IS THE DURATION?

    This is a two year course.

    WHAT IS THE UCAS POINTS TARIFF FOR THIS COURSE?

    A Level

    Grade UCAS Points
    A* 56
    A 48
    B 40
    C 32
    D 24
    E 16

     

     

    HOW DO I APPLY?

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    • Course Type A Level
    • Duration 2 Years
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    One is an inclusive Sixth Form College located in Ipswich, Suffolk. We offer an extensive range of Post-16 courses including: A Levels, BTEC Diplomas, GCSE re-sits and courses in Foundation Learning. The college has received an outstanding Ofsted Report, followed by excellent examination results for our first four cohorts.

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